The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-19
GREAT WEALTH ON THE
FARMS IN THIS STATE
CONTINUED from Page one)

born in 1910" were included in the
comparative group.
The total number of horses and colts
reported i'm 1910 was 61O,O33. OF these.
mature horses-that is-horses born
before 19O9-and their value was $685.
27S,000, and average value of $121.70.
Yearling colts, which are colts born
in 1903, numbered Al .474 and their av-
erage value was $1,000 Spring colts,
born in 1910, Were 1893 in number,
and their average value was reported
as 1890. IL may be noted that only
33 per cent of the farms of the state
reported colts born in 1910
The total number of mules of all
ages in 1910 was $500, which is 0.6
per cent of the number of horses and
colts OF these, adult mules, born be-
fore 1909, numbered 1929, and their av-
erage value was $14l.20. Only 81 mule
colts, born in 1910. were reported,
their average value being as 5000.
There were 800 yearling colts born in
1909, and their average value was
$40.
The total number Of swine in 1910
was 1,245, 1913. of which more than one
half, or 655,921. We're classed as Hogs
born before 1910" The total value of
these hogs was $S,2S4,0OO, and the av-
erage value $3.50. The spring pigs,
born i'm 1910 numbered 5s0,912, and
their average value was reported as
$3.50.
The total number of sheep and lambs
reported for 1910 was 2,S06.476. OF
these. 1,433.263 were mature ewes. born
before 1910, and their total value was
$7,741 600. or an average of $5.40. This
total value was 500. per cent of the
total value of all sheep and lambs.
Rams and wethers numbered 111.97S,
and the average value was $6.10.
Spring lambs were 761. 235 in number,
and their average value was given as
SLIGO. The number of spring lambs
was 53.1 per cent of the number of
ewes.
Poultry Statistics.
The summary on poultry shows that
the total number of farms reporting the
different kinds in 1910 was 1S9,417. the
total number of fowls being 1867 ,039,
and the total value $5,6l1,OOO.
OF the total number of farms report
ing poultry 1S9.4i7. nearly all, or 1884,
315. reported chickens, numbering o.
e9S. 4O1 valued at $5,3O7 900: 20710 re-
ported turkeys, numbering Sl,263, val
ued at $156,3OO: 1919 reported geese,
numbering 66,772, valued at 5000;
14.2l4 reported ducks. numbering 54,-
1913. valued at $37,1OO; 6.24S reported
guinea fowls. numbering 26.274. valued
at 1920; 2,427 reported pigeons, num-
bering $3.50. valued at $4,000; and
q reported peafowls. numbering SO,
valued at 1870.
OF the whole number of farms in the
state. those returning chickens formed
01.5 per cent; turkeys, 10 per cent;
geese, SS per cent; ducks. 90 per cent;
guinea fowls 3 per cent; and pigeons,
1.2 per cent. The reported increase In
the value of poultry on Michigan. farms
I'm the 10 years 1900 To 1910 was 1883
per cent; the increase i'm the total
number of fowls. 1876 per cent. The
number of fowls reporting poultry in
creased 4176, and the number of fowls
per farm reported Increased from as
To SO.
Value of Bees.
The number Of farms reporting bees
decreased from 1922 I'm 1900 to TO-
1872 I'm 1910. or 6.s per cent. The colo
MES of bees on hand i'm 1910 showed
an increase from 100.397 I'm 1900 10
1924, or 14.S per cent. and the value
increased from s352.500 In 1900 to
s446.5OO in 1910 or 26.7 per cent.
The number of farms reporting bees
decreased slightly during the decade.
while the value and number of colo
MES Increased materially. About 8
farms I'm each 100 reported bees in 1910,
while I'm 1900 they were reported by