The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-23
1910 vas $4,000. 900 and $4,000.
600 in 1900. showing an increase Of
SSS n mr. 166 Q nor oon< rl,o

1910 was $522.0 900. 900 and $198,O0O,.
Q in 1900, showing an increase Of
$S26,00O,000. or 1862 per cent. The
greater part Of this increase is &C.
count for by the increase in the vail
ne Of mature mules which was report.
ed for 1910 IS $495,15S,0 900 as CONS
pared with $17s,265,O 900 in 1900, a gain
OF $~316.S93.000 or 1913 per cent. The
number of mature mules increased
from 2.753.4S6 in 1900 to 3,764,342 in
1910. an increase Of 38.7 per cent
while the average value per head in
creased from $64.74 in 1900 to $l3l.54
in 1910. a gain of 1882 per cent 1t.
mayl be noted there were only a little
over one-sixth as many mature mules
as mature horses, while in 1910 there
were more than one-fifth as many.
The number of yearling mule colts
increased but. slightly, liz per cent
but their value increased 1914 per cent.
The only decrease in this class is
found In the number and value. of the
young colts for the same reason az
given above in the case Of horses.
The total value of asses and burros
for 1910 was .reportes as 13.093,0 900 as
compared with $5.Sl1, 900 in 1900. This
increase Is largely accounted for by
the rise in average value. The mum.
Der showed but a slight increase, from
s4.165 in 1900 to 101.s92 in 1910.
1t appears that 50.7 per cent of ali
horses, mules, asses and burros are
visions. The south Atlantic, east and
west south central divisions combined
report 3l.7 per cent. while in the
New England and middle Atlantic
states there are only 6.8 per cent and
In the mountain and Pacific division
1913 per. cent.
Of all the horses on farms in the
United States 56.7 per cent are in the
East and west north central divisions,
while MY ga per cent Of the mules.
asses and burros are in these states.
On the other hand, the south Atlantic
and the east and west south Central
divisions together show % per cent
Of all horses and 71.5 per cent Of the
mules and asses and burros; in these,
divisions the number Of mules IL, in
fact, about three-fourth as great as
England. middle Atlantic. mountain
and Pacific divisions as in the two
north central. divisions horses arc sew.
eral times as numerous as mules.
Iowa has the largest total value Of
all classes Of draft animals combined
on farms. amounting to $1S5,466, 900
or considerably more than. four times
the total for the entire New England
division. Illinois ranks a close second
with a total of $1s1.755.000. Five 9th
er states report more than 500. 00O,.
600 each as the value of these classes
OF domestic animals on farms. These
are Missouri $160.115,000; Texas $169..
100000: Kansas $1~39.1S1.000 Nebras-,
ka $113.521.000. and Ohio 101. 900.
In these seven states the total value
exceeds $1,000. 600. 1000, or nearly two
tifths of tho value Of all of these
classes on farms for the United states.
Texas is the leading state in total
value of mules; the report. for that
state showing a total Of $~73.7S1.000 or
onelseventh of all for the United
States. Following Texas in the order
Of their importance as to value Of
mules arc Georgia $43.S7S.00O: Mis-.
souri, s43,362.000: Tennessee $%35.060.-
900. Mississippi $S1.S03.000. Alabama
$31.559,0 600. Arkansas $27.052, OOO, Ok
lahonn sec, 7S2,00O. Kentucky $26.-
$4,000 and Kansas $25. 598 900. Tho
total value of the mules in these states
Is $365.251.0OO or 70 per cent OF
the total for all the farms of the
country.