Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-23
IOWA TAKES FIRST RANK IN AN
OTHER LIVESTOCK IN.
pUsTRY.
GOVERNMENT FIGURES
ON HORSES AND MULES
Some Startling Figures Presented BY
Census Bureau-No Other Nation
Equine WeaIth-Far in the Lead in
Lone-Eared Hybrds.

ling figures are presented in the con-
densed census report just issued from
Washington touching the equine pos
sessions of the United States. These
risnres show this country 10 be by far
the largest holder of horses among all
the nations, and likewise 10 be far
valuation. Indeed, no other nation can
begin to touch the domain of Uncle
Sam in equine wealth. AS in many
other directions, he has all creation
licked to a NANCY FRAGILE when his
horses are counted and valued. Then.
when it comes to muIes, he 20 SO far
in the lead that it is d case of Your
Uncle Samuel first and the rest no
where. Some differences in the fig
ures that must be used to form COM
parsons for 1910 and 1900 the last
census year, are 70 be explained by the
differences in the time of year at which
the returns were made at the beginning
OF 1910 was taken as of April Is. while
that u Gee "'2s take, as of June /. A.
full digest OF the report will appear il
an early issue. The figures are so enor-
nous that they must be studied care
fully, or more than half OF their i'm
portance will be lost
Nunaers and Values
Cutting q necessarily long story
short for the time being, Uncle Sam
possesses 2i.0l6,024 horses. mules.
burros ard asses, valued II the enor-
mou total of s2.612. 0G0,0 900. In 1900 the
value was only sl,099 800. coo, so that
the increase in value during the <ast
ten years reaches the unspeakable total
Of one and one-half billions OF dollars.
The increase in the number OF head is
aproxima tely 100000 or about 11.5 per
cent, whereas the increase in value is
no less than 1917 per cent-a national
achievement without parallel in the
history of the world.
Horses and Mules.
Separating the horses from the
long-eared hyhrids we find that Uncle
Sam lays claim to the possession OF
1871, o6O horses, worth in round num-
bers s2,lG0,0o0, 900; mules. total num-
Der of head, 4.iS3,5I2 valued at s522,-
$50: burros and asses, head, lol,-
$50, value s13.Q92,367 This brings out
the previously named grand total and
the general averages work out at
s11o.53 per head for mature horses. and
s131.54 for mature muies-somewhat OF
triumph for the propagators OF the
long cared hybrids. There will be
great rejoicing in Old Missouri and
Tennessee accordingly.
Compared With 1900.
In 1890, when the last census was
taken, the total number OF all horses
and mules in the United States was
2i,s25.s00 and the aggregate value
rather less than s1.o99.0 900, 900. Owing
to some slight differences in the meth
DDS of enumeration and change OF
dates, as Of which the enumerations
were made, the average values do not
mean quite as much as they would it
all contributing factors had been es-
centrally the same. However. as the
Increase In value Of the entire equine
possessions Of the United States
amounts to 1917 per cent, the value
along in the summer Of 1900 will work
out at something less than s54 for
mature horses and mules. The only
decrease that is shown in the entire
statement is connected with the foals,
which of course were scarce on April
Is. This feature will be fully explain
ed later.
The increase in value as shown by
the report comes chiefly under the
head of mature horses-said increase
being no less than 1922 per cent for
the mature horses alone. There is
also an increase of HOP per cent In
the value Of yearling colts, whereas
the increase in numbers is but lsl
per cent Colts born in 1910 show
the only falling off in the whole re-
port, that difference. as already ex-
planned. being due to the change OF
date of making the enumeration
However, the value Of the youngest
colts enumerated increased something
over rs per cent during the decade in
! question.
| Draft Horses by States.
Iowa reports the largest number OF
draft bred animals on farms with
| total Of s1s5 ,466,000, Illinois close
| second with total valuation of around
1882 900, 900. Five other states report
holdings of draft bred stock exceeding
800 ,00O, 900 in value-Missouri, Kan
sas. Texas. Nebraska and Ohio. These
seven states hold upwards of billion
dollars worth of horses or upwards OF
two-fifths Of Uncle Sans equine pos
sessions.
| Texas reports the largest holdings
Of mules-valuation nearly s74,o00.-
| 600. or around one seventh of the en- :
tire mule population OF the United
States Georgia comes second and
| then In order Missouri. Tennessee,
! aiiss.ss:cci. Alabama and Arkansas.
OF a varity it is a wonderful show
ing and much more detail is necessary
to impress the magnitude OF the
equine wealth of this country on the
lay reader.