The Arvada enterprise., 1921-02-17
STOCK VALUATIONS
coloRAoo'S LIVE STOCK SHOWS
Dio oGcREA8Es IN NUMOGNe
AND VALUATIONS FOR teao
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Denver, COlO.-There was decrease
during the past year In the numbers
Of all classes Of live stock for the
United States and Colorado, except
dairy COWS for the state. according to
the live stock report Of the United
States Bureau Of Crop Estimates and
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service. fand all live stock
show marked declines In average price
and total values during the same pc.
rtOd. The declines In numbers were
especially marked In cattle, sheep and
hogs, due largely to unsatisfactory
prices and stringent money copdi.
tiOns.
The number OF horses ON the farms
Of Colorado On Jan. l, 1921, totaleti
406, 900, being $4,000, or 81 per cent,
less than the number on the same date
last year. The average price Of all
horses was $62 per head, ST., Or PIG
per cent. less than the year Sefore.
The total value Of all horses wpA s2a,.
$4,000, compared with the value Of
tho preceding year OF $3S,22'O, 600. The
actual depreciation In the valuation of
the 4O6, 600 horses In the state during
the year amounts to $8,0's8, ,OOO The
mules in the state January I. 1921.
numbered $1,000. compared with 81.
600 year ago, or a reduction Of 8S
per cent The total value this year is
32,670.O0O. compared with S3,l3l. 900
last year. The actual depreciation for
the number on the farms at the pres.
ent time Ia Sl2 per head. amounting
to $S0O, 900.
The milk cows In the atate barely
held to the same number-c72,O 600
head-but the valuation was reduced
,OOO, the present worth being e.
tlmated at Slo,OaO.OOO. The reports In.
dictate that the average daily Yield per
COW during the period when milked
last year was 66 quarts. Good prices
were largely Responsible for the lack
Of decrease In the number Of dairy
cows.
Other cattle on the farms and ranges
Of the state numbered ,22O, 900 head.
compared with 1,856,OOO last year-a
reduction Of 10 per cent Their aver
age value per hsad this year 10 $84.S0
"A reduction Of $3.50. or 27.7 per
cent per head. This reduction results
in . total depreciation In the value Of
1,220.O0O head amounting to SlG,226,.
900. The total valuation Of the cattle
In the state this year IL ~. .4b8,O0O
compared with $G5.170,OOO OF the total
number Of cattle In the state q year
ago
sheep.
The number Of sheep on thG Colo
rndO farms and ranges Jan. I. 1921.
was l,D7S.O 600 head. compared with ?.
l:l 900 head last year. This number
In reduction of Z per cent. The aver.
age value IL $3.50 per head--a rsiNc-
tiOn Of &4.2O. or 42S per cent, yer
head. This reduction results In de-
probation In the valuation on the L.
87S, 900 sheep Of eA2Sa00O. The pres
ent total value Of the sheep In Colo
rado In 8ll.O4a,0oo compared with
SO. 7S8OO. the value Of the 2,12i 900
head last year. Reports Indicate q
heavy reduction In range xhoep during
the year. hut considerable increase In
the number Of sheep In the feed lots
the estimated number on feed In trsns-
II January I. 1921. being 1000 head.
compared with the estimated numDsr
Of $4,000 the san,e date last year,
0oO,OOO In 1919 and 1.l85. 900 In 1913.
Swine.
There were fewer swine Of all ages
on Colorado farms on Jan. ! by $1,000
head than \ year ago. or redu1 lion
Of 10 per cent. The number IN the
farms this year In 325.OO0 compared
with 382. 900 last year ut this time.
There was 4 decline of $50. " 8l.7
per cent from the average price Of last
year. This reduction In the average
price on the 825 900 swine In the state
results In n depreciation In values 10
the farmer on this class Of stock Of &i..
O53,OOO. The total valuation Of the
swine In the state In $3in,7, 600. com.
pared with n valuation on 3822. .OD head
last year Of &s.s76.OOO. Special reports
indicate that about 10 per cent Of the
number Of swine on hand In Colorado
on January ], 1921. were brood Sows
and ~ tn 40 per cent were pigs under
viz months old Tho reminder In ~.
sUmed 10 be hogs on hand for fatts,,.
Ink. Similar reports for January !,
1a2O. showed IL to 70 per cent Of the
number "f swine on hand were bro0,i
sows and - to ~ per cent were pies
under sis months old.
The total value on January I, 1921,
Of NIL animals enumerated nbOve wss
M.2'5, $4,000 ns compared with 49,.
M, $4,000 on Jnnunry 1. 1820. n do.
crcne Of s2.27l, l,570,OOO. or nj per
cent. The total aggregate depreciation
In the valuation Of all animals cnunn.
crnted above on the FARMS Of the
United States ut the prcscn, time sc