The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-21
THE ANIMAL WEALTH OF IDAHO
Interesting Statistics Given in -.
Preliminary Statement of rbir
teenth National Census,


sheep, goats, swine, mules, pou,trv
bees and other wealth producers -
Idaho are given in the prelmina.a
statement Of the Thirteenth nationa,
census figures just issued from tho Dc
partment of commerce and labor
The figures given only cover tho
farms and ranges of the state and
do not include any animals in tbo
cities and towns.
The Mule in Idaho.
The total number of mules of all
ages in 1910 was 4,027, which is nor
cent of the number of horses and
colts. OF these, adult mules, born be.
fore 1909, numbered 1884, and their
average value was $137.40. Only 227
mule colts, born in 1910 were reDort.
ed, their average being given at s435O
There were 806 yearling colts born in
1909 and their average value was
$74.25. The report shows 945 asses
and burrows, with an average yalue
of $2S770
Nearly Three Million Sheep.
The total number of sheen and
lambs reported for 1910 was 1850 534
OF these 1,59S,734 were mature ewes
born before 1910 and their total value
was $10,090,000, or an average Of
$3.50. This total value was nearly
two-thirds of the total value of all
sheep and lambs. Rams and wetb
ers numbered 259,80O, and the aver
age value was $6.45. Spring lambs
were 790,505 in number and their
average value was given at $2.75. The
number of spring lambs was 49.4 per
cent of the number of ewes. There
were reported in addition to the
above, 301, 495 sheep not classified BY
age or sex. having an average value
of $500. There were 5,713 goats and
kids reported with an average value
of $6.40. +.
A Few Hogs.
The total number of swine in 1910
was 1924, of which two thirds or
1887 were c1assed as hogs born
before 1910" The total value Of these
was $1,246 600, and the average value
S1050. The spring pigs born in 1910
numbered 59,424 and their average
value was reported as $2.55.
Poultry Statistics.
The summary on poultry shows that
the total number of farms reporting
the different kinds in 1910 was 3d.
446, the total number of fowls being
1,O53,SS7 and the total value $59S2OO.
Of the total number of farms re.
porting poultry 23,446, nearly all, or
23,412, reported chickens numbering
1,012,432, valued at $547,60O 1876
reported turkeys numbering l4,274
valued at $27.800; 1890 reported
ducks. numbering $500, valued at
$4,000: 1873 reported geese, number
ing S,S42, valued at $4,000; 2S1 re-
ported guinea fowls, numbering 49,
valued at $77O; 479 reported pigeons
numbering 8,440, valued at $2,6OO' ana
~ reported peafowls, numbering H.
valued at SIG.
OF the whole number of farms IN
the state, those returning chickens
formed 1872 per cent; turkeys ~ per
cent; geese, 81 per cent; ducks, 30
per cent; pigeons, 1.G per cent, ana
guinea fowls, 09 per cent Inc re-
ported increase in the value OF pour
try on Idaho farms in the ten years
1900 to 1910, was 194.5 per cent; the
increase in the total number OF lows
esq per cent. The number OF farms
reporting poultry increased lO'tV''
and the number of fowls per farm fe'
porting increased from AZ to 45.
Bee Values Increase.
The number of farms reportlls
bees decreased from 1887 in lSOO 10
1888 in 1910, or 0.S per cent Lae
4 colonies of bees on hand in lSiu
9 showed an increase from l9'z4O ~
3 1900 to 81, 900, or 1873 per cent, anu
8 the value increased from S69'oVV y
4 1900 to 100000 in 1910, or 54'l pea
4 cent. -
: The number of farms repofuns
bees decreased Slightly during ny
= decade. while the number OF colon on
and the value of bees showed la, sIy
increases, the value increasing hea na,
four times as rapidly as the num's
of colonies. A little more tlah i
farms in every 100 reported pes =
1910. while more than IL farms
every 100 reported bees IN lSVV'