The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-21
For the United States 1t Was
Ten Million in 10 Years
TEXAS IS FAR IN THE LEAD
Iowa Comes Second and New York Third,
Latter Having Made Great Stride in
Position Since 1o0o-vemont
Led New England.

Washington, d. c., Nov, 2l.-Statis-
tics by states relative to cattle reported
on farms for continental United States,
at the thirteenth decennial census, April
10, 1910, are contained in an official
statement issued to-day by Director Du-
rand of the bureau of the census in the
department Of commerce and labor. II
is based on tabular summaries prepared
under the direction of DR., lie Grand
Powers, chief statistician for agriculture
in the bureau of the census. The figures
are preliminary and subject to slight
revision later. Special attention is
called to the fact that the present state
ment relates only to cattle on farms
and does not give the figures for the
cities and towns of the United States
The Extent of Compatibility.
Table / shows the number of farms
reporting each class Of cattle both in
1910 and in 1909, as far as available,
together with number, value, and aver
age value of each class. The classes
for 1910 are set opposite corresponding
classes for 1900, but these classes are
not strictly comparable The census Of
1910 was taken as OF date April 10.
and that OF 1900 as of date June /. The
census of 1910 called for distinction
between animals born before 1909, those
born in 1909, and those born in 1910,
while the census of 1900 called for
distinction between mature animals,
yearling animals, and calves. These
changes have only comparatively slight
effect upon the compatibility of the fig
pres for the most Of the several groups,
but in the case of calves, they have a
very great effect. Because of the en-
tire incomparability of the date for
calves. the totals for all cattle COM
bined are not closely comparable.
An Aggregate Increase of Only $4,000
600.
The aggregate value Of all cattle in
1910 was 81 $4,000, as compared with
ST ,475000.0 in 1900; the net amount
of increase being only Sl0,000,000 and
the rate OF per cent.
:
900 in 1900 and at $704,6l2,000 in 1910,
showing an increase of almost $l98000,-
600, or SS.5 per cent, for the decade.
This was partly due to an increase In
the number Of animals and partly to the
increase in average value. In number,
dairy cows increased from 17,l35,633 to
20,5S0,S45, or 20l per cent; and in
average value per cow from $29.6S to
$3424, or l5.4 per cent.
There were large decreases during the
d lde in number and value of most 9TH
er classes of cattle. Cows, other than
those kept for dairy purposes, increased
229,279, or 2 per cent. but decreased in
total value $S,lS0,000, the average value
per head going down from $23.47 to
$2232 1t is quite possible that this
lower average value is due, at least in
part, to the fact that the enumeration
was six weeks earlier in the spring, and
that for this as well as other reasons
the animals were of lower average age
in 1910 than in 1900 What has been
said of cows, not kept for dairy pur-
poses is equally true of yearling heif
ers. They increased 7S,067, or IL per
NShtsf III htllbtis Uut htNttd6tu UlllbNl
Sl9,000000 in value, or from 1864 to
$l4l4 per head. Yearling steers and
bulls fell off in average value at about
the same rate-from $3.50 to $l679.
This condition may be due to the fact
that yearlings in 1910 were on@the aver
age considerably younger than those so
reported in 1900.
Ten Per Cent. Increase in Breeding Stock
The number of all cows and heifers
reported in 1900 was 35,S69,3l0. as com
pared with 39,6622. 76s in 1910, the in
crease being 3,753,45s, or l0.5 per cent.
This measures as nearly as is possible
the increase of the breeding stock on
the farms of the country.
On the other hand, there Is a very mo-
ticeable decrease in the number of steers
and bulls. Because of the change in the
date of enumeration the same age groups
could not be clearly set Off The mum
bers of yearling steers and bulls are,
however, approximately comparable and
the table shows that there were on hand
at the time of enumeration 5,409,7ll in
that class, as compared with 6,953,l l3 in
1900. The decrease was l,543,402, or
22.2 per cent, accompanied by a fall