The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-14
AND LAMBS
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF
THiRTEENTH CENSUS STATS
TICS OF CENSUS BUREAU.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital cityt, THE Various
State Institutions and Diff
ferent Parts OF the
State.

state.
Washington, d. Statistics rela-
tive to sheep and lambs reported on
farms and ranges for the United
States, by states and geographic divi-
sions, at the thirteenth decennial cen
sus, April Is, 1910, are contained in ar
official statement issued by Acting Dr.
rector Falkner. 1t is based on tabu-
lar summaries prepared under the d.
rection of DR.. LIE Grand Powers. chief
statistician for agriculture in the bu-
reau of the census. The figures are
preliminary and subject to slight re-
vision later, when a few other farms,
whose returns are now incomplete, are
included in the final tables.
Number Of Sheep and Lambs, 1910,
and 1900, for the United States.
In summing up the results Acting
Director Falkner states that, for the
country as a whole, there was no ma
terial change in the sheep industry
in the ten years between 1900 and
1910.
The total number OF sheep and lambs
in the United States reported for 1910
was 51,63S, $50. made up of 29,707. 900
ewes, 7,148,366 rams and wethers,
1~2,16S,278 lambs, and 2,614946 sheep
and lambs not classified by age or
sex in the 1910 reports. In 1900 the to-
tai number reported vas 61,503, 713.
comprising 1885,, $50 ewes, 1895, 315
rams and wethers, and 21,650, TAG
lambs.
In the north central division the
lumber of wool-producing sheep re-
ported for Ohio was 2,892,272 in 1910
and 2~,64S,250 in 1900; Indiana, 812.427
in 1910 and 1.010,64S in 1900; Illinois.
661484 in 1910 and 629, $50 in 1900;
Michigan, 1~,545,241 in 1910 and 1896
$50 in 1900; Wisconsin, 62S.539 in
1910 and 9S6.212 in 1900; Minnesota,
452,043 in 1910 and 359,32S in 1900;
Iowa, 769,917 in 1910 and 657, 1868 in
1900; Missouri, 1,114,216 in 1910 and
$50, 703 in 1900; North Dakota, $780,
ia in 1910 and 451, 437 i'm 1900; South
Dakota, 502,505 in 1910 and 507, 1888 In
1900; Nebraska, 245,195 in 1910 and
1855 in 1900; and Kansas, 2O6,498 in
1910 and 179,907 in 1900.
Number Of Farms Reporting Sheep.
Although the number Of mature
sheep decreased very slightly during
the decade the number of farms re-
porting sheep decreased from 736,518
to 60S 1868. which is 5,155, or 20 per
cent.
In the north central division both
the number of farms and the number
of mature sheep increased slightly,
the number of sheep per farm being
about 20 at each census period.
Wool.
The number Of ieeces of wool and
the total weight Of the wool clip for
1909 has not yet been completely tab
ulated. The average weight per fleece
for a group of 16 states already tabu-
lated is IA pounds. In 1900 the aver
age weight per fleece for these states
was 6.8 pounds, and for the entire
United States 6.3 pounds. II the av-
erage weight for the entire United
States for 1909 is IA pounds, the ag-
gregate weight of wool shorn in that
year, including that clipped from the
sheep on farms and in cities at the
date Of enumeration, and that shorn
from. sheep afterwards slaughtered in
the spring Of 1910, before the date of
enumeration, will be approximately
296, 0O0, 900 pounds; while IL the aver
age weight for the farms of the cou
try is only 7 pounds, the weight Of the
farm clip will not greatly differ from
that returned by the s Of 1900,
or about 277, 00O, 900 pounds.
Special Rates to Huron Fair.
Huron.-The railway companies OF
South Dakota have granted the follow
ing rate for the South Dakota state
fair:
Open rate of one fare, on basis Of
fares effective June /, 1911, from
points in South Dakota (not via any
interstate route) to Huron and return;
excursion tickets to be sold from
pOlht0 OdoJ vi tAC 1uA0Soull 1AVCl I'LL
September 9-15 inclusive, and from
points west of the Missouri river on
September 8-14 inclusive, with final
return limit to reach original starting
point not later than September 10,
1911.
Tickets to be limited for going pas
sage commencing date of sale and for
continuous passage in each direction.
New Life Insurance Company.
Pierre.-The state insurance depart
ment has granted authority to do bust
ness In this state to the Continental
Assurance association OF Chicago,
which writes life insurance.
Grants Water Rights.
Pierre.-The state engineers de-
partment has issued q permit to Smoth
O'Bryan and Joseph Lafrange Of Fair
burn to appropriate LIS second feet