In the table presented by Commissioner Sells it will be observed that the Indians have made some progress along various industrial directions. As he has grouped under a total valuation of $22,238,242, all the horses, cattle, hogs and sheep raised by the Indians, it is difficult to compare this table with those of 1879–1881. I present tables of those years prepared long ago by the Board of Indian Commissioners and published by them February 1st, 1882. It will be seen that the number of acres under cultivation are about the same thirty-two years ago as at the present time. In 1881 there were over 2,000,000 head of stock owned by Indians. The value of sheep would reduce an average of $10 per head, horses and cattle would raise it. Some horses might be worth as high as $50, most of them would average $15. Cattle would range from $15 to $25 per head at that time. Mules would be higher, while hogs might be averaged at $8 per head, and sheep, $2. We might strike an average of $10 per head, which would amount to $20,000,000. In view of the present increased value of livestock, the $22,000,000 worth of property and livestock at the present time cannot amount to more than 2,000,000 head. (_See [page 29]_) I think the slight increase noted in the 1912 table is due to the progress of certain Indian tribes (notably the Navaho) and the increased money value per head of stock. It does not mean that the Indians own more “live” property today than they did in 1881. All of this, it is understood, is no reflection on the Honorable Commissioner or his able assistants. It merely indicates that the Indians, as a body, have not progressed to the extent that we would desire. ════╤════════════╤═════════════════════════════════════ │ Acreage │ CROPS RAISED BY INDIANS │agricultural│ │ lands │ │ cultivated │ │ by Indians │ ────┼────────────┼───────┬─────────┬─────────┬───────── │ │ Hay │Corn Tons│Wheat Bu.│Oats and │ │ Tons │ │ │ Barley │ │ │ │ │ Bu. ────┼────────────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── 1912│ 558,503│158,478│1,525,334│1,343,213│1,001,504 ────┼────────────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── 1904│ 365,469│405,629│ 949,815│ 750,788│1,246,460 ────┼────────────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼───────── 1898│ 352,217│215,163│1,339,444│ 664,930│ 599,665 ────┴────────────┴───────┴─────────┴─────────┴───────── ════╤════════════════════════════════ │ STOCK OWNED BY INDIANS │ │ │ │ ────┼───────┬───────┬──────┬───────── │Horses │Cattle │Swine │ Sheep │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ────┼───────┴───────┴──────┴───────── 1912│ [5]$22,238,242 ────┼───────┬───────┬──────┬───────── 1904│295,466│297,611│40,898│ 792,620 ────┼───────┼───────┼──────┼───────── 1898│328,866│214,474│37,359│1,041,315 ────┴───────┴───────┴──────┴─────────