Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
CATTLE CENSUS IS TAKEN
HORSE POPULATION rs VASTLY
| INCREASED.
So Is His Worth Per Capita-Small
Decrease in Range Cattle Ex-
cuse for High Prices.

In spite of the greatly increased use OF
the automobile the self-propelling vehicle
has been unable to depress its rival, the
American horse. either in numbers OF
value.
With automobiles coming into common
use. the price Of horses, according to a
statement today of the crop reporting
board Of the Department of Agriculture.
rose from an average of 1864 apiece in
1908 to $1OS19 a head in 1909. In num-
bers the horses of the United States in
creased from 2O,64O. 900 to 81 100000
Incidentally the report, which gives the
number and value of farm animals in
the United States January 1, 1910, dis
closes that the high price Of beef is in
small degree due to a decrease in the
number of range cattle. Only slight
falling off in range cattle is shown from
the figures Of the previous year, while
there has been an increase In the num-
Der of horses, mules, mich cows and
sheep. Hogs, however, have lost In nu-
merical strength
Horses Are Worth $2,276, 1863, 900.
The number OF horses was 81 ,O4O, 900,
at $1OS.19 head, with a total value OF
So 276, 1853 900, as compared with the pre-
vious year, when the number was 2O,6N.
900, the average price 1864 a head and
the total value S1,874 $4,000
The number of mules was 4, 123, 00O the
average price S119.S4 head and the to-
tai value $494, O95,O00, as compared with
the previous year, when the number was
1868 600, the average price S1O1.Sf and
the total value $437 ,OS2, 900.
Mich cows numbered 21,SO1 900: the
average price, 1919, and the total value
$3.50, 800, 900, as compared with the prev
ious year, when the number was q, 720.-
600; the average price, $3.50, and the
total value, $7O2, 945, OOO
The number of other cattle was Al,
$4,000; the average price was $19.41 a
head, and the total value was $917, 453,
COO as compared with the previous year
when the number was 1888, 600; the
average price. s1749 head. and the
total value. 1868, 754 900.
More Sheep, Fewer Hogs.
The number Of sheep was 57,216. 900: the
average price was $4.Os. and the total
value was $233, 1854 600. as compared with
the previous year, when the number was
56, OS4. coo; the average price, $3.43 head
and the total value, S192, So, 900.
The number of swine was A, 49,, 900,
the average price was $9.14 a head and
the total value was $436, COB 900, as COM
pared with the previous year, when the
lumber was 54,147,O 900; the average price,
$6.55 head, and the total value, 1854,
794, 600.
/ Compared with January 1, 1909 the
following changes are indicated: Horses
have increased 100000; mules increased
20 900; mich cows increased 81 900; other
cattle decreased 100000; sheep increased
!, 132, 900; swine decreased $685., 900.
In average value per head horses in
creased S12.55; mules increased $1,000;
mich cows increased S3.43; other cattle
increased $1.92; sheep increased SO.65;
swine increased $3.50.
In total value horses increased $780,
81 / 900; mules increased $57,O13,OOO; mich
cows increased $77,363, 600: other cattle
increased $53. 699. 900; sheep increased
SAL .O32, 900: swine increased $s1 .S09.O O0
The total value of all animals enumer-
ated January 1, 1910. was 5,138, 4S6, 900,
as compared with 81, 525. 900 January
4, 1902 an increase of $613,227,00O, or 1875
per cent.