Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-11-03
CENSUS REPORT
ON LIVESTOCK
Aggregate Value, Inclusive
ofPoultry and Bees Near
Five Billions


tstics relative TO the live stock lido
mcs,ice animals. poultry snt beesl
renorted on farms and ranges for
continental United States at the Thir-
teenth Decennial Census. April! Is.
1910. are contained in an official
statement issued by Census Director
nurand
All of the data included H. this
statement have been reported separ-
ately for the nine geographic divi-
slons and the separate states. The
statement is based on tabular sum-
maries prepared under the direction
Of nr. lie Grand Powers, chief statis-
tlcian for agriculture, In the Eureau
OF the Census. The figures are pre-
limirary and subject 70 slight revi'
sion later. when the results from a
few other farms. which are now in
complete, are included In the final
tables. II Is not expected that these
additions will materially modify the
amounts or rates herein stated
The aggregate value Of all live
stock including domestic animals,
poultry. and bees, as reported In 1910
was. In round numbers Si.S95 ,0OO,-
600. as compared with t3.O75.oO0,-
600 in 1900. This is an increase OF
nearly $3.50, 100000, or SEE per
cent, Slightly more than half OF this
enormous increase took place in the
states OF the Fast and West North
Central divisions, although greater
percentages OF increase are reported
from the South Atlantic. East South
Central, and Pacific divisions. The
smallest relative increases were in
the New England and Middle Atlantic
divisions.
The aggregate values OF principal
classes OF domestic animals on farms
In lei were IA follows Horses and
colts. S2.o7s, OoO. 900: cattle, 81
lsb, 0ec 900; mules and mule colts,
$500 200. zoe: swine, 5000. 900;
sheep and lambs. s2sl,OO,OOO; pcul-
try. si53,Oo0.0O0
In 1900 cattle constituted IS per
cent OF the value of all live stock on
farms. and far exceeded any other
class in value But in 1910 horses
had taken first place. outrank.ng cat
tie nv wide margin Cattle increas'
ed In valve less than $4,000, coo
or O7 per cent. during the decade
while the increase in the value Of
| horses was sl,ls0. 600 .O00, OF l3l.t
j per GENT. gaitls nov .rerrsSept-Qpl'
nS03 per cent OF the total ms CON
pared with ~ per cent In 1900, an
horses now represent 4e.i per cen
o fthe total. while In 1900 they wer
only zee per cent Moreover. mule
/! increased 100000, or l66
- per cent In total value. and wherea
that class OF live stock was ca pc
cent OF the total In value in 1900
has now advanced to Io.7 per cen
| The two classes OF horses and mule
together. therefore. now constltut
over half the total value OF live stoc
on farms and ranges.
4 Swine have advanced materially
total value and now represent S,
| per cent OF the total for all live stoo
| the increase during the decade bein
IsieC. 600 400. or 7l.s per cent, an
the present total value being near
si00. 600. 900.
l For the country as whole thol
has been an increase OF $4,000, 90
] In the value Of sheep, but this IL nj
az great as the relative increases fC
other classes. and therefore, viii
they represented s.5 per cent OF n
| total value OF live stock In 1900 the
are now a per cent OF all In valu
|! Poultry shows a greater relative II
crease In value during the decad
: than the combined value OF all In
~ stock. the increase amounting
n nearly s70. 000. 900. Poultry how
valued at more than Sl50,000,0 90
for the United tSates. while the II
vestment in bees Is $1,000 900, Ther
has been practically no change In u
total value OF bees during the decad
II was noted above that cattle II
creased about 10 millions dollars, ,
only OF per cent during the decad
This table shows that dairy cows 4
creased 3,i45,2l2. or % | per ce'
In number and about sl96.oO0. 90
or ass per cent, In value; the ave
age value per head increasing fro
= $50 6S 20 s3A.24. There must niece
- sarlly, therefore. have been d
RI crease in other classes II may
noted that the INVADER OF calves !
ported IN iNlO was 7.757,93t a
the total vale ISL 700, 900. The &C
sus OF 1900 showed a larger numb
OF calves. namely. l5.315.5S2. with
value Of nearly 1890. 900 TIL
there was decrease OF 7,557,647
the number and almost $4,000
In the value OF calves This diff
ence II due to the fact that the c.
sps OF 1909 was taken as OF d
June l. after all the spring cal
were born, and the group ""alv,
included all cattle less than year
age. so that the number and aver