Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-19
FIGURES SHOW
PRODUCTS OF
G. +. COUNTY
Interesting Statistics Are
Given Out by County
Auditor.

While this years Dusun and win
ter wheat aereatee represent insrsas-
es over those Of . year axo, Z decrsese
In the acreage sown to hard epstas
wheat, amounting to 22.514 acres, 10
shown IN the county statistical report
for the yea Of 1872 a. made by the
county auditor to the state stats
tician Of North Dakota.
The report 10 based on the reports
submitted to the county auditor BY
the various assessors Of the county.
It is very comprehensive in its scope
and gives some Interesting infoTma-
ton on just what Grand Forks Is do
Ing In an Agricultural. way. 4s.efsr
For instance, the total amount Of
wages paid during last year for farm
help amounted to $3.50 ,e43.62. There
were 6,406 males living Or employed
on farms. 4,150 females. al births
and 4s deaths. The average monthly
wages for male laborers. Of whom
and for 298 female farm workers, |
Sao.s5.
There were two creameriss in oper-
alton, producipG a total Of 2,S16,S01
pounds Of butter: this in addition to !
432.5s0 pounds made in families.
There were 71,1ss gallons Of ice cream
manufactured in the county.
The report shows seven farmers
elevators in operation. with a total
capacity of 100000 bushels; nine in-l
dependent elevators, with a total ca
pacity Of $4,000 bushels. and eighteen
line elevators with a total capacity OF
$4,000. bushels. I
The report in part follows:
The acreage for various crops for
1922 sown or planted. and to be put
In during the year: Hard spring wheat,
TIA AK. AvSe,1pA Swhoof ca I'm. ru{nfAr
wheat (fall of 1870. 1.027: fax, as
1874; oats, 76.154; barley. 46.o17: hull
lees barley, %: spring rye, $50; winter
rye (fall Of 1870, 21,954: speltz. e57:
corn, 21.483; potatoes, 17,S47; hemp,
so; millet. 1923; cloverA.745; tim thy.
6.05s; alfalfa, 1884; bronze grass,
437; swee clover, 1915; carrots, 81.
The total 1892 cultivated acreage,
including all grasses and hay Is 4s1,-
420.
Value Of garden products sold in
try and eggs sold in 1921 Wal $92,-
67s.e4.
1891 Dairy PRODUCES
The number Of pounds Of butter
made in families in 1871 was.4S2.68t:
number Of pounds Of cheese made in
families in 1881. 375; number Of
pounds Of milk sold to cheese factor
les in 1891, SEQ; number Of pounds Of
milk sold to creameries in 1891. 1884,
$50; number of pounds of cream sold |
to ,creameries in 1891. 4s9,zss.
The amount received for milk and
cream sold to cheese factories, cream
cries or stations In 1921 was $133,616;|
amount received from fruit marketed !
sold other than specified, in 1884,,
$51.71S: number Of cows used, for
milking in 1891, 1891. The number Of
silos used In 1892 was So.
Miscellaneous
The number Of sheep sheAred in
1921 was 3.666; number of pounds !
wool clipped in 1921, $3.50; number
Of fruit trees in bearing in 1921, g.
1875; numberio of fruit trees not in bear
ing in 1921, $50; number Of acres Of
berries, all kinds, in 1891, 60. The
amount received for cruit marketed
in 1921 wa $461; the number Of acres
over, in 1922 was 3,rS5.
livestock in 1ea9
The. number of horses, all ages, in |
1892 was 14,460; number of mares in
1879, Sass; number Of colts foaled in
1921, las; number Of pure bred colta
In 1921, 1e: number ofsnnules, all ages
in 1921. "a; number Of pure bred
cattle in 1872, t662: number Of cattle,
all ages, in 1922, 23,0s7; number of
sheep, all ages, in 1922, 3.346: num-
Der Of pure bred sheep in 1892, $50;
number Of hogs. all ages. in 1922, s.
1872; number Of pure bred hogs in
1922, S46.
The value of animals fattened and
killed for home, use in 1891 was }14s,-
044; amount received for cattle, hogs
and shsep sold for market IN 1871,
~S237,634.09; amount received for
horses sold to markets in 1921, $43..1
1871: value Of all kinds of stock bought
in 1921. $S3.441. =,
Poultry Production
Number Of fowls used at home, co.
~, value ~$23,641-s0; nurnber. Of dog
en- eggs used, 146,790, value 3a3,-
624.75: value Of poultry and egvs used
$~57,166.65; number Of chickens sold.
35,S49, value 1,062.10; number Of
turkeys sold, s,22s, value 3e1.4s6.60
number OF ducks sold $50, value
S441.60;. number Of geese sold 666,
value 1882.
Total number Of I'll poultrsyvG.1soid.
1921; value OF ell poultry sold ,966.-,
362.S0; Iaumber Of dozen eRSo sold.
14o,244. value &35,079.4E; value Of ali
poultry produced, $1ls,s0S.40; value
OF all poultry sales $~Sl,441.76; preS-
ent number of chickens $3.50: pref
ent number Of turkeys l.111: present
number OF ducks $50; present nun1ber
OF, geese $50; present nuInbSr of ali
other fowls Is: total number Of : b
poultry on hand, 1O5,0S9.