Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
SPEAKING OF POULTRY.
4. y. lIas 2SO.Os,O,OOO chickens Worth
30 Cents Each ON Farm.

30 Cents Each ON Farm.
Statistics relative to poultry reported on
farms for continental United States, at
the 13th dccennial census, April IS, 1910
are contained in an official statement Is
sued by Director Durand. IT Is based on
'abulnr summaries prepared by DR.. John
Ice Coulter under the d;rection Of DR.. lie
Grand Powers. chief statisician for agri-
culture in the bureau of the census, de-
partmert OF commerce. and labor. Special
attention is called to the fact that the
present statement relates only to poul-
Try on farms. as no enumeration was pro-
vided for by law for cities and town. Pre-
llminary statements by states have been
published.
Table one gives the numbers of the va
rous kinds Of poultry reported in 1910 and
1900, together with their value and the
number Of farms reporting each kind
in 1910
Tho total number OF farms reporting
POULTRY in 1910 was 5,5S5,032, or SIS per
cent. Of all farms in continental United
states Only a,5N Of the farms reporting
poultry failed 10 report chickens. Tur-
KEYS were reported from S7l,1x3 farms, or
1871 per cent; ducks from 503.70. or 10 per
cent: geese from &C., 24, or 104 per cent:
guinea fowls from 500 .53S, or $50 per cent;
and pigeons from l09,lO7. or IL nor cent.
NUMBER AND VALUE OF FOWLS.
The number Of fowls reported in 1870
Was 295,sso,OOo, and their total value was
slj466S,OO. or an average value Of %
cents. Nearly 95 per cent. Of all the fowls
were chickens: they numbered 2snSS.ooo.
and their value was $40, 2cS,ooo. the aver
age value being ~ cents. Turkeys mum.
hered 3,6S9,0Oo and were valued at $6.6H.cU.
the average value being Sl.79. The ducks
reported numbered 237,oo0, and were
valued at s, 567 900, with an average value
of 81 cents. or geese the total number
was I, AZ, 600. and the value So, $4,000, or an
average value of 70 cents In 1910 there
were also reported l.,65,0o guinea fowls,
valued at $4,000; 2.73l. 900 pigeons. valued
at SIC. 900; and 6.45s peafowls. valued at
slS,3o0 Ostrlches to the number of 5'36l
wero reported. with a value of N.6a6'"N or
over 5000 each. The ostriches were re-
ported from five States: Arizona. Arkan-
sas. California. FLORIDA and Texas.
The total number OF fowls in the Uni
ted States increased from 95o.G24.@0 in
1910 to 295, $4,000 In 1910, a gain of over
40, 0OAooO, or 1871 per cent. The figures for
the two censuses are comparable. de-
spite the change in date of enumeration.
fowls under three months old being ex
cluded in both cases. The number of
turkeys ducks. and geese. however. de-
creased very materially in nearly every
section Of the country. Tho aggregate
increase In fowls was. therefore, due to
the increase In the number of chickens.
which rose from 233. 5S6. 600 to $50 .0o0 or
for turkeys was Al. for ducks 1913. and
for geese o1.9. Comparable figures for
the minor classes Of fowls. guinea fowls,
peafowls, and pigeons. are not available
for 1907. The number of ostriches re-
ported In 1900 was only 6s4. or about one
eighth as many as in 1910.
The percentage of increase in value Of
poultry was over four times as great as
that in number. amounting to So per
cent. The average value per fowl thus
rose from 81 cents in 1900 10 So cents in
1910.
DISTRIBUTION OF FOWLS.
Table two shows for continental Uni
ted States and for the nine geographic
divisions the number Of farms reporting
poultry, the total number of fowls. their
value, and average value for 1910 and
1900. together with the amount and per
cent OF increase.
me poultry industry is distributed
throughout the United States In the
several geographic divisions. however.
the number OF fowls per 100 acres of i'm
proved farm land varies considerably
The New England division shows the
greatest relative number, which is
about 9S fowls per 10 acres Of improved
farm land, while the lowest relative
number (S6) Is in the mountain division
The Middle Atlantic and East North
Central divisions also show large rela-
two numbers. amounting. respectively.
to 81 and 81 fowls per 10 acres of i'm
proved land
or the total number of fowls in CONT
mental United states in 1910 considerably
over one-hef, or 54S per cent, were in
the two North Central divisions: about
me-flith' or 1873 per cent. In the two
south Central divisions: somewhat over
one-tenth, or H. per cent, in the New
England and Middle Atlantic divisions:
somewhat less than one-tenth. or "a per
cent, IN the South Atlantic division: and
% per cent. in the two western divisions,
the Mountain and Pacific
me distribution of chickens among the
several geographic divisions naturally
corresponds very closely 10 the distribu-
lion OF the total number Of fowls. since
chioAens constitute much the greater pro-
portion OF all fowls. In the case OF the
othsr classes of fowls the Two North
central divisions have a somewhat small
Ter proportion N the tota, for the
country than In the case Of chickens;
OF turkeys AIS per cent were report Cd
rom these TWO divisions; Of ducks, 4ss
per cent. and ~ geese. only 3s.i per cent
The two South Central divisions com.
btned had Az per cent OF the toto,
number OF geese, very much larger
percentage than they Possessed r., ~.
case OF chickens
INCREASE OF FOWLS on FARMS
Every geographic division reports an
Increase during tho decade In number ~