The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
VALUE OF FARM ANIMALS. SHOWN
 IN CYST FIGURES
Report Shows Farmers Sold Fewer Hogs Last
 Year Than In 1922
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. 26.- Following the announcement of the estimated number and value of animals found on the farms of Alabama on January i, 1921, F. W. Gist, agricul- tural statistican, issued Saturday a statement of the estimated number and value of animals put ftito consumption during the year 1923. The aggregate value of such products. including milk and eggs, was $S9. 900, compared with $S7,947 ,000 for 1922. The fol- lowing tabulation shows the number and values of these items for 1923:
 Cattle sold, 341 ,000 value SHE'S GOO :: cattle slaughtered, 102000. value S1 1,530,000; hogs sold. 50S.000, value S5.4SG,000; hogs slaughtered, 450,O00. value '$5. .460,0 900; sheep sold and slaughtered, 62.000, value $1S6, ,000 i; chickens sold, 2,926 900, value, $1, 75G,- GOO; chickens slaughtered, 2,464 ,000 : Hns), IFS, ,56T ,000, value $5S,927 900 1; esgs produced (dozens), 2S,139,0OO, value SS,442,O00.
 Adding to the aggregate shown for animals the total value of harvested crops for the year 1923 was $314,031, ,- GOO, compared with $320. .61T, 900 for 1922. Neither of the latter figures in clude COW peas, soy beans or velvet beans harvested. The value of hogged and grazed crops is assumed to have en- tered into the value of the animals con- suming the same.
 e4st More Cattle Sold s
 The number of cattle sold during 1923 represents an increase over the number sold during 1922, Amounting to 31,O00, or 10 per cent, while the value of sales is 32 per cent greater . than the former year. The increase in values reflects a substantial increase in unit price as we'll as in increase in average weight per animal. The num- Der and value of cattle slaughtered on "a the farm are not materially different from the previous year.
 The number of hogs sold by farmers in considerably less than were sold in 1922, as is also the value of sales, the latter representing some increase in unit price. Slaughters on the farms show an increase of 12,000 and the value of slaughtered hogs is consider ably greater.
 reduced number of sheep were sold and slaughtered, the value of which was not much different from that of 1922
 The sales and farm consumption of chickens was only slightly less than the previous year,<and values were less in about the same proporti6n. Con siderable less eggs were produced on the farms during the past year. and values were about i'll the same propor- tion. The egg production was prob- ably seriously affected by the unfavor- able weather during last spring and summer
 Milk Worth More
 An increase is shown ill the amount and value of milk produced ill the state in 1923, which is continuation of the trend for several years past. The yield of milk per COW was just about the same for both years and unit prices held to about the same figure, the average yield of milk Fer COW per day being slightly more tIiau five quarts aud spef COW for the year about :;,ts- gallons. Ninety days are allowed Tor each COW being out of milking. The value of mill, produced is the second largest item in farm production in Ala banrl, Eeing slightly greater than the value of the corn crop.
 II is interesting to note that the volume of meat put into consumption as shown Gy these figures. when com pared with the estimated per capita consumption of the population of the ssate, is not so favorable. Beef pro tluced and put into consumption dur ing 1923 represents something more than the probably consumption of the people of the state. 0n the other hand the volume of Eork going into consump- ton was oniy about one-third the volume required for the population of the state and was just about one -half the amount required for the farm popu' lation. Tlre ratio of chicken meat put into consumption per capita was about the same, one-thrt that consumed by the total napnlation and one-half of that which is supposed to be consumed by the farm population. The coielu.. sion is that Alabama is still much be- hind in live stock production ;is com pared with local consumption. The production of milk was slightly more than 14 gallons per capita for the state, or US of quart per day per n