The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-05

During the decade, domestic animals,
poultry and bees combined increased
in value S65.S1?.000, or 1851 per cent.
With the exception of sheep and lambs,
which decreased in value 1929. 600, or
36.7 per cent, all classes increased, but
did 50 in widely differing degrees. More
than three-fourths of the aggregate
value of live stock in 1910 represents
value of horses II colts. in which
group occurred the greatest actual and
relative change during the decade, vel
nine-tenths of the whole gain being in
this class. which shows an increase of
S6o,133.O00 or 267.2 per cent. Cattle
increased in value only 1901, 900 or
IL per cent. The smallness of this in
crease is accounted for by a decrease
between 1900 and 1910 of 67,S34 in
the number and of $2.O9S,O0 in the
total value of steers and bulls of all
ages. due to the disappearance OF the
range and the extension of the farm.
There Is also Il decrease of 25,737 in
the number and $664 900 in the total
value of calves. resulting from the
change in the date of enumeration.
i nl9OO the census was taken as of
June /. after all the spring calves were
born. while that of 1910 Was taken
as of April Is, before the close of the
calving season and when the calves on
hand We're on the average younger
than at the enumeration of 1900.
The value of swine increased s2,222.-
600 or 23S.S per cen and that of poul-
try $1.00S, 900, or 211.2 per cent. The
value of horses and colts is nearly five
times that of cattle and the two to-
gether represent about 81 per cent
OF the value of all live stock. Swine
represent 80 per cent; poultry Ia per
cent; and sheep and lambs IL per cent
OF the total value.
Domestic animals: 10000 the
total number of farms enumerated,
1854, or 96.3 per cent, report do
nestle animals OF some kind. the num-
her without any domestic animals be-
ing only 2,726.
OF all the farms in the state S6.4
per cent report cattle, SAT- per cent
reporting dairy cows" and only 30.2
per cent "other CONS" The average
number of dairy cows per farm re-
porting is about 4. While tho average
number of other cows per farm re-
porting that class is slightly over ;.
The total number of cows, especially
dairy COWS increased materially dur
ing the decade. while the average val
ucs OF dairy cows increased slightly
and of "other cows" decreased consid-
crably.
Horse sand colts are reported by
!4.1 PEI cent OF all the farmers in the
state, while 41.G per cent report ycarl-
i1es. 1t is noteworthy that in spite of
the early dates of enumeration 2O.3
per cent report spring colts. Mature
horses are valued at S139.5S. about
twice as much as in 1900. only about
II farmer in every.twenty-iive reports
mules and the average values arc
somewhat higher than those of horses
of the corresponding age groups.
Sheep and lambs are reported from
".G11 farms or 4.3 per cent of all the
farms in the state, whereas 1913 PEI
cent of all farms reported sheep in
1900. OF the 3,671 farms, $3.50 per
cent report spring lambs, the number
of the latter being equal to 27.S per
cent of the number of ewes. This COM
J. 'rttively small proportion is doubtless
lie to the early date of enumeration
The average flock in the state, includ-
ing all classes, is almost so sheep and