Smyrna times., 1911-11-29
S9,O65 HORSES NOW IN
THE STATE OF DELAWARE
ACCORDING TO A BULLETIN IS
SUED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU
DeIaware's Draft Animals Number
3e,ol9, Valued in the Aggregate
at S4,2I9,6ee- Some Statistics.


mules and asses and burros reported
in farms, by States, for continental
United States at the Thirteenth
Decennial Census, April 5, 1910, are
contained in an official statement
issued by Director Durand of the
Bureau of the Census, in the De-
partment of Commerce anC Labor.
It 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 value of all
horses, mules and asses and burros
in 1910 was So, 612, 100, 600 as com
pared with 1,O99, 900, 900 in 1900;
the net amount of increase being
81, 513, 900, 900 and the rate 1877 per
cent. The total number of animals
increased from 81, 625, 800 to "a, O16,
O24 or lis per cent. Had the cen
sus of 1910 been taken as of the
same date, June 1st, as the census
of 1900, the increase would have
been greater, possibly reaching l 3
or IA per cent. All horses were
valued at 81, ,O76, 600, 900 in 1910 and
at 1897, 900, 900 in 1900, showing an
increase of 81. 179. 900, 900 or 131.6
per cent for the decade. This in
crease occurred chiefly in the mature
horses class, which were valued at
81, 951, sos, 900 in 1910 and at 1922,
31S, 900 in 1900, showing an increase
of Sl,129, 900, 600 or 1874 per cent.
The number of mature horses in
creased from Is, sos, 966 in 1900 to
II, 344, GIG in 1910, a gain OF !, 1888, $50
or 11.9 per Client. The increase in
total value is therefore largely
accounted for by the higher aver
age value per head which was S55. 03
in 1900 and SIP. SO in 1910, gain of
1922 per cent. There is also a
great increase in the value of
yearling colts, which were reported
at S1O1, 500, 900 in 1910 ana a S48,
300, 900 in 1900 an increase of 1902
per cent. The number of yearlings
was reported as 1,72l 964 in 1910,
as compared with l, ,446, 225 in 1900
an increase of 1871 per cent. The
average value per head increased
76. 5 per cent. The only decrease in
this class Of domestic animals is
-ffUaaScio the young colts, which were
valued at S25, 897, 900 in 1900 and
500, 535, 900 in 1910, a loss of 20.7
per cent. In number they decreased
from 1,314, 829 in 1900 to GOT, 957 in
1910, decrease of 7O6, ,872 or 1913
per cent. The average value has
therefore increased from S19. 20 in
1900 to s33. 78 in 1910, a gain of Il. 5
per cent. The falling off in both
number and total value is account ed
for by the change in the date of
enumeration and the form of inquiry
In 1900 the census was taken as
date June 1st, and all horses less
than one year old were included in
this group making the number
larger than in 1910, when the census
was taken as of date April 18th,
and only colts born in 1910 were in
cluded in the group. The aggregate
value of all mules for 1910 was
s522, 5000, 900 and 1896, 900, 900 il
1900. showing an increase of 1926,
900. 900 or 1862 per cent. The
greater part of this increase is &C
counted for by the increase in the
value of mature mules which wai
reported for 1910 as $495. 15S, 900 al
compared with s178, 265, 900 in 1900
a gain of s316, 1913, 900, or IT'S pc,
cent. The number of mature mule
increased from 2,753. 486 in 1900 t.
3,764, 342 in 1910, an increase o
36.7 per cent, while the averag
value per head increased from S64. z
in 1900 to s131. 81 in 1910, gain o
1O3. per cent. The total value o
assets and burros for 1910 wa
reported as s13, O93, 900, as compare
with IS, 811, 900 for 1900. This in
crease is largely accounted for b
the rise in average value. Tn
number showed but slight increas
from ga, ,165 ir 1000 to 101, 1872
1910. Iowa - .- largest tots
value of all classes of draft animal
combined on farms, amounting t
s185, 466, 900 or considerably MOI
than four times the total for til
entire New England Division. II
nois ranks a close second with
total of s181, 755. 900. Five otht
States report more than 500, 600, OF
each as the value of these classe
of domestic animals on farms
These are Missouri, S16O, lis, 0O(
Texas, S159, O1O, 900; Kansas, S139
Isl. 900; Nebraska, S1l3, 52l, 900 ar
Ohio, sl01, 6S8, 900. In these seve
States the total value exceeds 81
600, 900, 600 or nearly two-fifths
the value of all of these classes {
farms for the United States. Tex
is the leading State in total vail
of mules; the report for that Sta
showing a total of $73, 781, 900
one-seventh Of all for the Unit