Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-07-20
SOUTH DAKOTA STOCK
THE GOVERNMENT REPORT
MADE PUBLIC LAST
SATURDAY
MORE HORSES--LE CATTLE
An Aggregate Increase In The
Value of Domestic Animals,
Poultry and Bees in 1910
as Compared with 1900

Statistics relative to the domestic
animals, poultry, and bees reported on
farms and ranges for the State OF
South Dakota at the thirteenth decen-
NAL cencus, April Is, 1910, are con-
tanned in an official statement issued
Saturday by Acting Director Falkner.
1t is based on tabular summaries pre-
pared under the direction of DR.. lie
Grand Powers, chief statistician for
agriculture in the bureau of the census.
The figures are preliminary and subject
to slight revision later, when a few
other farms, whose returns, now incom-
plete, are included in the final tables.
1t is not expected that these additions
will materially modify the amounts or
rates stated herein, Special attention
is called to the fact that the present
statement relates only to live stock on
farms and ranges and does not give the
figures for the cities and towns of the
state.
!
The aggregate value of all domestic
animals, poultry, and bees in 1910 was
reported as S127, DAT, 900, as compared
with $65, 155, 900 in $4,000, 900, the
amount of increase being SCI, 1872, 600
and the rate 50 per cent.
The total value of the domestic ami
mails was reported as 1924, 658, 900 in
1910, as against $64, 2S7, 900 in 1900, the
increase amounting to $50, 81 900, or
93.9 per cent.
The poultry were valued at 81, 357, 600
in 1910, as compared with 1857 in
1900, the gain being 81, 100000, or IT'S
per cent.
The bees were valued at $31, 600 in
1910 and $40, 100 in 1900, the increase
amounting to S21 800, or 213.1 per cent.
Increase and Decrease
In 1910 horses and colts had greater
value than any other class of domestic
animals, whereas cattle had the greater
value in 1900. The total value of
horses and colts in 1910 was $73, 33S. 900,
while in 1900 it was $50, 086, 900, an
increase of 265.1 per cent. The total
value of cattle in 1910 was $50, 1875, 900,
as compared with $37, S4S, 900 in 1900, a
decrease of A per cent. The data
show that the cattle ranch has rapidly
been displaced by farms employing
horsepower, which accounts largely for
decrease in cattle and increase in
horses.
Next in order in 1910 were swine.
with total value of $40, 1892, 900, as
compared with S3,540,OOO in 1900, an
increase amounting to 1898 per cent.
The total value of sheep and lambs in
1900 was $4,000, 060, while in 1900 it
was 81, 434, 900, an increase of 23.2 per
cent. Mules and mule colts in 1910
We're valued at 81, 667, 900, as compared
with $346, 900 in 1911, an increase of
1928 per cent. Asses and burros in
1910 were reported as valued at ST. 200,
as against $40, 900 in 1900, the increase
amounting to 276.S per cent Goats
and kids in 1910 were valued at ST., 400,
as compared with SIS, 100 in 1900,
decrease of 24.1 per cent.
Horses and mules in 1910 constituted
SO per cent of the value of all live
stock; cattle. 28,6 per cent; swine, 80
per cent; sheep and lambs, "a per
cent; poultry, 10 per cent; asses and
burros. o. per cent; and bees and
goats and kids each less than one-tenth
of per cent.
Number of Farms Reporting
The total number of farms in the
state in 1910 was 1884. OF these, 93.3
per cent, or 72,lOO. reported domestic
animals; 91.S per cent, or 7O,624,
reported horses or colts; 49, per cent,
or 81, 46S, reported cattle; 81. l per cent,
or 1887, reported swine; 6.7 per cent,
or 5, 155. reported sheep or lambs; and
So per cent, or 5.022, reported mules
or mule colts. Only 0.9 per cent, or
$50, reported goats or kids, or OF per
cent, or 1s6, reported asses or burros.
Number. Ages. and Average Value of
Domestic Animals. by Classes
The total number or cattle reported
in 1910 was 1852, 751. OF these, 1863, 465
were dairy cows. the total value of
which was sll,4s3 and the average
value was $S1.10. Tho number of
farms reporting dairy cows was 81 ,06s.
or 70 per cent Of the total number of |
farms in the state. On the other hand, |
cows not kept for dairy purposes num-
bered $40. 800. and their average value |
was $27. These cows were reported by
81, lSb farms, or 40.3 per cent of the
total number of farms in the state.
The average number Of dairy cows per