The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-10-13
WASHINGTON STOCK
FIGURES
DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND POUL
TRY ON WASHINGTON FARMS
AND RANGES.
Preliminary Statement of Census Blu
reau Shows Substantial Gains In
All interchangeable Increase In
Decade is $3.50, OOO-Compara-
tive Figures.

Washington, D. c., October g.
Statistics relative to the domestic
animals, poultry, and bees reported
| On farms and ranges for the State of
| Washington at the Thirteenth De-
cennial Census, April 5, 1910, are
| contained in an official statement is
sued by Census Director Durand.
Special attention is called to the fact
that the present statement relates
only to live stock on farms and
ranges and does not give the figures
for the cities and towns of the state.
An Aggregate Increase of $26,575, 600
The aggregate value of all domestic
animals, poultry, and bees reported
in 1910 was $48,734,000, as COM
pared with $22,159,0OO in 1900; the
amount of increase being $685.
900. and the rate 1879 per cent.
The total value of the domestic
animals was reported as $47,240,0 900
in 1910, as against $21, $4,000 in
1900; the increase amounting to
$25, 100000, or 1904 per cent.
The poultry were valued at ST.
$4,000 in 1910, as compared with
$615,000 in 1900; the gain being
$752,0000, or 1924 per cent.
The bees were valued at $4,000
in 1910, and 100000 in 1900; an
increase of $4,000, or 1873 per cett
Increases and Decreases of Domestic
Animals, By Classes.
Horses and colts in 1910 were
nearly two and one-half times as
valuable as cattle, whereas in 1900
cattle had the greater value. The
total value of horses and colts in
1910 was $685. 900. while in 1900
it was $S,55O,O0O, an increase of 246
per cent. The total value of cattle
in 1910 was $12,179,000, as com
pared with $9,440,000 in 1900; an
increase of 20 per cent. Next in
order in 1910 were sheep and lambs
with total value of $1,913,O00, as
compared with $2,451.OOO in 1900
This was the only decrease in any
class of domestic animals and
amounted to 21.9 per cent The to-
| tai value of mules and mule colts
in 1910 was $1,773,0O0, while in
1900 it was $13S,0O00; an increase
of 1,182.S per cent. Swine in 1910
were reported as valued at $1,672,-
900, as against $4,000 in 1900;
an increase of 1913 per cent. Asses
and burros in 1910 were valued al
$50, 400, as compared with $4,000
in 1900; an increase of 400 per cent
Goats and kids in 1910 were valued
at $31, 200, as compared with $10,-
500 in 1900; an increase of 194.a
per cent.
Horses and mules in 1910 consti-
tuted 64.3 per cent of the value OF
all live stock; cattle, Is per cent;
sheep and lambs, 3.9 per cent; swine
"a per cent; poultry, 2.S per cent;
bees, 0.3 per cent; asses and burros
or per cent; and goats and kids, o.
per cent. ;,
Number, Ages, and Average Values
of Domestic Animals, BY Classes.
The total number of cattle report
ed in 1910 was 401,587. OF these
1924 were dairy cows, the tota
value of which was $7,978,O00, and
the average value, $3.50. On the
other hand, cows not kept for dairy
purposes numbered 58,049, and theil
average value was $2632. These
cows were reported by 9,940 farms
or 17.8 per cent of all farms. The
average number of dairy cows pei
farm reported was 4, while the aver
age number of cows not kept fol
milk, per farm reporting that class
was nearly 6. Yearling heifers-
that is, heifers born during the yea
19O9-numbered 51,937; average
value, 1924. Mature steers ant
bulls, born before 1909, we're 24,68;
in number; average value, $37.89
Yearling steers and bulls, born II
1909, numbered 20,075; average
value, $17.35.
The total number of horses ant
colts reported in 1910 was 279.651
OF these, 24O,779 were classified b.
the census as mature horsesthat Is
: horses born before 1909-and thei
: value was $27.751.OO and averag'
: value $115.26.
The total number of mules Of al
: ages in 1910 was 12,157, which II =:
per cent of the number Of horses ant
colts.
The total number Of sheep AM
lambs reported for 1910 was Al .521
| LOT these, 226.1s6 were mature eve
: born in 1910, and their total valu'
was 81 .115,000, or an average Of -.
} SO.
Spring lambs were 178,438 In mum
Der, and their average value Va
given as $2.67. The number 9
spring lambs was 1873 per cent 9
| the number Of ewes. There were 8,
,l621 goats and kids reported. havinl
: an average Of $3.67.
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