The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-16

poultry and bees reported on farm!
and ranges only for the state o
Minnesota at the thirteenth decen
NAL census, April Is, 1910, are con
tanned in an official statement Is
sued today by Acting Census Di
rector Falkner. 1t is based on tabu
lar summaries prepared under the
direction of DR.. LIE Gand Powers
chief statistican for agriculture in
the bureau of the census. The fig
ures are preliminary and subject to
slight revision later, when a few
incomplete, are included in the final
tables. 1t is not expected that these
additions will materially modify the
amounts or rates given in the pres
ent statement. Special attention is
called to the fact that this state
ment relates only to farms and
ranges and not to cities and towns.
Aggregate Increase, $72,466, 900.
The aggregate value of al domes-
tic animals, poultry, and bees, on
farms and ranges only, in the state
in 1910 was reported as $161, $685.
600, as compared with $S9,063,0OO
in 1900, the amount of increase be-
ing $72,465,O0O and the rate S1.4
per cent.
The total value of the domestic
animals was reported as $l56,659,-
900 in 1910, as against $S6.621, 900
in 1900, the increase amounting to
S7O,03S,OOO, OF 500 per cent.
The poultry were valued at $4.-
$4,000 in 1910, as compared with
$2,275, 900 in 1900, the gain being
$2,372,OO0, or 104.3 per cent.
The bees were valued at 1922, 200
in 1910 and $4,000 in 1900, the
increase amounting to $4,000, or
1926 per cent.
Domestic Animals, BY Glasses.
Horses and colts had a greater
value than any other classes of do
nestle animals, both in 1910 and in
1900. The total value reported for
horses and colts in 1910 was $685.
$4,000, while in 1900 it was $42,-
255,000, an increase of 110.5 per
cent. The total value of the cattle
in 1910 was $5O,346,OOO. as against
$36,249,0O0 in 1900, the gain amount
ing to 3S.9 per cent. Next in order
in 1910 were swine, with a total
value of $13,921,O00. as compared
with $5,S66,0OO in 1900, the increase
amounting to 1878 per cent. Sheep
and lambs in 1910 were valued at
$2,691, 900, as compared with $1,740,-
900 in 1900, an increase of 54.6 per
mule colts in 1910 was $731,000,
while in 1900 it was $487,000, the
increase amounting to 50.3 per cent.
Asses and burrOs in 1910 were re-
ported as valued at $4,000, as
against $1l,500 in 1900, the increase
amounting to 1872 per cent. Goats
and kids in 1910 were valued at
$1S,400 as compared with $4,000
in 1900, an increase of 42.S per
cent
Horses and mules in 1910 consti
tuted 55.6 per cent of the value of
all live stock; cattle, 31.2 per cent;
swine, SO per cent; poultry, 2.9 per
cent; sheep and lambs, II per
cent; and bees, Oh per cent.
Farms Reporting Each Glass.
The total number of farms in the
state in 1910 was 156,137. OF these,
s6.9 per cent, or 1886, reported
domestic animals; 93.9 per cent, or
1855, reported cattle; ola per cent,
or 1858, reported horses or colts;
69.5 per cent, or 1OS,515, reported
swine; 1877 per cent, or 24,549, re-
ported sheep or lambs; and 1.S per
cent, or $500, reported mules or
mule colts.
The total number of cattle report
ed in 1910 was 2,354,724. OF these,
1,0S4,399 were dairy cows, the total
value of which was over 3,244,-
900, and the average value 5000.
The number of farms reporting dairy
cows was 145,439, or 93.1 per cent
Of the total number of farms I'M
the state. Cows not used for dairy
purposes numbered 218,634, and their
average value was $21.10. Year
ling heifers-that is, heifers born
during the year 1909-numbered
32S,495; average value, $11.80. Ma
ture steers and bulls, born before
1909, were 137,961 in number; av-
erage value, $3.50. Yearling steers
and bulls, born in 1909, numbered
212,025; average value, $12.95. The
total number of spring calves born
in 1910 was 1920, and the aver
age value $500. 1t may be noted
that the census of 1900 showed a
larger number of calves, namely,
565,994. This difference was due
to the fact that the census of 1900
was taken as of date June /, after
all the spring calves were born,
and the group calves" included
all cattle less than 1 year of age,
80 that the number and average
value of calves were greater than
in 1910, when the census was taken
on April Is, and only calves born
in 1910" were included in the COM
paratiye group.
Horses and Colts.
The total number of horses and
-,