Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-12-04
IOWA SECOND IN EGGS
Illinois Leads and Iowa is Second,
Government Report Shows.
FACTS GIVEN OUT IN
THIRTEENTH U. s. REPORT
Iowa Produced Nearly Thirty Million
Fowls in 10O9-Egg Production
Valued at 2O,OOO,OOO.

At preliminary statement of the
general results of the thirteenth
census relative to the number of
farms reporting the raising of poul.
try and production of eggs, together
with the number of fowls and dozens
of eggs produced, and the value
thereof, in 1909 has been issued by
Director E. Dana Durand of the
bureau of the census department OF
commerce and labor. 1t was pre-
pared under the direction of LIE
Grand Powers, chief statistician, and
John Lee Coulter, expert special
agent for agriculture.
Further analysis of the returns
may result in slight notifications OF
the totals here presented before final
publication, but 1t is not expected
that they will affect materially the
figures given herein. A statement
showing the number and value OF
fowls on farms at the time the CEN
sus was taken april Is, 1910 has
already been issued. Special atten-
ton Is called to the fact that the
present summary relates only to
poultry and eggs produced on farms,
as no enumeration was provided by
laws for cities, towns, or villages.
The total number of farms report
ing fowls raised in 1909 was $685.
754. or SS.9 per cent of all farms in
the United States; and the number
of such fowls was 4SS, 468,354, or an
average of 1914 fowls per farm. No
report was published in 1900 show
ing the number Of farms reporting
or the number of fowls raised In
1899. but the total value was given
a. SlS6, S3O,152, a. against value
In 1909 of $202.5O6,272. 1t will
thus be seen that the value Of poul-
try produced in one year shows an
increase during the decade of over
SOS. 100000, or 4S per cent.
The last census shows that in 1909
there were produced in the United
States 1.591.311,371 dozen eggs,
valued at $3o6.6SS.9sO. The pro-
duction in 1899 was 1.293.662,433
dozen eggs, and the value was $144.-
24O,541. While the production OF
eggs during the ten years increased
but 23 per cent, the value more than
doubled, the exact amount of gain
being $162,448,419, or 1875 per
cent.
OF the nine main geographic divi-
sions into which the census divides
the country. the east and west. north
central divisions combined reported
over 46.3 per cent Of all poultry,
and 52.7 per cent of the eggs pro-
duced in 1909. The latter division
ranks first with a total of 1885,
667 fowls raised, having value OF
$52,337.18v. The eggs produced in
this division amounted to 446,336,-
1872 dozen, valued at $77,493,S27.
The average value per fowl was AZ
cents, and the average value pei
dozen of eggs was II cents.
The east north central division
raised 1O2,496,192 fowls in 1909,
valued at s47.S.2.SS7. The average
value per fowl was AZ cents. During
the same year 392.304.11S dozen
eggs were produced, with a total
value of $75.2s7.sO0. or an average
value per dozen of 10 cents.
The three southern divisions, com
prising the south Atlantic. and the
west south central, together report
ed over 80 per cent of all poultry
raised in 1sJ9.
OF these the south Atlantic pro-
duced the greatest number. .70.792..
1874, having a total value of $24,.
413.963, or an average Of IS cents
per fowl. In the same year there
were produced in this division 1885,
O73,767 dozen eggs. with total
value of $26.545.679. or an average
of 90 cents per dozen.
The west south central division IL
fifth in rank on the production Of
poultry and third in that of eggs
but the middle Atlantic division re-
ports higher total value of eggs
than any of the southern divisions
In the former the numbers Of fowls
raised was 59.066.127. valued al
1915. The eggs produced
amounted to 165.557.s65 dozen, ant
the value to s26.395.765. The aver
age value per fowl was 80 cents; ant
of eggs. 16 cents per dozen.
The poultry production In the mid
die Atlantic division. 36.S1S,0S'
fowls. was valued at $21.527.077, o
an average Of SO cents per fowl; AM
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