Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-29
WHAT ARIZONA
 IS PRODUCING
Census Bulletin Gives Ex. elusive lncfrmation Con- corning Arizona Prod
 uctS Non-Mineral
PROSPERITY SHOWING.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-statis- tics for rarm products for Arizona are presented in a bulletin soon 10 be issued by Director Durand of the bureau of the census, department of commerce and labor. II was prepared under the supervision of John Lee Coulter, expert special agent for ag riculture
 The returns for live stock psoducts obtained at the census of 1910. like those for crops. relate to the produc- ton of the calendar year 1909. It $ impossible to give a total represe3t ing the annual production of live stock products, for the reason that the net value of products from the business of raising domestic animals for use, sale, or slaughter, cannot be calculated from the census re- turns.
 Dairy Products.
 The number of farms in Arizona reporting dairy cows on April l5. 1910, was 4,000, but only PISA re, ported dairy products in 1909. That there should be this difference is not surprising. Doubtless some farm CTS who had dairy COWS in 1910 had none in 1909. while other farmers neg lected to give information for the preceding year, or were unable to do so,S perhaps, because the farm was then in other hands Dairy products in general are somewhat less accur- ately reported than the principal crops. This is particularly the case as regards the quantity of milk pro- duced The number Of farms which made any report of milk produced during 11909 was 2,333 Slightly less than the total number of dairy COWS on such farms on April l5, 1910, was 1T66S. The amount of milk reported was 6,SS2, 900 gallons Assuming that there were the same number of COWS in 1909 as in 1910 this would repre- sent an average of SS9 gallons pc. COW. In considering this average. however, it should be borne in mind that the quantity of milk reported is probably deficient and that the dis tinctiOn between dairy and other COWS is not always strictly observed in the census returns.
 By reason of the incOmpleteness of the returns for milk produced the census bureau has made no attempt to determine the total value Of dairy products for 1909. For convenience Q partial total has been presented, comprising the reported value of milk. cream and butter fat sold and tho reported value of butter and cheese made, whether for home consumption or for sale The total thus obtained for 1909 is s999 .0G0. which may be de fined as the total value of dairy pro duets exclusive of milk and cream used on the farm producing.
 About one-half Of the milk report ed as produced by Arizona farmers was sold as such. The butter made on farms in 1909 was valued at SlO5,- 900.
 Wool.
 The total number Of sheep of shear ing age in Arizona on April t5. 1910. was 916,600. representing an increase of 37f per cent, as compared with the number on June 1. 1900 f66S, COOL The approximate production of wool during 1909 was 91g.000 fleeces. weighing 504.0 600 pounds and valued at S9Si coo. Of these totals. assss.,t 22 per cent represent estimates. The number of fleeces produced in t9)g was l61 per cent greater than in 1899. The average weight per fleece in 1909 was 6 pounds, as compared with AZ pounds in 1899, and the ay- craze value per pound was IS cents ss compared with 13 cents in 1899.
 Poultry Products.
 The total number of fowls on Ari- zona farms on April 15, 1910. vas 26s,009 Of the 5.04O farms reporting fowls. isl0 did not report any eggs produced in 1909. and 1893 did not report any poultry raised in 1909. The production of eggs actually re- ported for the year 1909 was 1.31i ,000 dozens. valued at s39s 900. Accord ses 10 the twelfth census reports the, production Of eggs in 1899 Eas fEs.aoo hoEenfi tas value being. sisa. se74. 9sis. ssss. s4sl. s4s2' s4ss s44s. 3455. s525. S557. s6lf. 3s2s sGlS 3702. 371S. 37ss. 3s04. 48s9. 4S5S. 5055. 5I13. 5I14 51e7. 5f31. -f95 and r0f2