Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-08-13
VALUABLE LIVE STOCK IN IOWA.
Assessors Reports to County Audi
tors Show IOwa's Farms are
Well Stocked.

The assessors reports made to the
county auditors this year showing
the amount Of live stock on the
farms proved that farmers of Iowa
have a great deal of money invested
in live stock. According to this re-
port Iowa farmers had, July l, 1912,
S,234,977 head of hogs. The total
amount of swine in the entire Unit
ed States January /, 1913, was 61,-
17S,000. Iowa has practically one
eighth of the swine of the entire
United States. Pottawattamie coun-
ty showed 170,70S head of swine
when this report was made, being
the leading county of the state in
the number of swine. Plymouth
county was second, showing 150,1S8
head; Sioux county was third with
146,14S head; Cedar county takes
fourth place in the number of hogs
on hand according to this report,
having 140,572.
There were 1,9S9,534 head of
horses on the Iowa farms January 1,
1913. Pottawattamie county leads in
the number of farm horses with 21,-
SIS head on hand while Jasper coun-
ty is close second with 21,53S
head. Plymouth county takes third
place in the number of horses with
| 81 oil head.
There were 1,0S5,354 head of
dairy cows and heifers kept for milk
on the Iowa farms January /, 1913.
Fayette county had the largest num-
Der of dairy cows with 25,054 head,
Clayton county ranks second in the
number of dairy cows with 24,364
head. This also indicates where
most of the dairying is done in Iowa
The total number of cattle of all
ages on the Iowa farms January /,
1913, was 3,4S8,71S. Fayette coun-
ty leads with a total of 5S,456 head
with Clinton second, having a total
of 56,S6S head. Sioux county ranks
third with total of 5000.
There were 647,7S5 head of sheep
on the Iowa farms January /, 1913.
During the year of 1912, 347,944
head were shipped in for feeding
and total of 541,015 were sold for
slaughter The amount of wool
clipped was 3,947,66O pounds. Davis
county leads in the number of sheep
on hand, there being 5S,107 head at
the time this report was made. Van
Buren, county comes second with a
total of 44,239; Henry county comes
third with 2S,247 head.
There were 36,092,390 head of
poultry on the Iowa farms July l.,
1912. An estimate of the number
of dozens of eggs received during the
year 1912 places the yield at 3D.
| 549,731 dozens. Polk county leads
in the number OF fowls with 733,83S;
Pottawattamie county comes second
with 601,762; Jasper county comes
third with 1905.
The total value of Iowa farm ami
mails January l, 1913, according to
the government figures was $685.
4S2, 900. This was exclusive of
poultry.
Last year Iowa produced $685.
420,6GS worth of farm crops; the
dairy products last year were valued
at $50, 1000; the poultry and eggs
at S30,000,000 and the wool at 81
500, 900, making the general value
of the farm products last year S476,-
920,663.
Last year was of course the great
est crop year in the history of Iowa.
This year, however the total farm
crops together with dairy poducts,
poultry and eggs, should at least
come up to 100000. Add to
this the value of the live stock on the
farms and it will show live stock and
grain products to the value of over
$500, 100000. This is pretty close
to the billion dollar mark and there
are estimators who last year placed
the value of the crops and the live
stock on the Iowa farms at one bill
lion dollars. When it is remembered
that a large per cent of this is pro-
duced in one season, it can then be
realized that Iowa's annual contri-
button to the worlds wealth is in
deed marvellous.
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