Table II.—Value of farms with improvements, including buildings, with increase and per cent of increase, by decades: Summary 1850 to 1900.
| Census year. | Value of Farms. | Increase by decade. | Per cent of increase. | Average value per farm. | Average value per acre. |
| 1900 | $9,138,560 00 | $518,830 | 6.0 | $4,691 25 | $29 11 |
| 1890 | 8,619,730 00 | [#]911,524 00 | [#]9.6 | 4,741 33 | 29 23 |
| 1880 | 9,531,254 00 | [#]1,345,752 00 | [#]12.4 | 5,177 22 | 31 89 |
| 1870[##] | 10,877,006 00 | 368,795 00 | 3.5 | 8,785 95 | 39 37 |
| 1860 | 10,508,211 00 | 2,158,840 00 | 25.9 | 8,706 06 | 35 48 |
| 1850 | 8,349,371 00 | 6,647 59 | 28 33 |
[##: Values in gold.]
[#: Decrease.]
In 1900 there were only two counties of Virginia with higher farm values than Loudoun. They were Rockingham, with $11,984,440, and Augusta, with $11,464,120.
Table III.—Value of land and buildings, with the per cent of the total represented by the value of buildings, June 1, 1900.
| Land and improvements (except buildings) | $6,649,690 00 |
| Buildings | 2,488,870 00 |
| Total | $9,138,560 00 |
| Per cent in buildings | 37.4 |
Table IV.—Number of farms and number and per cent of those with buildings, June 1, 1900, with average values of land and buildings.
| Number of farms: | ||
| Total | 1,948 | |
| With buildings | 1,933 | |
| Per cent with buildings | 99.2 | |
| Average value of— | ||
| Land, per farm | $3,414 00 | |
| Land, per acre | 21 18 | |
| Buildings, per farm | 1,278 00 | |
| Buildings, per farm with buildings | 1,288 00 |
Table V.—Total and average value per farm of farm implements and machinery, with increase and decrease and per cent of increase and decrease in the total value, by decades: Summary 1850 to 1900.