The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-07
LIVESTOCK in U.
s. SHOW DECREASE
Bureau Reports Ire
mendous Falling off
in Past Year

Nearly ten million less head OF
livestock were on farms in the United
States on January /, 1921 than a
year preceding, according to esti.
mates based upon reports of agents
and correspondents of the bureau OF
crop estimates, United States depart
ment Of agriculture. Horses de.
creased about 100000 head, or 2.9
per cent; mules decreased slightly
$4,000, or 8 per cent; milk cows de-
creased $4,000 or 1.3 per cent;
other cattle decreased 1,S80,000 or
AZ percent; swine decreased 5,078,-
900, or IL uer cent and sheep de-
creased 2,O47,000 or 4.3 per cent.
The total numbers on farms and
, ranges January 1 are estimated as
, follows: Horses, 2O,183,000; mules,
, 4,999,O00; milk cows, 29,321, 900;
other cattle, 42,S70,000; swine, 66,-
! 649,009 and sheep, 45.067.000.
The results Of the 1920 census of
livestock have been issued for few
states only ;the two sets of figures
Census and crop estimates) are not
made from the same basis and there
! fore are not comparable, in that the
bureau of crop estimates figures are
the result of applying yearly esti-
mated changes to the census figures
of 1910, which were taken on April
Is, instead of on January 1, as was
done in 1920.
Value Shows Decline
No attempt has been made to re-
adjust the bureaus 1920 figures to
the new census basis in the few
states for which census figures have
been published. Readjustments will
be deferred until the census will be
complete for all states.
The total value of live stock has
declined $2,271,576, or 26.7 per cent,
during the year; that is, from total
of $S,507,145,O00 on January 1,
1920 to $6,235,569,000 on January
1, 1921. This decline is due partly
to the reduction in numbers, but
more to the lower value per head.
Horses, with a value of $82.45 per
head, as compared with $94.42 q
year ago, are lower than they have
been since 1906. The total value of
horses is estimated at 81 1854, 166, 900
which is $298,337,00O or 1873 per
cent less than year ago.
Mules have declined in price rela-
lively more than have horses, due,
probably to the depression in the cot
ton states, where mules are largely
used. The January 1 price, $115,72
is the lowest value since 1916,
whereas the value a year ago,
$147.07 was the highest on record.
F.; The total value of mules in $578,-
473,0O0, reduction of $162,927,-
900, or 20 per cent, as compared with
year ago.
Milk Cows Worth Less
+, Milk cows have declined 24.8 per
cent in value per head, from $685. Il
to $63,97, and intotal value have de-
clined $518,228,0 900 or 25.8 per cent.
Other cattle have declined 27.3 per
cent in value per head, from $43.22
to $31.41 and intotal value have de-
clined $587,$520,000 or 30.4 per
cent, from $1,934,185, 900 to 81
346, 665,00O. All cattle have thus
declined $1,105,748,000 or 2S per
cent from $3,944.313.000 to $1.sS4,-
$4,000
Swine have declined in value per
head 31.7 per cent, from 419.01 to
$12.99 and in total value have de-
clined $497,636,000 or 36.6 per cent,
from $1,363,269,000 to 1866, $685.
900.
Sheep have declined in value per
head 39.1 per cent, from $10.52 to
1851 and in total value have de-
clined $206,928,000 or Alb per cent
from $495, 100000 to $228,732,0 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown, father
and mother of Mrs. C. A. Hoover
left for Menan, where they will visit
with their daughter Mrs. J. H
Yearsley.
Mrs. Robert Peterson, who was op.
Grated on in Salt Lake hospital II
doing nicely and will return home in
short time.