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BULLETIN 1258. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 23. — Ratio of number of animal units in cattle to number of animal units in 
hogs per farm. 
Ratio of number of animal units in 
cattle to number of animal units in 
hogs. 
Number of farms in 
- 
1910 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1:0 - - 
1 
28 
31 
15 
16 
3 
2 
2 
1 
28 
36 
19 
6 
3 
2 
" 2 
2 
20 
31 
22 
15 
3 
2 
2 
1 
20 
43 
14 
13 
3 
2 
2 
3 
24 
35 
20 
10 
2 
4 
1 
3 
32 
37 
10 
10 
6 
37* 
35 
14 
7 
3 
1 
1:0. 1 to 0.9 
32 
l:1.0tol.9. 
35 
1:2. 0to2. 9 
15 
1:3. 0to3. 9 
10 
1:4. to 4. 9 .. 
1:5. to 5. 9 
4 
l:6.0to6.9_ 
l:7.0to7.9 
2 
1:8. 0to8. 9 ... 
1:9. to 9. 9.. .. 
1: 10. Oand over 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
...... 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
No cattle ... 
1 
Hogs were the outstanding source of farm receipts on more than 
half of all the farms. 
Above the cows kept to supply the families with dairy products, 
most of the farms kept about enough cattle to use the roughage 
which would otherwise be wasted from the standpoint of feed. 
Sheep have never had an important place in the farm organization 
in this area. Only 3 1 of the 100 farms had any sheep during the eight 
years, and none had sheep every year throughout this period. Sheep 
almost entirely disappeared from these farms after 1915. Most of 
the flocks varied in numbers from 10 to 20 head. 
With reference to poultry, the farms of this area were rather typical 
Central State farms. Most of them had flocks of 50 to 100 chickens, 
or from 100 to 150. 
Very few farms had flocks of more than 200 chickens. (See Table 
17.) The sales of poultry and eggs, after the household needs had 
been supplied, averaged $99 per farm the first four years and SI 51 
per farm the last four years. 
Although the production of colts on these 100 farms was unimpor- 
tant as a source of direct cash income, it was rather important as a 
source of supply of work animals for these farms. More work animals 
were sold than bought each year (see Table 24). In addition to 
maintaining the supply of work animals, colts and work animals 
together contributed a yearly average of $41 per farm to the farm 
receipts. (See Table 1.) 
Table 24.— 
Summary of work animals 
and colts. 
Item. 
Number in— 
1910 
1913 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
Work animals: 
Beginning of year 
476 
45 
28 
461 
52 
26 
472 
67 
36 
491 
60 
40 
480 
64 
36 
496 
35 
34 
457 
53 
37 
473 
Purchased 
66 
Colts broken 
29 
Total 
549 
539 
575 
591 
580 
565 
547 
568 
Sold 
60 
3 
486 
70 
4 
465 
72 
9 
494 
95 
14 
482 
78 
12 
490 
84 
14 
467 
68 
17 
462 
93 
Died 
13 
End of year 
462 
Total 
549 
539 
575 
591 
580 
MS 
547 
.568 
Colts foaled 
62 
51 
43 
63 54 
44 
33 
18 
