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TABLE 13. — Average Values of Specified Classes of Farm Property, 

 and Average Gross Income Per Farm, With Per Cent, of Gross In- 

 come on Total Investment in Farm Property, Classified by Re- 

 ported Value of Products Not Fed to Live Stock. 



01 the 459 farms reporting no income in 1899, some were summer 

 homes and a few were abandoned farms. Some were farms which 

 had changed owners or tenants shortly before the date of enumera- 

 tion and for which the occupants, June 1, 1900, could furnish no defi- 

 nitv; information concerning the products of the previous year. To 

 this extent, the reports fall short of giving a complete exhibit of farm 

 income in 1899. 



Live Stock. 



At the request of the various live-stock associations of the country, 

 a new classification of domestic animals was adopted for the census 

 of 1900. The age grouping for neat cattle is determined by their 

 present and prospective relations to the dairy industry and the sup- 

 ply of meat products. Horses and mules are classified by age, and 

 neat cattle and sheep by age and sex. The new classification permits 

 a very close comparison with the previous census reports. 



Table 14 presents a summary of live-stock statistics. 



