Arizona republican., 1911-09-11
Much Information Relating to Arizona is Contained in an Official Statement Just Issued by Director Durand.
FIGURES SHOW AN
 AMAZING INCREASE
Value of Domestic Animals Is Shown to Have In creased More Than 50 Per Cent During the Past Ten Years.

WASHINGTON. D. sC, Sept 10, 1911. Statistics relative to the domestic animals. poultry and bees reported on farms and ranges for tn eterritory at the Thirteenth Decennial Census. April 1j, 1910, are contained in an of ficial statement issued by Census Di- rector Durand. It is based on tabular summaries prepared under the direc- ton of Dr. Lc Grand Powers. chief statistician for agriculture, in the Bu- reau of Census. The figures are pre- liminary and subject to slight revision later, when d few other farms. whose returns, now incomplete. are included in the final tables It is not eX- pected that these additions will ma terially modify the amounts or rates stated herein. Special attention is called to the fact that the present statement relates only tO live stock on farms and ranges and does not give the figures for the cities and towns of the territory
 The aggregate value of all domestic animals, poultry. and bees as reported in 1910 was about $23. 3S. .OO0, as com pared with $15.523.OOO in 1900. the amount of increase being SS,1I5.O00. and the rate 52.3 per cent.
 The total value of the domestic animals was reported as $23.251 900 in 1910, as against $15,315.0O0 in 1900. the increase amounting to S7,S76.OOO. or 51.2 Der cent.
 rr-t-- in 1910. as compared wirh $s0.S00 in 1900. the gain being s2O1,7O or 249.G per cent.
 The bees were valued at s104, 400 in 1910 and SGG.GOO in 1900. an increase of S37. 800 or SGT per cent.
 Cattle had a greater value than any other class of domestic animals both in 1910 and 1900 The total value of cattle in 1910 was S14,4OS.O while in 1900 it was S11 ,367. .00O, an increase of PCS per cent.
 Horses and Colts were valued at S3. 3.9i2. 900 in 1910. as compared with s1. 702 900 in 1900. an increase amount ing to 1916 per cent
 Next in order in 1910 was sheep and lambs. with total value Of g. 797. .OOO as compared with s1,9O2.O0O in 190O an increase of 99.6 per cent.
 The total value of goats and kids in 1910 was $531.OOO. while in 1900 it was $l6S.OOO. an increase of 216-5 per cent.
 Mules and colts in 1910 were valued at $3g2 900. as compared with sl24,O00 in 1900. an increase of 21S per cent.
 Swine in 1910 were reported as val ued at $114,0OO. as against sSO.6OO in 1900. the increase amounting to i11 per cent
 Asses and burros in 1910 were val ued at sG5. zoo. as compared n S32,- 900 in 1900. ar increase of 10lS per cent.
 Cattle in 1910 constituted 61 per cent of the value of all live stock; horses and mules. 1S4 per cent; sheep and lambs 161 per cent; goats and kids. 2.2 per cent; poultry. 1.3 per cent: swine 05 per cent; bees 0.4 per | cent; asses and burros. 0.3 per cent. The total number of farms in the territory in 1910 was s.07S. Of these. 94. per cent. or 7.651. reported domes- tic animals; S7.5 per cent. or 1.065. re- ported horses or colts; 64.5 per cent. or 5.21O, reported cattle; 2O.S per cent, or 1.G79. reported swine; 13.S per cent. or. LIS, reported mules or mule colts; 13.7 per cent. or 1.103. reported asses or burros; I27 per cent. or 1925, re- portedsheep or lambs; and 94 per cent. or 761. reported goats or kids. The total number of cattle reported in 1910 was s11.766 Of these. 2S. 199 were dairy cows the total value of which was $1.255, ,OOO and the aver age value s4449. The number of frams in the territorycmwfyphrdlu farms reporting dairy cows was B. 925. or 4S.6 per cent of the total num- Der of farms in the territory. On the other hand. cows not kept for dairy purposes numbered 37S,5S5. and their average value was STEP. These COWS were reported by 2.7OS farms. or SS.5 per cent of all farms. The average number of dairy cows per farm re- porting that class was [. while the average number of cows not kept for milk per farm reporting that class was 14O. Yearling heifers-that is. heifers born during the year lSOs- numbered 91.S31; average value, Sl3S5. Mature steers and bulls born before 1909. were S9.S3S in number; average value. $2237. Yearling steers and bulls born in 1909 numbered S5.O46; average value. s14s2 The total mum Der of spring calves born in 1910 was 56.237 and the average value S1O'. It may be noted that the census Of l9OO showed a larger number of calves namely. 135.1s1. This difference IS due to the fact that the census or