The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-01-29
FIGURES FOR
WEST VIRGINIA
TDBE ISSUED
BY Director Darand Of the
Federal Bureau Of the
Census.
REPORT is PREPARED
By an Expert, or Special
Agent for Agricultural
Department.
REPORT is PREPARED

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WASHINGTON, Jan, %. statistics
for farm products for West virginia
Sare presented in a bulletin soon 10 be
issued by Director Durand OF the Bu-
reau Of the Census, Department or
Commerce and Labor. IL was pre-
pared under the supervision Of John:
Lee Coulter. expert special agent for
agriculture.
] The returns for live stock products
obtained at the census Of 1910, like
those for crops. relate to the acts
titles of the calendar year 1903. It
is impossible to give total repre-
senting the animal production Of i've
stock products for the reason that the
total value of products from the bus
Einess of raising domestic animals for
use, sale slaughter can not be call
cplated from the census returna
Dairy Products.
The number OF farms in West Vir-
lgtnia reporting dairy COWS on April
no, 1910, was $1,000, but only sl1os
reported dairy products in 1903. That
there should be this difference is not
surprising. Doubtless some farmers
who had dairy cows in 1910 had none
/ in 1909, while other farmres neglected
to give information for the preceding
year, or were unable to do 50 perhaps
because the farm was then ia other
hands. Dairy products in general ars
somewhat less accurately reported
than the principal crops. This Is par
ticularly the case as regards the Qnan-
tity Of milk produced. The number Of
farms which made any report Of milk
produced during 1909 was S06Ss
(slightly less than the total number
reporting dairy products) and the
number of dairy COWS on such farms
on April Is, 1910, was 225,OOo The
amount Of milk reported was 1890
600 gallons; assuming that there were
the same number of COWS in 1909 as
in 1910. this would represent. an ave-
rage of $40 gallons per COW. In CON
sidering this average, however, It
should be borne in mind that the
quantity of milk reported is probably
deficient, and that the distinction be-
tween dairy and other cows Is not all
ways strictly observed in the census,
returns.
BY reason of the incompleteness OF
the returns for milk produced, the
Census Bureau has made NO attempt
to determine the total value Of dairy
products for 1909 For convenience,
a partial total has been presented,
comprising the reported value Of milk
and cream sold as such, and sold ON
the butter-fat basis, and the reported
value of butter and cheese made.
whether for home consumption or for
sale. The total thus obtained for 1909
is $5.OoO.OOO.t which may be defined as
the total value of dairy products, ex-
elusive of milk and cream used on
the farm producing.
Only a small proportion OF the milk
reported as produced by West yfr-
glnia farmers in 1909 was sold as
such. The butter made on farms In
1909 was valued at s4,O54,OOO.
Wool.
The total number of sheep Of shear
ing age in West Virginia ON April is,
1910, was $4,000. representing de-
crease of one per cent as compared
with, the number on June i, 1900
(57S,O0O). The approximate produc-
ition of wool during 1909 was SIS, 900
heeces, weighing 2.72O,OOo pounds and
valued at $4,000. OF these totals.
about nine per cent represent esti-
mates. The number OF aeaces ptc,
duced in 1909 was five per cent less
than in 1899. The average weight
per fleece in 1909 was 40 pounds, as
compared with So pounds in 1899,
and the average value per pound was
thirty-one cents, as compared win
twenty cents in 1893.
Poultry Products.
The total number of fowls on West
Virginia farms on April 10, 1910, was
S,11o,oOO. OF the ss,2Os farms report
ing fowls, 1857 did not report any
eggs produced in 1903, and il, 1856 did
not report any poultry raised In 1909.
The production Of eggs actually re-
ported for the year 1909 was 5000
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
IS Continued on page two.l