The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-23
BIG INCREASE IN
NUMBER Of HORSES
Census Statistics Indicate
1916 Per Cent Increase.
in Ten Years

Washington. Nov. c3 - Statistics
relative to horses, mules and asses and
burros reported on farms by states
for continental United States at the
Thirteenth d%ecennial census, April Is.
1910. are contained in an official
statement issued today by Director
Durand of the bureau of census in the
department Of commerce and labor.
1t is based on tabular summaries pre-.
pared under the direction Of DR.. Lee
Grand Powers. chief statistician for
agriculture In the bureau of the CEN
sus. The figures are preliminary and
subject to slight revision later, when
the results from a few other farms,
whose returns. now incomplete, r in
cluded in the final tables. It is not
expected that these additions will ma
terially modify the amounts or rates
stated herein. Special attention is
statement relates only to animals of
these classes on farms and does not
give the figures for the cities and
towns of the United States.
Increase of $1,513, 600, 900
Thu value of all horses, mules and
asses and burros in 1910 was $2.612.-
100000 as compared with s1.099, O00.-
900 i'm 1900; he net amount of in
crease being s1,513.0oo.o0 and the
A0SS we PSA SSuNs Az =
number of animals increased from
2~1.625.80O to 24,016.024 or lis per
cent, Had the census of 1910 been taxi
an as of tho same date (June ~ as the
{ nsu OF 1900, the increase would have
heen greater, possibly reaching Is or
II per cent.
Increase in Value of Horses
All horses were valued at $2,076.-
000, 900 in 1910 and at 1897. 900, 900 in
1900. showing an increase of s1,179,-
100000, or 1916 per cen for the dec
AIDE.
This increase occurred chiefly in the
mature horses class. which were val.
ued at ~$1.951.SO8.0 900 in 1910 and at
$S22,31S.000 in 1900. showing an in
crease Of $1.129,00O.0 900 or 1874 per
cent. The number of mature horses
increased from l5.5o5.966 in 1900 to
l7's44,s1s in 1919 a gain Of l.sss.s5o
total value is therefore largely ac-
counted for by the higher average VAL
ue per head. which was $53.O3 in
1900 and $112.53 in 1910. u gain Of
112.2 per cent.
There is also a great increase in the
value Of yearling colts, which were
reported at SOL, 500,0 900 in 1910 and
IT 4s.30o.ooo. in 1900, an increase Of
110.2 per cent. The number OF yearl-
ings was reported as 1.721.964 in 1910
as Compared with l,i46.225 in 1900. an
increase of 1871 per cent. The aver
age value per head increased 1855 per
cent.
The only decrease in this class of
domestic animals is found in the young
colts. which were valued at $25,S97,-
900 in 1900 and s20.535, 900 in 1910. a
loss of 20.7 per cent. In number they
decreased from ~1,s14.s29 in 1900 to
607.957 in 1910. a decrease of 7O6,S72
or 1913 per cen The average value
has therefore Increased from $19.7O in
1900 to $33.78 in 1910. a gain of 71.5
per cent. The falling off in both num-
her and total value is accounted for
by h change In the date of cnumera-
ton and the form of inquiry. In 1900
the census was taken as of date juno
] and all horses less than 1 year old
were included in this groIp, making
the number larger than In 1910 when
the census was taken as of date April
Is, and only colts born in 1910 were
include din the group.
Increase in Value Of Mules
The aggregate value Of all mules for