The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-07-21
SHEEP INDUSTRY THE SAME
No Change Since Census Of
1900.
CENSUS OF GAME ANIMALS
Congress Anxious to Complete
Work and Adjourn.

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Washington, d. c., July l7.-Ac-
cording to the Census Bureau, the
sheep industry has not shown any
material change since the last census
In 1900. Excluding lambs, because
of the difference 10 the time OF year
when the census was taken, It is
shown that there were 39,47O,312
wool producing sheep 10 1910, as
compared with 1882, 967 for 1900.
Corrected figures are expected to
show an actual decrease Ut about
per cent from 1900. Taking tbs re-
turns BY geographical divisions, there
was a decrease of about 1000, 900
sheep in the North Atlantic division.
10 the South Atlantic division there
was decrease OF about $4,000, and
10 the South Central division the de-
crease was about 100000. In the
North Central division there was
scarcely any change. 0,069, 45l being
reported in 1910, or only some $4,000
more than In 1900. The Western
division showed an increase of about
LOCO. 900 sheep.
The Department of Agriculture has
made careful estimates of the number
Of deer killed last season, and 1t an.
hounces that in % States for which
statistics are available the bag was
go, l50 deer. No estimate was made
for California and some other Western
states, and 10 other states, such as
New Hampshire, North and South
Carolina, no statistics were available.
Making fair allowances for such
states, the number of deer killed In
the United States last year rs esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000. The
number Of elk killed is put at 1000,
or less, and Of moose 3,050.
/ The American Bison Society made
la careful census and found that there
were 2,l08 pure. blood buffalo in
North America as compared with
l,9l7 when the 1908 census was made.
or these buffalo l,007 are 10 captivity
in the United States, 626 are in
captivity in Canada, and ATS are
wild. In 1908, there were Lille
buffalo 10 captivity Ia the United
States, and of these considerab ble
number was purchased by the
Canadian Government, but the buffa.
10 census shows an actual increase ol
about 300. The largest herds Ia
private hands now are at Belvedere
Kans.; Roman. Mont: Newport, N
H.; Pawnee, Okla; Goodnight, Tex
and on Antelope Island, Great Sal,
Lake.
There is no dodging the fact tha
Congress is anxious to avoid the con
sideration of all legislation at thi
: session except what it simply mus
take up. Statehood for New Mexic'
, and Arizona, reapportionment, direc
elections Of senators, Panama Cana
, tolls. Panama Exposition matters
! army legislation, conservation legis
lation, the control Of corporations
! these are some of the things whicl
4 are clamoriDg for attention and whicl
4 seem destined to 80 over. An excep
q tion may be made OF a resolution fo
a the President to invite Latin -Ameri
can countries to exhibit at th
Panama California Exposition 10 Sa
v Diego in 1915. While not outline
on such large scale as the Panama
Pacific Exposition to be held coincl
IDENTIFY 10 San Francisco, the Sa
Diego Exposition, with $4,000, 90
already available, has definite plat
an idea, and promises to be an arti
= tic, financial aod indus rial triumph