Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-16
,NRoADs INTO HERDS
OF SWINE DURING PAST
SEASON..
GOVERNMENT ISSUES FIGURES
ON DISEASES OF FARM ANIMALS
Iowa Stands Fourth Among States,
Loss Being 100 Per 1000 Head
Increase in Majority Of statss-
Statistics As to Cattle, Sheep and
Horses Make Better Showing.
Especial correspondence

Washington, April 16.-The losses
and condition of livestock for the
United States as whole are set forth
in an interesting report Of the bureau
Of statistics of the department of agri-
culture. The data covers losses from
disease and from exposure and relative
condition April /. Correspondents and
agents of the department have gath
cred the statistics, which are esti-
mates, not actual enumerations. The
figures follow:
Losses Of swine from disease were
unusually heavy, being 1l0.1 per
thousand as compared with S9.2 the
preceding year. and $40, the average
per thousand Of the past ten years.
The loss of 1101 per thousand. If ap-
piled to the estimated number and
value of hogs on Jan. !, would indi-
cate a total loss of approximately o.
5000 head, valued at 1886 per head,
or total of s66, $4,000. Probably 90
per cent of this loss is due to hog
cholera.
The states in which losses this year
were heaviest were: Missouri 11o per
1000. Florida 10. Georgia 16o, Iowa
16O Arkansas $50, Mississippi 1874, In
diana 150 Illinois 140, Kansas 40, and
Nebraska, Alabama and Louisiana no.
Referring to the important states,
there was falling off in the losses as
compared with the preceding year, In
Illinois of IS per thousand. Kansas II.
and Oklahoma ga. but an increase in
Ohio of Is per thousand, Indiana %,
Iowa so, Missouri Is, Nebraska 90,
Georgia 10, Kentucky 25, Tennessee %,
Alabama As, Mississippi ~, Louisiana
10. Arkansas 20. Mort hCarolina IA,
10. Arkansas 20, North Carolina IA.
Wisconsin the loss is the same as last
year.
The condition. as to healthfulness.
of hogs on April !. 1913. was given as
91.4 per cent of normal, which COM
pares with 500 per cent given year
ago and s4.8, the average of the past
ten years.
The number of breeding soWs in the
United States on April / is estimated
to be about SO per cent of the number
held a year ago, and 90.5 per cent OF
the number held two years ago.
Cattle.
Losses Of cattle from disease dur
ing the past year are estimated to be
2O.5 per thousand head, which COM
pares with PIG similarly estimated last
year and 2OS. the ten-year average of
sucn losses Losses from exposure are
estimated to be AL per thousand.
which compares with 21.5 similarly es-
timated last year and 17.5. the ten
year average of such losses. The total
losses per thousand, from both disease
and exposure, If applied to the esti-
mated number and value Of cattle on
Jan. /. would indicate loss OF about
1856, 900. at 1912 per head. . total
Of s64.7S3,000.
The condition, as TO healthfulness.
of cattle on April l, 1913. was given as
$50 per cent of normal. which COM
pares with 915 similarly estimated a
year ago and 93.S. the average for ten
years.
Sheep.
Losses of sheep from disease dur
ing the past year are estimated to be
about 24s per thousand, which COM
pares with 26.6 similarly estimated a
year ago and 25.5. the ten-year average
Of such losses Losses from exposure
are estimated to be 25.1 per thousand,
which compares with 466 similarly es-
timated a year ago and $50, the ten
year average. The year is thus seen
to have been favorable. The total
losses per thousand, from both disease
and exposure. II applied to the ap-
proximate numbers and values on Jan.
/. would indicate a loss of about 2
$4,000 head, at 1924, a total Of $10.-
Os2,O00.
The condition. as to healthfulness,
Of sheep on April l, 1913, was given
as $50 per cent of normal. which COM
pares with 9o.a similarly estimated a
year ago and GAL, the ten-year aver
age.
Horses.
The losses Of farm horses and mules
from disease during the past year are
estimated to be about 1926 per thous-
and, which compares with 21.9 similar
~ estimated a year ago. If the esti-
mated loss Of 22.6 per thousand be APP
ule.d to the numbers and values OF
horses and mules on farms Jan. !, it
would indicate a total loss OF approx
mately $4,000 head, at $113.15 per
head, or total Of $63,S17,O0.
The condition, as to healthfulness,
of horses and mules on April l, 1913.
is estimated as 9s.7 per cent OF nor
NAL which compares with 9S.7 similar
Nv estimated a year ago and about
95.s. the ten-year average.
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