The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-15
rRiDAy. FEBRUaHf 10. 1898.


The report of the Bureau OF Statistics
ri the Agricultural Department on the
number aud value Of farm animals In the
United states on January is u very in
teresliuK document and throws some
light on tho losses the people arc OK.
per,encing as a result OF the Democratic
tarlff tinkerIng. There wac an enormous
decline In 1898 In tho number and value
OF farm animals as compared with the
previous year. whinh desline WIS the re-
suit of the election OF Democratic
President and Congress. and the conse-
quent tariff tlnkering. On January l,
1891, less than three months after the
Mckinley act took effect. the total value
OF farm animals was g.. 3a9. 7sI, 40. On
January l., 1898 the total valuation was
o., 4sS. sol. 6sl. But on Janury |, 1884. The
total valuation had declined under mae
months Of Democracy. to 81, 40. sic, I5i,
showing lose OF S3l2. 2G5 495 in the value
Of farm animals In that short time. on
January /, 1895. tie returns show loss
for the year 1884 OF 1851, $40, 44s. or a
larger loss than in the year preceding,
Altogether, since Mr.. Cleveland and
the Dom ocratie Congress cana Into pow
or, the farmers OF the United States have
Loaf In the value OF their farm animals
alone the enormous sum of SOS .63T 403. as
compared with gain OF 1858. 7l69il nn.
der the Harrison administration after the
Mckinley act took effect. II the decline
In the value OF tue crops aud 0f tho land
are taken into consideration. It Will be
seen that 1t takes several billions OF dol
lars to represent the loss tho farm ers
alone have sustained as the result OF
Dem ccratic supremacy. As the decline
was greater in the second year OF Demo.
cratic rule than in the first, the farmers
will have II chance to realize what Is Ia
store for them for the next two years, or
until a Republican President Ia elected
and the Republicans have the power to
reverse the devastating policy OF the
Democratic party.
Tie estimates OF farm animals fol
January. 1895 showed decrease in the
number OF horses US compared witt
January. 1894, OF 1877, s2l, or liz per cent
decrease In mules OF 1928. or 81 pei
cent an Increase in mich cows OF H. l29
or 10 FER cont; decrease In oxen ant
other cattle of z, 24S. 95e, or 6.l3 per cent
decrease In number OF sheep oil 2. To3 955
or6il per cent. decrease in number o.
hogs of ], O4o, 49,. or ESQ per cent. In valu
horses have declined 24.li mules rs
mich cows have Increased about De
cent oxen and other cattle have lost Ii
value Al psr cent; while sheep have de
clined 20 . per cent, and swine. l59 pei
cent.
The decline in the farm prices OF horse
IL general throughout the country. Tbs
exceptions are to be found in the noun
tain and Pacific States and Massachusetts
The range OF horses Is from sl6lS pc
head in Utah to sT+.13 In Massachusetts,.
The average values per capita OF en-
mails as estimated. are as follows: Horeei
ese.2e; mu,es, s4755i mich cows. s2l,9
oxen and other cattle. sl4.o6; sheep. sl5
hogs, - 81.
The aggregate numbers and values
animals ore as follows; Horses. uumbe
Is sos. Sls. value s5T6, FAC. $50; mules. nun
Der, 1855 Sls value slIo.927s3i; mile
Sows number 16. 5oI6 29. value s3G2. SOL
r29; oxen and other cattle, number 81 S6i
$50, value s4sg999 1870; sheep, number A.
P94, O84, value 500 6s5 IGJ; swine. numb'
G,lo5 TIC. value $2l9 5Ol,267