Catoctin clarion., 1911-06-15
DOMESTIC ANIMALS, BEES
and Poultry on Farms and
Ranges In: Maryland.

Statistics relative t, the domestic
animals, poultry, and bees on farms
and ranges, reported for the state OF
Maryland at the Thirteenth Deccnnial
Census, April Is, 1910, are contained
in an official statement issued by Act
ing Census Director Falkner. 1t is
based on tabular summaries prepared
under the direction of DR.. LIE Grand
Powers, chief statistician for agricui-
ture, in the Bureaui of the Census.
The figures arc preliminary and sub.
ject to slight revision later, when a
few other farms, whose returns are
now incomplete, are included in the
final tables. 1t is not expected that
these additions will materially modify
the amounts or rates given in the
present statement. Special attention
is called to the fact that the present
statement relates only to lives stock
on farms and ranges and does not
give the figures for cities and towns.
The aggregate value of all domestic
animals, poultry, and bees on farms
and ranges in Marylanl in 1910 was
reported as S32, $50, 900, rs compar, d
with $40, ,856, 600 in 1900, the amount
of increase being $ll,7li,O0O, and
the rate 56.2 per cent.
The total value of the domestic
animals was reported as $50, ,G5), 900
in 1910, as against sl9,637 900 in
1900, the increase amounting to
Sl1 ,Ol3, 600, or 56.1 per cent.
The poultry were valued at 81, ,S59,-
600 in 1910, as compared with ST.
l5S, 600 in 1900, the gain being s70l, =
900, or O.5 per cent.
The bees were valued at $Gl ,6OOin
1910, and s61 600 in 1900, the in
crease amounting to 5000, or per
cent.
Horses and colts had a greater value
than any other class of domestic an
imals, both in 1910 and in 1900.
The total value reported for horses
and colts in 1910 was SIG, ,7S7 600,
while in 1900 it was 50, ,353 900; an
increase Ct 79.5 PER cent. The total
value of the cattle in 1910 was ST.
$40, 900, as against S6,S53, 600 in
1900; the gain amount to 14.S per
cent. Next in order in 1910 were
mules and mule colts, with a total
value of S3,OH, 900, as compared
81 1916, 900 in 1909; the incrras"
amounting to 1888 per cent. The
total value Of swine in 1910 was 81 =
766, 600, while in 19OOil was 81 ,320,-
600; the increase amounting 10 32.9
per cent. Sheep and lambs in 1910
were valued at 81, | l3, 900, as com
pared with S697 600 in 1900, an in
crease of 81. per cent. Asses and
burros in 1910 were reported as valu d
ut s35, 1853, as against S6.SlO in 1900
the increase amounting to 1905 per
cent. Goats and k;ds-in 1910 were
valued ut IS, rs, as compared with
s. ,023 in 1900, an increase of 27.
per cent.
Horses and mules in. 1909 con-
stitutcd COS per cent of the value OF
all live stock; cattlr, PIP pr cent
poultry, 81 per cent; swine, 5.4 pr
cent; s'r ep and lambs, 3.5 per cent ;
and bees, or per cent.
The total number of cattle reported
in 1910 was 2SS, 751. Of these, 1GG,
859 were dairy cows, the total value
of which was over $3.50, 900, and
the average value, $33. 10. The
number of farms reporting dairy
cows was 3S, ,S36, or 79.4 per cent of
the total NUM- Der of farms in the
state. Cows not used for dairy pur-
poses numbered 1886, and their
average value was $22. Yearling
heifers-that is, heifcrs born during
the year 1909-numbercd 27, 7,226;
average value, SIS, Mature steers
and bulls, born before 1909, were
25,2 ,278 in number; average value,
$37.1 Yearling steer and bulls,
born in 1909, Numbered 1O,5O8;
average value, $3.50. The total
number of spring calves born in 1916
was 39,O64, and the average value,
$500. 1t may be noted that the
census Of 1900 showed a large number
Of calves, namely, IS, ,465. This
difference was due to the fact that
the census of 1900 was taken as Of
date June /, after all the spring
calves were born, and the group
Calves" included all cattle less than
year of age, SO that the number .ot
calves, was. greater shan sin 1910
when the. cens1s sas taken on Apri