The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-31

farmers in 1909 was sold as sIch. The
butter made on farms in 1903 was valued
at s4.o5+.ooc.
The total number of sheer OF shearing
age In West Virginia on April Is. 1910.
per cent as compsred Win 's sSe Number nj
ON June I. 1900 $4,000 The approxI-
mate production Of wool during i90swas
and "ss.a at ,saoSso 81 tsese
totals. about per cent represent est
mates The number OF fleeces producei
IN 1909 was per cant less than In 1899.
me average weight per fleece In 1870?
was 80 pounds. as compared with b.3
pounds In 1899. and the average va!ueper
pound was 81 cents. as compared with 20
cents I'm 1899.
Poultry Products.
The total number OF folws on West
Hirgin.a farms on April Is. 1910. was
100000. or the se.20s farms reporting
duced in 1909. and lI.t9s did not report
any poultry raised IN 1893 The produc-
ron OF eggs actually reported for the
at s3.is4.oOo. According 20 the Twelfth
census reports the production OF eggs In
1893 was IL ei2. 600 dozens. the value be-
ing xl.ssS.OOo. The latter figures now
ever. are somewhat in excess OF the act
ual returns at that census. beca Use they
include estimates made to cover those
cases where the schedules reported fowls
on hand without reporting the produc-
non OF eggs. In order 10 make the re-
turns for 1903 comparable with those
published for 1899 similar estimates
nave been made. the method OF estimate
and the Justification therefor being sub
stsntiaily the same in the case OF
wool The total production OF eggs In
1909. including these estimates WAS 49,
$4,000 dozens. valued at s2.67e 900 The
total production Of poultry in 1909 in
Guiding estimates made on the same
valued at s2.e39.ooO.
Animals Sold or Slaughtered.
The total value OF domestic animals
sold during 1909 was sli.i59. 900 and that
OF animals slaughtered on farms 81 2g7-
GOO. making an aggregate Of sIs,s5s 900
This total. however. Involves consider
able duplication. resulting from the re-
neen purchased by the farmers during
TIE value OF all the cattle Gncluding
calNes) sold during 1909 repr.Sen:e ed
about two-thirds OF the total value OF
animals sold, and the value OF horses
sold represented about one-seventh OF
the total.
The census OF 1900 called for the re-
ceipts from the sale Of all domestic AMI
mails raised on the farms reporting and
me value or those slaustt tered during
s'' wii!ch amounted. respectively. to
S.."S5.o"1 and $685.. 600 The item OF
sales - not closely comparable with that
OF l'Vs. when tine inquiry covered all
sales. whether OF animals raised on the
farms reporting or elsewhere n is he
hrNsd. however, that In many cases the
returns Tor lNs? also included receipts
from sales or animals not actually raised
"n the farms reporting
Crops.
IN" total value Of crops In West VIZ
Sinia iu 1909 was S40375. o0o Of this
crops ro~ which the acreage a. We'll a.,
10" vain" was reported. the rema nde-
consisting or the value Of hy-proGucts
-'Straw. garden and grass seeds etr , 10.
rived from uhe same land a. other crops
reported. or OF orchard fruits. nuts. for
'eSt products. ana the Liz. THE conn
was reported was i.s.f3s2 represent.
10 PER cent pf the total improved an 4
IN farms 'S,"@i.s51 arresb. Most OF the
remaining improved lsnd doubtless con.
SiSt"h "i improved pasture. land lying
ih!low. house and farm yards. and land
"',hpi"d ~ orchards and vineyards IT,.
a'T.aSe Tor which was not reported
10" general character Of West Viz
x MA agriculture - indirat..I by the fact
that about O-fifthS 1896 per cent, az
w" total value % crops IN 1909 was CON
ttl'nied lev tho cereals. about onc-fifth
IN" Der cent lr hny and forage AMI
about "uc-s'Nih G7.3 per cent, Nv pofs-
t"e- ana "th"r vegetables. TIE remain-
der. representing gas per cent az the
total. consisted mostly Of forest pro-
ducts. fruits ava nuts. AMI tabacco
IN" vain" ~ crops IN 1909 was 81 I
lfF 'FU' tisHtfr Than IN 1893. this lft-
,trase being. 70 doubt. due IN part fo
.igner price,. There was decrease ~
- pc Ger: in th" total acreage ~
ctnr- Tor which rrrrdg- vas reported
~" greatest absolute de~sass being tina
w ~" "rf"aE' - 'eresis and the greet
- wy" ~, tease that In the acreage
."f lay "9nd forage
IN 1909 tic total a,reag. ~ POTATOES
ara other Vegetables was ss.224 ana tHeif
value Ss.'"s.siN Excluding potatoes
IL aN So
nge ~ v.getabies was isE24 and their
value f4.s2n. GOO. both acreage and value
h"ing DECIDEDLY greater thsn In 1899.
Small Fruits.
SfrawherrIes are tire most important
."f he small fruIts raised IN West W.
Einia. with raspher-ies and loganherrics
second ard laird. respectively. Trs
value of the strawberry crop In isos va
Ills The total acreage or sinai
fruits in f@uF vas .af3 AMI IN 1890
Fat an inrrsns. - "a nor cont Tn,
prod u~f'pu 300 1909 was q 7g1 900 quarts
- compared win 23ss.0oo quart IN
1909. compared Win $4,000 ~ 1882
Orchard Fruits.
D" total quantity ~ orcNnrf FRUITS
WnHncNd - lN"f vas $40 ntn bushels
about rin~-feutfs ~ This puantity
peaches and nectar me- most - the -.
mnindfr. The production ~ grapes IN
1909 amounted g. $4,000 pounds
valued ~ fs2s7i ard that - nut,
90. 600. valued 81 tfG0fa
Thc Induction ~ ~ orchard ,ru;t'
Together iu 1909 vHc - Per ce~t less
y" uunrfitv Than Tat IN 1890. while 81,
production ~ grapes inrren sol ma
tefiaiit The value - orchard fruits
InWetcr. irrrsHred from s-fIe.uDn n
1909 80 5000 600 fn 1909 ard fref -
sfHrss FROM ff1t1t IN 1899 60 ts1.s2A
i0 1893 ~ slould 20 noted that The
taiHea fnf 1879 Include the value ~
more Hdt Hured products derived ffou
"r' Nnri fruits or grapes. such 80 cider
vinegar. dried frulfs a1f tho like. end
inir therefore involve some dunliCafiru
while fhe saiurs own FOR 1909 r~iafe
only fu fIf rrDtI.rfa fu fIefr original