Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-17
BIG INCREASE IN
LAST TEN YEARS
Value of Farm Animals, Poultry
and Bees Grows 59.2 Per
Cent Since 1900.
CENSUS DATA IS COMPILED
Poultry Nearly Doubles, While Bees
Make Little Gain-Horses and
Mules Half Total.

Washington, June 17.-Statistics re-
lative to the domestic animals. poultry
and bees reported on farms and ranges
for the state of Illinois at the 18th
decennial census, April Is, 1910, are
contained in an official statement Is
sued today by Acting Census Director
Falkner. 1t is based on tabular sum-
maries prepared under the direction
of DR.. LIE Grand Powers. chief statis-
tician for agriculture In the bureau
of the census. The figures are pre-
liminary and subject to slight revision
later, when a few other farms, whose
returns are now incomplete, are in
cluded in the final tables. 1t is not
expected that these additions will ma
terially modify the amounts or rates
stated herein. 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 cities and towns in the
state.
INCREASE s114,62O,0OO.
ne dSST0BdLo NdIuS VI Oil uOuCSllC
animals, poultry and bees in 1910 was
reported as $3OS,377, 900, as compared
with $193,757 900 in 1900, the amount
of increase being $114.620.OOO and the
rate 59.2 per cent
The total value of the domestic ami
mails was reported as 1926, $4,000 in
1910, as against $1S6,S56,000 in 1900,
the increase amounting to $109, 1897 900,
or 58.5 per cent
The poultry were valued at $11.697,-
900 in 1910, as compared with S6.415,-
or S2.3 per cent.
The bees were valued at $4S7, 700 in
1910 and $4S6,20O in 1900, the increase
amounting to $1,000, or 0.3 per cent.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
In 1910 horses and colts had a great
er value than any other class of do
mestic animals, whereas cattle had the
greater value in 1900. The total value
reported for horses and colts in 1910
was $16S, ,062, Zoo while IN 1890 It was
$69, ,69S 900; an increase of 134 per
cent. The total value of the cattle
in 1910 was $73,378,000, as against
$82, III 900 in 1900; a decrease of 1917
per cent Next in order in 1910 were
swine, with a total value of $40, 1873 900,
as compared with $23.617,000 in 1900;
the increase amounting to 53.2 per
cent The total value of mules ana
mule colts in 1910 was s18,125, 900,
while in 1900 1T was $7,421, 900; the
increase amounting to 144.2 per cent.
Sheep and lambs in 1910 were valued
at $4,S39,000, as compared with s3,
707 900 in 1900; an increase Of 30.5
per cent Asses and burros in 1910
were reported as valued at $566,900, as
against $223,1OO in 1900; the increase
to 154 per cent. Goats and
kids in 1910 were valued at $3S, 600, as
with $4,000 in 1900; an in
crease of 93.5 per cent.
Horses and mules in 1910 constitut-
ed 5S8 per cent of the value of all live
stock; cattle, 23.S per cent; swine,
III per cent; poultry, 3.8 per cent;
sheep and lambs, 1.6 per cent; and
bees, 0.2 per cent
FARMS REPORTING.
The total number of farms in the
state in 1910 was 251,S72. OF these,
97.5 per cent, or 245,571, reported do
mestic animals; 1872 per cent, or 234,-
695, reported horses or colts; GIG per
cent, or 230,616, reported cattle; 1871
per cent, or 190,792, reported swine;
2I.6 per cent, or 54,521, reported mules |
or mule colts; and 1O.4 per cent, or
ch Ian he