The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-31
FIELD AGENT OF BUREAU OF
CROP ESTIMATES SHOWS CON-
DiTiONS IN STATE.
PRICE MULES is ADVANCED
Heaviest Increase Was In Swine,
Which Is 20 per Cent With More
Shoats and Young Pigs In the State
Than Ever Before.

bers and values of live stock on farms
and ranges on January /, 1919; for the
state of Tennessee and the United
States, with comparisons, as complied
by the bureau Of crop estimates, and
transmitted through the field agent.
Horses.
State-Number 357 ,000 compared
with $4,000 last year. Price per head
SIG, compared with $109 year ago.
United States Number 21,534,000,
compared with 21,555,0OO last year.
Price per head $98.4S, compared with
$104,24 a year ago.
Mules.
State-Number 27S,00O, compared
with 273,0OO last year. Price per-
hear $40 compared with $l31 a year
ago.
United States-Number 4,925,0O0
compared with 4,S73,000 last year.
Price per head $135.59 compared with
9128.S1 year ago.
Mich Cows. ~
State Number 100000 compared
with $4,000 last year. Price per
head sec compared with $55 year
ago.
United States-Number 23,467000
compared with 23,310,OO0 last year.
Price per head $7S24 compared with
$70.54 a year ago.
Other Cattle.
Number $4,000 compared
with $4,000 last year. Price per
head $34.30 compared with 5000 a
year ago
United States Number 44,399,000
compared with 44,112,000 last year.
Price per head $44.16 compared with
$40,S8 year ago. 1856
sai'3 Sheep.
Number $4,000 compared
VITA $4,000 last year. Price per
head $11S0 compared with $500
year ago. ~ c4,3I &aosJ Id
United States-Number 49,S63,000
compared with 4S,603000 last year.
Price per head $11G1 compared with
@11,82 year ago .4rs# ys.g
't..'f 51 Swine. ,sl.,..l
State-=Number ,9G5,000 compared
with ] ,G34 900 last year. Price per head
$3.50 compared with $15 year ago:
United States-Number 75,JS7,0 900
compared with 70,97S000 last year.
Price per head $2204 compared with
$l954 a year ago
From all information obtainable, it
seems there has been an increase in
all live stock in Tennessee; in horses
and mules the change is slight, only
about 2 per cent; there has been an
Increase in mich cows in the state Of
about 3 per cent; in other cattle which
includes calves, heifers and beef cat
tie, the increase has been about 6 per
cent; a slight increase is shown in
sheep; while the heaviest increase is
shown in swine, the increase being 70
per cent, there being possibly more
sloats and young pigs in the state
than ever before.
In the United States there has
been a slight decline in horses and al
decided falling off in value, while
there has been an increase in tn enum-
Der of mules, and a corresponding in
crease in value; there has not been
the demand in horse stock as with
mules, hence the decline in value of
horses.
Horses declined $12G,261,O00 in val
ne, while mules increased in value
S40,0Sc,000; the increase in value OF
rilch COWS is $191, $4,000; in other
cattle $157 ,1SSO0O; sheep increased
in value $4,441,0O0, and swine $27S,.
10000.
The total value of all live stock on
farms as enumerated above for the
United States, on January /, 1919, is
estimated at $3.50, 2O4 900, as compar- |
ed with $S,2S4,19S, 900 on January l. |
1918, an increase of $546,0O0,0O0, or
per cent.
The value Of live stock as onumer
ated above in the state of Tennessee /
is, horses, 1919-s41, l12, 900; 1918, $3S-
100000; mules-1919, SSS,92O,O00, 1918
$35, 1868, 900; mich COWS 1919, $780,
OSO,CcO, 1918, s2O,515,OO0; other cattle
1913, $2O,134,0OO, 1918, $16,675OOO; |
sheep-1919, s6.691 900, 1918, s4,7SO,-
OOO swine-1919, s32, 422,O00, 1918. |
S24, $4,000.
A mild fail and winter has aided the !
live stock industry in Tennessee
greatly, there being good pasturage
up until the new year.