The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-13


tistics for products for Iowa are pre-
scented IN bulletin soon to be issued
by Director Durand OF the bureau of
the census, department OF commerce
and labor. It was prepared under the
supervision OF John Lee Coulter, ex-
pert special agent for agriculture.
The returns for live stock products
obtained at the census Of 1910. like
those for crops. relate TO the activities
OF the calendar year 1909. 1t is I'M
possible to give total representing
the annual production Of live stock
products for the reason that the total
value Of products from the business
of raising domestic animals for use,
sale, or slaughter can not be calculat-
ed from the census returns.
| Dairy Prcas.ta.
The number OF farms in Iowa report
ing dairy COWS on April Is, 1910, was
2o2,539. but only 17s,S47 reported
dairy products in 1909. That there
should be this difference is not sur
prising. Doubtless some farmers who
/ had dairy cows in 1910 had none in
1909, while other farmers neglected
to give information for the preceding
year, or were unable to do 30. per
haps because the farm was then in
other hands Dairy products In gener-
al are somewhat less accurately re-
ported than the principal crops. This
is particularly the case as regards the
Quantity Of milk produced. The mum
der OF farms which made any report
Of milk produced during 1909 was
130,796 considerably less than the
total number reporting dairy prod
ucts), and the number OF dairy cowi
Ion such farms on April Is 1910, was
$4,000. The amount Of milk reported
was 318,955,O00 gallons; assuming tina
there were the same number of cows
lin 1909 as in 1910, this would repre-
sent an average of 34S gallons pc
cow. In considering this average
however it should be borne In min
that the quantity OF milk reported !
probably deficient and tnat the distint
!. ticn between dairy and other cows
not always strictly observed in tn
: census returns.
BY reason Of the incompleteness G
the returns for milk produced, tn
census bureau has made no attempt
determine the total value OF dair
products for 1909. For convenience
: partial total has been presented, con
! prising the reported value OF mill
: cream, and butter fat sold and the r
ported value of butter and chees
made, whether for home consumptio
or for sale. The total thus obtaine
: for 1909 is s31,1a7.oo0 which may !
defined as the total value of dair
: products exclusive of milk and creal
= used on the farms producing.
. Only about one-sixth of the milk r
ported by Iowa farmers in 1909 We
= sold as such. Comparatively lare
:. Quantities Of milk and cream wei
!, sold on the butter-fat basis. The bu
: ter made on farms in 1909 was value
J. at s9,o61,0GO.
Wool.
j., The total number Of sheep OF shea
e ing age in Iowa on April 10, 1910, W;
n 100000, representing all increase OF
e per cent, as compared with the nur
d her on June j, 1900 (65S,o00). I'll
e approximate production of wool du
II ing 1909 was $4,000 ieeces. weighir
y 5,4s5.000 pounds, and valued at :
d $4,000. OF these totals about on
fifth represents estimates The nul
& her OF feeces produced In 1909 was
per cent greater than in 1899. II
average weight per fleece in 1909 w
l7.5 pounds, as compared with poun'
lin 1899, and the average value p
: pound was 26 cents, as compared wi
{. 20 cents in 1899.
Z Poultry Products.
,r The total number of fowls on Ioy
X farms on April Is, 1910, was 23,4s