The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-31
nonsns. Mr1Es ANp AssEs.
Report ofths ccn4as of Those OH Farni
The statIalIes for West Virglnin.

Report oftiis CenAua Of These on Farms.
The statisues for West virE,nin.
A census bulletin, just issued, gives
some interesting statistics Of horses,
mules aud asses on farms. The IL
rrLLtGEScEa makes this following abb
stracl:
The figures show that in all the States
and territories there we're on hand
June /, 1890, l4,97G,OOi horses, 9,2iJ, aS5
mules and 1900 asses; that in 1853
there were foaled l,Sl4,404 horses, llo7,-
los mules and 1885, assesj that there
were sold in the same year ,3O5,oS1
horses, 329,905 mules and I,2fl asses,
and that there died from all causes 1885,
2ll horses, mules and asses during the
same period.
A study Of the figures shows that in
the North Atlantic division New York
and Pennsylvania are close together in
the lead us producers OF horses. There
were onled in 1850 in New York State
1854 horses, and in pennsylvania
5O'5s2. The percentage OF increase
Table III from all causes for 1870 over
1850 was, for New York $50 per cent,
and for Pennsylvania 1914 per cent
Maine and Vermont have also kent
close together, there having been foaled
in 1852 in Maine $3.50 horses, and in
Vermont 5000
In theSnth Atlantic division Virginia
and West Virginia take the lead in
horses, with 25,356 and 1854 foaled,
rpsppOtiVclY.
In the North Central division Illinois
and Iowa lead close together in number
OF horses on hand June /, 1899, Illinois
having 1885, gS9, and Iowa l,3l2,0l0,
while there were foaled in 1889, in Hi
nois, 1874, l0S, and in Iowa lSS,9S9; but
as Illinois foaled G,40S mules and Iowa
2,SO5, II will be seen that the two States
are remarkably close together.
In the South Central division Ken
lucky, Tennessee aud Texas take the
lend in the production of horses and
mules, Texas reporting l,025,S16 on
hand June /, 1890, with 1884 horses
and 2j,SSl mules foalel in 1883, but this
does not, as before stated, include the
horses OIL the ranges OF the State. Ken
taeky and Tennessee show, respectively,
4Ol, $50 and 3ll,642 horses ON hand, in
addition TO their mules, which are, for
Kentucky 1861, and for Tennessee
1857
In the Western division California
and Oregon arc in the advance. with
4O5, 3l3 horses for the former and ga
0G2 for the latter. There were foaled in
Caliiorniain 1880 jG,ll6 horses, and in
Oregon $3.50.
The PERCENTAGE Of increase OF horses
from 1850 to 1870 is shown to be 1853,
very close to the increase from 1870 to
1850, which was +4.D5. The percentage
OF increase OF mules for the same
periods is 23.G6 and CLOS. It will thus
10 seen that, taking the whole country
into consideration, the mule is not
keeping pace with the horse as farm
animal; but reference to the table
shows that the mule grows in favor and
use in several OF the southern states
faster than the horse. One reason for
the change in the eastern, northern,
central, and western states is probably
the falling Off in the profits OF agricui-
ture during the past decade, causing
the farmer to economize in many ways.
The price OF horses has held up better
than OF most classes Of farm stock dur:
ing the past ten years. a team OF
mares can do the farm work and raise
pair OF colts each year, so mares have
taken tho place Of mules on tens OF
thousands Of farms.
Still, the breeding OF mules is great
industry, found largely in Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas, with u
considerable development in Kansas,
California, Illinois, Arkansas, Missislp-
vi, Alabama and North Carolina. I'm
der tile diversified system OF agricul-
ture rapidly spreading in the south the
breeding OF horses aud mules is grow.
ing in favor, and cannot fail to add
largely to the material wealth OF that
section.
For the first time in United States
census an enumeration OF asses indie
pendent OF mules has been made, var.
iously known rs asses, "jack stock, )"
Jacks and jenncts, and burros. There
are several millions OF dollars invested
in importing, breeding and ruising this
class Of animals, so essential in the
breeding industry.
1llC illit blllO AAtia taNaN titANt't>SS
over both horse and mule, and in some
sections count up into the thousands,
notably in New Mexico. CALI rnia and
Colorado. Census figures show that on
the ranges OF New Mexico in 1890 there
were lS,0j4 OF these useful creatures
employed as pack animals for trans
portatiOn.
The liable shows that West Virginia
had on hand on June 1, 1870, l54,72l
horses, 3T,ll9 mules and 100 asses.
There were foaled in 1889, 1854 horses,
SCI mules and y asses; sold in 1883,
1903 horses, LBS mules and SO asses;
total deaths Of horses, mules and asses
in 1889 in West Virginia. 5,B95. The
increase in the number Of horses in
West. Virginia since 1880 was 2S,j7S, or
22.GG per cent.
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