U.S. Census Office, Proportion of the Number of Farms of Specified Areas: 1900 (1903)

This series of 100% stacked bar graphs, published in the 1900 Statistical Atlas of the United States, illustrates the proportional distribution of farms across the country by acreage, with each graph classifying farms according to a different theme. The first graph classifies farms by tenure, distinguishing between ownership and tenancy. The second graph categorizes farms by the race of occupants in relation to farm acreage. The third graph identifies the principal crops cultivated, ranging from hay and grain to coffee and sugar. The fourth graph presents farms according to income level. Taken together, these graphs reflect the economic and social structure of the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, highlighting the diversity of people living and working on farms, the diversity of agricultural practices, and the wide variation in the scale of farming operations across the nation.