Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-19
NORTH DAKOTA PRODUCTS ARE
ENUMERATED BY CENSUS EXPERTS
WITH AVERY GRATIFYING EXHIBIT

MILL luvu LnlIlOlI
per cent, or 1853. reported domesti,
animals; 94.2 per cent, or 69,861, re
ported horses or colts; 866 per cent
or 64,246, reported cattle; $40 PEI
cent, or 42,961, reported swine; S pei
cent, or 3, 673, reported sheep or lambs
and 3.8 per cent, or 2,7S3. reported
mules or mule colts. Only 0.4 per cent
or 293. reported goats or kids, and o.
per cent, or IS, reported asses or bur
ros.
Number, Ages and Average Values Of
Domestic Animals, by Classes.
The total number cattle reporteG
in 1910 was 754,1S1. OF these 261,917
were dairy cows. the total value Of
which was $S,790,000, and the average
value, 1886. The number of farms
reporting dairy COWS was 63.029. or g.
per cent of the total number 80 farms
in the state. On the other hand, COWS
mt kept for dairy purposes numbered
118.945, and their average value was
$27.25. These cows were reported by
22.4S9 farms, or 1913 per cent of the
total number of farms in the state
The average number of dairy COWS
per farm reporting was 4, while the
average number of COWS not kept for
milk, per farm reporting that class,
was over 5. Yearling heifers-that is
heifers born during the year 1909
numbered 104,098; average value
SASS. Mature steers and bulls, born
before 1909. were 58,240 in number;
average value, $36.12. Yearling steers
and bulls, born in 1909. numbered
II. 498; average value. $16.37 The
total number of spring calves born in
1910 was 130,483, and the average
value. $6.71. 1t may be noted that the
census of 1900 showed larger mum.
Der of calves, namely. 56.420 This
difference is due to the fact that the
census of 1900 was taken as of date
June T., after all the spring calves were
born and the group "Calves" included
all cattle less than / year of age, so
that the number and average value
of calves were greater than in 1910.
when the census was taken on April
Is, and only "Calves born in 1910"
were included in the comparative
group.
The total number of horses and colts
reported in 1910 was 649,741. OF
these, 563,592 were classed by the
census as mature horses-that is,
horses born before l909-and their
value was $78,717,00o, and average
value $139.67. Yearling colts. which
are colts born in 1909. numbered g.
547, and their average value was $62.S6
Spring colts. born in 1910, were 24,6O2
in number, and their average value
was reported as 1887. 1t may be
noted that 20.4 per cent of the farms
of the state reported colts born in
1910.
The total number of swine in 1910
was 331,5S5. of which 6O.2 per cent, or
1899, 695, were classed as Hogs born
before 1910" The total value of these
was $2,79S,00O, and the average value
$14.O1. The spring pigs, born in 1910
numbered 1880. and their average
value was reported as 1910.
The total number of sheep and
lambs reported for 1910 was 2S9. 1854.
OF these, 1882 were mature ewes
born before 1910 and their total value
was $500 or an average of $4.S6.
This total value was nearly three
fourths of the total value of all sheep
and lambs. Rams and wtehers num-
bered 54,023, and the average value
was $4.52. Spring lambs were 81 $40
in number, and their average value
was given as $1.91. The number of
spring lambs was 28.1 per cent of the
number of ewes There were 1851
goats and kids reported, having an
average value Of 1914.
The total number of mules of all
ages in 1910 was 1894, which is IL
per cent of the number of horses and
colts. Of these, adult mules born be-
fore 1909 numbered 1859, and their
average value was $155.46. Only 425
mule colts born in 1909 were reported,
having an average value of SAILS.
There were 1874 asses and burros re-
ported, with total value of $4,000,
and the average value was $171.l9.
Poultry Statistics.
The summary on poultry shows that
the total number of farms reporting
the different kinds in 1910 was 81 532,
the total number of fowls being $685.
100. and the total value, $1.485,000.
OF the total number OF farms report
ing poultry, 1882, nearly all, or 61,-
1852, reported chickens. numbering
, ,O95,O26 valued at $1,328.0O0; 1850
reported turkeys. numbering 61.621,
valued at $84,400; 1871 reported
ducks, numbering 1898. valued at :
S26, 700; 5000 reported geese. number
ng 3O,456, valued at $685. 900; S57 re-
ported guinea fowls, numbering 1885,
7alued at 1881; 2,1S1 reported
pigeons, numbering 1880. volued at
1888; and II reported peafowls, num-
,ering AZ, valued at $173.
Number and Value Of Colonies Of Bees
The number of farms reporting bees
increased from 80 in 1900 to 70 in
$40. or 1888 per cent. The colonies