Douglas Island news., 1912-07-24
Alaska Agriculture


 tics of agriculture for Alaska are con- tained in statement issued by Direc.
 tor Durand of the bureau of the census,
 department of commerce and labor. The Ggures are subject to revision Flater.
 On April l5, 1910, the total number of farms was 222, with total farm acreage of 42,544, as compared with 12 farms with l59 acres of farm land in { 1900. Of the 42,544 acress in 1910, 2,660 were improved laud in farms, 1856 were woodland in farms, and 20,32s all other unimproved land in farms. The total value of farm property in 1910 was Sl,O6O,510, of which S46i ,832 represented laud, S4O2806 buildings. S5S,568 implements and machinery, and S134 BOA domestic animals and poultry, Of the 222 farmers reported, POS were white farmers, the remaining l4 being Japanese, Indians and others. Practi- cally all of the land is operated by owners and managers; 40,96 acres be ! Ing in this class.
 The total number of farms reporting , domestic animals was 115, the value of these being given as Sl23,5SS. Cattle nun bering SlI were valued at S56,2l5; 2O6 horses, $46,500; 9 mules, S3,2O6; 3 asses and burros, $50; 184 sheep, S2, 1880; 36 goats, S355; 165 swine, S4 ,760; all others, S10,072.
 Of the cattle reported, 231 were dairy , cows, and were valued at S21 ,255. The class of domestic animals given as "all others" includes. dogs used as work , animals, although few lawns, Belgian hares and blue foxes are included, in. } asmuch as these were reported by farmers. The report shows slightly more than 5000 fowls valued at more than SlO,OOO. These were almost en- tirely chickens, only few ducks and geese being reported.
 A considerable hum Der of animals of different classes were reported on } ranges. The total value of these amounted to S4O7.992. There were H. 78S reindeer two years old and over, T with total value of S198,477, and also
 4,777 reindeer lawns, valued at 93,220.
 The other animals reported were dogs,
 and blue and silver gray foxes.
 The value of live stock products was
 reported as S99,443; of which dairy
 products represented s49,l93; wool,
 S45O; animals slaughtered, S12,053;
 poultry raised, S7,893; and eggs plo.
 duced, S29,854 These figures do not
 include dairy products of COWS, not on
 farms.
 The report shows further that 66,366
 gallons of milk and cream were pro-
 duced, of which 42,282 gallons were sold.
 The production of butter amounted to
 6,775 pounds, of which 3,323 pounds
 were sold. 4 small amount of cheese
 was produced and sold The total re-
 ceipts from sale of dairy products
 amounted to S35, ,736, leaving s13,457 as
 the value of the dairy products con
 sumed on farms were produced. It
 might be noted that there were F, 100
 dozen of eggs produced on farms. There were 1882 barns and enclosures ! reported, containing domestic animals valued at l, 1,351,0O0; of which 356 cattle E were valued at S25,02O; 2,106 horses, < S598, 8,9Ol; 205 mules, S39,450; 15 sheep,
 S225; 214 swine, s5,273; 5,541 reindeer,
 S133355; 19,750 dogs used as work ani-
 mals, S543,134; and all others, s5,940.
 No report of poultry not on the farms
 was secured Of the cattle reported,
 225 were dairy cows, valued at S20,l80.
 The other classes were relatively unim-
 portant.
 The total value of farm products,
 other than live stock products, was
 s355996.
 Cereals held very unimportant
 place in Alaska agriculture. Their total
 value was reported at S438. Potatoes
 with value of S96S15, were in first 7 place. Hay and forage valued at S94, 1 933 rank next in importance; then veg
 etables, except potatoes, worth S83,319.
 Forest products of farms amounted to
 more than s50,OOO, and small fruits,
 sl,32O.
 The cereals reported were barley,
 oats, wheat and spelt Among the hay
 and forage crops, wild grass and grain