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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



The number of tenants constitutes 23.3 per tent, of the total 

 number of farm operators. Tliis percentage is but a little above that 

 of 1880, when 21.2 per cent, of all farms were in the bands of tenants, 

 and is exactly the same as that of 18130. The greatest absolute and 

 relative number of tenants reported for any census year was for 

 I'JOO, when 58,2GG, or 20 per cent, of all farmers, were in this class. 

 During the last ten years the number has decreased 7,101, or 12.3 

 per cent. This decrease in the proportion of tenants in Pennsylvania 

 corresponds with a similar movement iu each of the North Atlantic 

 states, but is in contrast to an increase, both absolute and relative, 

 for the country as a whole. 



VALUES OF ANIMALS, POULTRY AND BEES 



The values of the various kinds of domestic animals and of poultry 

 and bees, as reported by the censuses of 1010 and 1000, and the 

 changes in such values, are shown in the following table: 



Total, 



Cattle, — 



Horses and colts, 



Mules and mule colts. 

 Asses and burros, -.. 



Swine, 



Sheep and lambs, ..- 



Goats and kids, 



Other animals,* 



Poultry, 



Bees, 



$102,439,183 



43,0«3,191 



40,948,827 



2,907,090 



22,5,'59 



5,830,295 



4,642,006 



8,951 



4,483,486 

 531,578 



100.0 



42.0 

 40.0 

 2.8 

 (2) 

 5.7 

 4.5 

 ('2) 



4.4 

 0.5 



$39,040,869 



4,166,703 



27,106,062 



3,510,349 



20,879 



1,794,199 



—708,462 



6,837 



38.1 



9.7 

 66.2 

 120.9 

 92.6 

 30.8 

 —15.3 

 76.4 



3,irX),901 

 —53,399 



71.2. 

 -10.0 



A minus sign ( — ) denotes decrease. 



(2) Less than one-tenth of one per cent. 



*Deer. 



During the decade, domestic animals, poultry and bees combined 

 increased in value 139,011,000, or 38.1 per cent. While most classes 

 increased in value, they changed in widely differing degrees. The 

 greatest absolute increase is noted in the value of the horses and 

 colts, being nearly seven-tenths of the net gain for domestic animals 

 as a whole. The relative increase was G0.2 per cent. Horses aie 

 now the most important class of livestock in the State, as judged 

 by total value, whereas, in 1900 cattle ranked first. The latter class 

 shows an increase in value of only 14,1(57,000, or 9.7 i)er cent. The 

 largest relative increase is found in the value of mules, 120.9 per cent. 

 The total value of swine increased |1,794,000, or 30.8 per cent, and 

 that of poultry |3,191,000, or 71.2 per cent. Sheep and lambs show 

 the only noteworthy decrease, amounting to |708,000, or 15.3 per 

 cent. 



