The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-22
STATISTICS OF
FEDERAL CENSUS
Horses. Mules, And Asses And 5urros
\. on Farms in Continental United
States.

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and burros reported on farms, b.
states. for. continental United States a
the thirteenth deceninal census. Apri
is. 1910. are contained in an offieia
statement issued today by Director
Durand. Of the bureau Of the census
in the department OF commerce and
labor. Il is based on tabular sum
maries prepared under the direction Of
DR.. Le Grand Powers. chief statisuciar
for agriculture in the bureau Of the
census. The fgsres are preliminary
and subject 10 slight revision later
when the results from a few other
farms, whose returns, now incomplete
are included in the final tables. It 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 animals OF
these classes on farms and does not
give the figures for the cities and
towns of the United States.
An Aggregate Increase of s1,513,ooo,ooo
The value OF all horses, mules, and
asses and burros in 1910 was s2,6l2,-
900, 900, as compared with S1099, ,O00,-
900 in 1900; the net amount Of increase
being s1,513, 100000 and the rate 1917
per cent. The total number of animals
increased from 21 ,625, 800 to 24016O24,
or lis per cent, Had the census of
1910 been taken as Of the same date
June u as the census Of 1900, the
increase would have been greater, pos
sibly reaching 13 or IA per cent.
An Increase of $1,17s, 100000 in Value
of Horses.
All horses were valued at S2,076 ,000,-
600 in 1910 and at 1897 100000 in 1900,
showing an increase Of $1,179,0O0 900,
or 1916 per cent for the decade.
This increase occurred chiefly in the
mature horses class, which were valu-
ed at 81, ,951 sos 900 in 1910 and at sS22,-
$4,000 in 1900, showing an increase Of
S1,129, ,O0O, 900. or 1874 per cent. The
number of mature horses increased
fro Is, 1906, ,966 in 1900 to 17,S44,916 in
1910, gain of 1,SSS,95O. or 11.9 per
cent. The increase in total value is
therefore largely accounted for by the
higher average value per head, which
was s53.O3 in 1900 and $l12.53 in 1910,
gain Of 112,2 per cent.
There is also a great increase in the
value Of yearling colts, which were re-
ported at s1O1 100000 in 1910 and at
s4S 1900, 900 in 1900, in 1900, an increase
of 110.2 per cent The number of year
lings was reported at 1.72t 1854 in 1910,
as compared with 1.446,225 in 1900, an
increase of 1871 per cent. The average
value per head increased 76.5 per cent.
The only decrease in this class Of
domestic animals is found in the young
colts, which were valued at $25.S97 900
in 1900 and $20,535, 900 in 1910, a loss
of 207 per cent In number they de-
creased from 1,314,S29 in 1900 to 607,-
957 in 1910, a decrease of 706.S72, or
53S per cent. The average value has
therefore increased from $3.50 in 1900
to $93.7S in 1910 gain of 7l.5 per
cent. The falling off in both number
and total value is accounted for by the
change in the date of enumeration and
the form of inquiry In 1900 the CEN
sus was taken as of date June /, and
all horses less than ! year old were
included in the group, making the mum.
Der larger than in 1910, when the cen
sus was taken as of date April IS, and
only colts born in 1910 were included
in the group.
Increase in Value of Mules of
s326,ooo,ooo.
The aggregate value of all mules for
1910 was $522 2,OOOO 900 and $196,OOO, 600
in 1900, showing an increase of $685.,
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part Of this increase is accounted for
by the increase in the value of mature
mules which was reported for 1910 as
$495,15S,000, as compared with $l7S,-
265,000 in 1900, a gain of S316,S93, 900,
or IT'S per cent. The number of ma
ture mules increased from 2,753,4S6 in
1900 to 3,764.342 in 1910, an increase
Of S6.7 per cent. while the average
value per head Increased from s6474
in 1900 to $13154 in 1910, a gain of
1882 per cent 1t may be noted that
in 1900 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, 112 per cent,
but their value increased 1914 per cent.
The only decrease in this class is found
in the number and value OF young colts
for the same reason as given above in
the case of horses.