The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-11
CROP AND LIVE
STOCK F|GURES
G|VENFOR OHIO


The director Of the census announces.
subject To correction, tn" following
preliminary figures from the census of
agriculture for ohio.
The value of all crops for Ohio III
1919 was sGO7.O42,S35 The total value Of
cereals was s&9l N3+.%,5. OF clover and
alfalfa seed j.l3S.S67: Of hay and for
age. sl30.l13,749. Of potatoes $l7.657.-
Sill; of other vegetables. s25.7O7,347; Of
tobacco sl3.59S,3u@; of sugar berts. 49,
S36,S6l. and of fruits and nuts. Sl5,-
l9l.7a0
As compared with 1909. the total
value of crops shows an increase OF
l74.G per cent; cereals; l>i.l per cent;
clover and alfalfa seed. 34L9 per cent;
potatoes. $50 per cent; tobacco. 50.3 per
cent and fruits and nuts 93.% per cent.
The total production of hay and
forage was 7,66l,ssO tons. Of which j.
906 206 tons were silagc In 1909, the
total production of hay and forage
mot including corn cut for forage) was
4,522.066 tons.
Mobacco had an acreage OF rs 7S9 in
1878 as compared with l06.t77 in 1909;
the quantity harvested in 1919 was st.
40, 472 lbs. as against SS,6O3,3oS pounds
in 1909. ,o,o
Maple sugar products IN 1919 com
prised 694.l75 gallons OF strip and O.
Dol pounds OF sugar. as compared Wild
l.323.43l gallons of Strup and 25I,522
pounds Of sugar in 1909; The acreage
Of sugar hrcts In l9l? was ]d;1ol. as
duCtion. 365.ilJ TONS as against 0''''O
The production OF Strawberries in
1919 was 7l65.9j7 quarts; Of raSpber-
rios. 2.772,46S quarts; OF apples. KY o..
1886 bushels; and Of peaches, 6l7,537
Ohio Live Stock.
The director Of the census announces.
subject TO correction. the ioIloW'ns
preliminary figures from the census OF
~
or the s56,695 farms in Ohio. c45,57::
report live stock. porses are reported
by 231,45-. mules BY 1915. cattle by
2$2.+72. sheep by b6,24G, and hogs by
l99,402. ON
The number Of horses In Ohio is Slo,-
go, which includes i42.ol@ horses. two
year old and over. 39.4l5 colts from on"
10 two years old. and 1926 colts under
one year old. The total value reported
for horses is s76.729,26d, an average of
S9465 per head. The number of horses
on April Is. 1910 excluding spring colts
in order TO make fair comparison
with figures for January l,ls2OJ was
SSS027. -
The number Of mules is Sizes, includ7
Ing, 6.l3l colts under two years old.
The total value is s3.6t7s65. an average
OF Sll535. The number OF mules IN l9lO
Excluding spring colts) was 22.50a.,
The total number of cattle Is 1875
S?3. including 81. $50 beef cattle and
1,349.273 dairy caLle Dairy COWS "a 2l% ,'Ss
all cattle Is sl1S.5S1.92i: the total value
OF dairy cows. 369.oSl.634. an average
OF s77.79 each. The number OF cattle in
1910 excluding spring calvcs) was J.
$685..
or the c.lO2.65o sheep in tn" state.
536,O22 are lambs under one year old:
l936.429. ewes one year old and over
and 33O.O9N. w"thrrS and rams. The TO-
tai value reported for sheep is S99'CTH.,
, 6SS, and average Of S9.N5 per head. the
number Of sheep in 1910 excluding
/ spring lamhSJ was 2.S90. 1853
| The 3,0S3.Ni6 swine reported include
! l,SSS.O40 pigs under six months old,
49,, COS sows for breeding, it;ssS Poars
for breeding. and 6jT.3S0 other hogs
Tho hogs are valued At stS.4S5.25l.
The 5Stal pSoduc;iI;Nn Of mix co in 1gaS
; with 49, ,O50.ooO gallons In 1909: The
production Of wool in 1919 was l5,2et'cc
5IS pounds: OF honey. S35.S9i pounds; OF
eggs, IO@.317.l43 dozen. Tho number OF
chickens raised. that year. was 22'4So'-
o27
The value Of all dairy products. en-
/ Guiding home use OF milk and cream.
was SSl, 1885; OF eggs. i42,e9S. 40o;
OF chickens raised in 1919. 32l,llo,I3S'