The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-19
Census Report Shows Domestic
Animals, Poultry and Bees
are Worth Nearly
$l3S, 100000
S5S,768,OOO GAIN OVER 1900
POULTRY Shows Biggest Increase in Va
lue, and Domestic Animals Next
100000 Dairy Cows Valued
at $4,000, 900.

Washington, u. c., June H. Sta
tistics relative to the domestic
animals, poultry, and bees reported on
farms and ranges for the state of
Michigan at the Thirteenth Decennial
Census. April Is. 1910. are contained in
an official statement issued today by
Acting Census Director Falkner. 1t is
based on tabular summaries prepared
under the direction of DR.. lie Grand
Powers, chief statistician for agricul-
ture I'm the Bureau of the Census. The
figures are preliminary and subject TO
slight revision later. when a few other
farms, whose returns are not complete.
are included in the final tables. 1t is
not expected that these additions will
materially modify the amounts or rates
given herein. Special attention Is
called TO the fact that the present
on farms and ranges and does not give
the figures for towns and cities in the
state
Increase of SIS, $4,000.
The aggregate value of all domestic
animals, poultry. and bees was reported
as s137.sO4 GOO In 1910. as compared
with s79.O35, 900 in 1900, the amount
of increase being s5S,76S.OOO, and the
rate 74,4 per cent.
] The total value OF the domestic ami
mails was reported as S131.7i6OOO i'm
1910. as against SIS, ,9s7, 900 in 1900 the
increase amounting to t55,749,0 600, or
1874 per cent.
The poultry were valued at $5,6i1,-
600 In 1910 as compared with $2,6s6,-
600 in 1900, the gain being S2,925,O0O,
Tor 1853 per cent.
The bees were valued at $4i6,500 I'm
1910, and 1852. 500 in 1900; the increase
amounting to $4,000. or 26.7 per cent.
Domestic Animals.
Horses and colts had a greater value
than any other class of domestic ami
mails both i'm 1910 and 1900. The total
value for horses and colts i'm 1910 was
! $71 ,312 900 while i'm 1900 il was $685.
I 9O9, ,0OO an increase of 9S.6 per cent.
The total value of the cattle i'm 1910
was s4G,500,000, as compared with $2S,-
165, 900 i'm 1900; an increase of 43S per
cent. Next i'm order in 1910 were swine
with a total value of $9.755 900. as
compared with S4.5S9OO0 i'm 1900; the
increase amounting to 1925 per cent.
Sheep and lambs i'm 1910 were valued
at S9,647, 600, as compared with 81
| 1863 900 in 1900: an increase of 34.7 per
cent. The total value of mules and
mule colts in 1910 was $49S,s0O, while
in 1900 il was $15S,5OO; the increase
amounting to 2116 per cent. Asses
and burros i'm 1910 were reported as
valued at $4,000, as against $4,000 in
1sOO the increase amounting to 649.5
per cent Goats and kids in 1910 were
valued at s14,2OO. as compared with
$4,000 in 1900: an increase of AIS per
cent.
Horses and mules i'm 1910 constituted
52.2 per cent of the value of all live
stock; cattle. 29,4 per cent; swine. III
per cent; sheep and lambs. { per cent;
poultry. al per cent: and bees. 0.3
per cent.
Number OF Farms.
The total number of farms i'm the
state I'm 1910 was 206 800 OF these 80
per cent. or 1864, reported domestic
animals: S94 per cent, or 1S5,OS0. re-
ported cattle 50 per cent. or 1S4,261
reported horses or colts; 6S.6 per cent
or 1858, reported swine 265 per
cent. or 54,s65 reported sheep or lambs
and 90 per cent. Of 1855. reported
mules or mule colts.
The total number of cattle reported
in 1910 was 1.497,S23. OF these, 767-
0s3 were dairy cows, the total value OF
which was over S29,312. .O0O and the
average value $3S.20. The number of
farms reporting dairy cows was 1885,
Ogs. or SS.5 per cent Of the total num-
ber of farms i'm the state. Cows not
used for dairy purposes numbered 1906
sol. and their average value was s2415
Yearling heifers-that Us. heifers born
during the year 1909--numbered 205,
600: average value. s14S0. Mature
steers and bulls. born before 1909
were 63.626 In number; average value
sS4.30. Yearling steers and bulls. born
i'm 1909. numbered 1929 average
value. $3.50. The total number OF
spring calves born in 1910 was 23s.o5o
and the average value was $3.50. II
may be noted that the census of 1900
showed larger number Of calves
namely. S75.is2 This difference was
due to the fact that the census of 1906
was taken as of date June I, after al
the spring calves were born. and thu
group Calves included all cattle les:
than one year Of age. so that the mum
ber and average Of calves were greater
than In 1910. when the census was ta.
ken on April is. and only calves
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