The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-24
Lime Live Stock Products.
pet,,rps for Maine for Year 1909
eeil''' Chow Some Large Figures.


,,,,urvGToN, D. c., Oct. Is. Sta
for live stock products for Maine
''''l, ...ented in bulletin soon to be is
are Nv Director Durand of the bureau
slsd W s3ensus. Department of Commerce
Of t'S '5sr 1t was prepared under the
sni L ,s5r Of John Lee Coulter, expert
s0Psi sgant for agriculture.
;ps, -srJrns for live stock products
10. 1t the census of 1910, like
olia t,- erops, relate to the activities
t-''l sadar year 1909. 1t is impossi-
Of I. .-..s total representing the an
DE .-. action of live stock products
-1 -sason that the total value of
i@ .y from the business of raising
pF' snimals for use, sale, or slaugh-
l,- ,er mt be calculated from the CEN
AZ. 9.lros,
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
-.. number of farms reporting dairy
April Is, 1910. was 46, 944, but
t|s y Sa5 reported dairy products in
95 That there should be this diff
ss is not surprising. Doubtless
farmers who had dairy cows in
' '2,6 ssa none in 1909, while other farm
's-..sIracrad to give information for the
-r.r wear, or were unable to do so;
sr. tacause the farm was then in
ELL hands. Dairy products in general
.- ,o1euhat less accurately reported
H. me principal crops. This is par
.. ,.s'y die case as regards the guam
mE produced. The number of
rlfah made any report of milk
r-. lrng 1909 was 81, sol (some-
..s- nan the total number report
products) and the number of
.r.- on such farms on April Is,
.,. .gs 900 The amount of milk
- vas 81, 026, 600 gallons. Assum-
s.s. here were the same number of
. is in 1910, this would rep
s,r a. arage of 445 gallons per
r n sdering this average, how
rs- 5aId be borne in mind that
~ ra-r-g Of milk reported is prob
I eH.t and that the distinction
....-. rv and other cows is not al
-e--- observed in the census re-
'1--ss. # the incompleteness of the
-...r. milk produced, the Census
H.-..T maze no attempt 10 ueteT-
ota value of dairy products
.rH. Iur convenience partial total
l.'.. -ented, comprising the re-
r,. IF milk, cream and butter
&ts... fre reported value of butter
rf.. made, whether for home con-
---. " for sale. The total thus OBJ
.fa9 is So, $50, 900, which may
f.a.. Us the total value of dairy
-...- elusive of milk and cream
rs-l farm producing.
llIv less than one-fourth of
-..I r0luced in Maine was sold as
..a comparatively large quantity
rqH- a. cream was sold on the but
taI.. The butter made on farms in
'a5 ned at So, $4,000,
l".ri-lus are made between 1909
sat r hat few of the census items
rs. dairy products, FOR the rea-
zr-a' S93 estimates were made for
sr 1 incomplete reports, which
r a one at the census of 1910. The
sr- srr milk produced and milk sold
gs.aaOt|cuarly affected, but those for
butter au3 cheese are approximately
Qw#"a..e. There was a material de-
ra a.Jween 1899 and 1909 in the
sacl If butter made, and a still
CREST .siative decrease in the pro-
ag-c no cheese.
WOOL.
r a number of sheep of shearing
-e Maine on April Is, 1910, was $780,
N rresenting decrease of 405 per
ur impaired with the number on
\ Lo +,
Hia.u9H If wool during 1909 was 49,
Ha=.ee= weighing 948, 900 pounds,
'1l tsl4a at 1906, 900. OF these totals
apow pr. cent represents estimates.
The r.er of f1eeces produced in 1909
vas f cent less than in 1899. The
@sgg Eight per fleece in 1909 was 6
@a compared with 81 pounds in
H.. the average value per pound
R .''ts, as compared with % cents
III HAIR AND MOHAIR.
aa-- li7 farmers reported $50
4oS his on their farms April Is,
III. reported the production of
4 mohair during 1909. These
rIorted 1853 fieeces, weighing
and valued at S207. AL
.o-g production is still unimpor-
s7', some increase is shown over that
Nary farmers who have goats
nee goat hair or mohair, but
nd that the report is some
.5'' SHORT OF the actual production.
ruuLTRY PRODUCTS.
-l- --a' number of fowls on Maine
AaHs #. apNl Il. 1910 was 736 OOO
W. me- 4 i-o farms reporting fowls, A.
al' Eot report any eggs produced in
-t snI SO did not report any poul-
~ fais-l in 1909. The production of
-gas coa''y reported for the year 1909
o was . a7509 dozens, valued at So, $685.
wv, According to the 18th census re-
% y 5s, The podQction of eggs in 1899 was
40, ,5"9t oJ. iozens, the value being ST.
%s''lv The latter figures, however,
,yt somewhat in excess of the actual
s'Ahs at that census, because they in
.,.17 estimates made to cover those
;1srS WHERE the schedules reported
Sas or hand reporting the pro-
1 %l 'l -ggs. In order to make
We returns for 1909 comparable with
Gos4 published for 1899, similar es-
mates Gave been made, the method of
ssI.al- ana the justification therefore
@ .,s SUBSTANTIALLY the same as in the
% .a'S w voI. The total production of
rs IS -5'' including these estimates,
@. 356 F0 dozens, valued at 50, 1872
iq,. H. lotal production of poultry in
~. "agGrg estimates on the same
n1. Us i.f gigs, was 2,602, 900 fowls,
''.-s. at ST. l55, 900
HONEY AND WAX,
,o a.a9aEt 81 farms reported 1852
;@ .55s I'd bees on hand A pril Is, 1910,
s,.4 'eS5 farms with l, 342 colonies on