No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 13 



The value of horses and cattle represents about 82 per cent, of the 

 value of all livestock. Swine and poultry are almost exactly the 

 same in value, and together represent about 11 per cent, of the 

 total. Mules represent 4.5 per cent, and sheep 2.8 per cent. 



Of all the farms in the State, 88 per cent, report cattle, 87.2 per 

 cent. rei)orting "dairy cows'" and on\y 19.1 per cent, "other cows." 

 "] he total number of cows increased somewhat during the decade, and 

 the average value of dairy coavs increased from |o0.88 to |l>8.67, while 

 that of other cows decreased fiom |25.02 to 123.03. The average num- 

 ber of dairy cows per farm reporting is nearly live. The census of 

 1900 was taken as of June 1st, after all the spring calves were 

 dropped while that of 1910 was taken as of April 15th, before the 

 close of the calving season and when the calves on hand were on 

 the average younger that at the enumeration of 1900. As a result, 

 the calves enumerated were fewer in number and of slightly lower 

 average value in 1910 than in 1900, the number decreasing from 

 421,323 to 235,G5G and the average value from |7.20 to |7.10. 



Horses are reported by 84.1 per cent, of all the farmers in the 

 State, but only 11.1 per cent, report colts born in 1909, and 2.8 per 

 cent, report spring colts. The average value of mature horses, 

 1128.22, is over one and three-fourths that rejiorted in 1900. About 

 one farmer in every twelve reports mules. The average values of 

 mules are somewhat higher than those of horses of the corresponding 

 age groups. 



Sheep and lambs are reported from 25,430 farms, or 11.6 per cent, 

 of all the farms in the State, whereas, in 1900, 19.6 per cent, of all 

 farms reported sheep. Of the farms reporting sheep and lambs, 77.9 

 per cent, report spring lambs, the nimiber of the latter being 51.9 

 per cent, of the number of ev/es. This comparatively small propor- 

 tion is doubtless due to .the earl}^ date of enumeration. Ewes are 

 reported on all but 754 of the farms reporting sheep, and for the 

 farms reporting the average is over 19 per farm. Those reporting 

 rams and wethers show an average of about 16 per farm. The average 

 hock in the State, excluding spring lambs, is 25 sheep, while in 1900 

 it was 22. 



Of all farms, 65.1 per cent, report swine and show an average of 

 nearly 7 per farm reporting. On account of the early date of enu- 

 meration, only 23.9 per cent, report spring pigs. The average value 

 of swine classed as "hogs and pigs farrowed before January 1, 1910," 

 is 110.23. 



