The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-01
KORSaS Statistics.

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| lF;oIa the Fort Scott Monitor.
The Kansas Farmer for November contains
full and complete census returns of Kansas
by counties.
4 comparison Of Bourbon with some Of
the leading counties will no doubt, be a mat
ter Of interest to many of our readers. In
population, Bourbon ranks fourth in the
State, being exceeded by i.eavcnworil,
Douglas and Atchison.
In improved lands, johnson County take,
the lead, having 129, 49, acres; LcayenwOrtI
comes next, with log, 22l, and Bourbon fol-
lows with 900 less, and ranks third; Dong
las comes in fourth, with 81, 40 acres.
In the cash value Of farms, Lcavenworih
is first, with 81, III, I73; johnson is second,
with S4.5i5, 80, and Bourbun third, with
Si,37l,975.
In farming implements and machinery,
Bourbon stands first, with :: cash Valuation
AT S2lS,070, followed by johnson, with
S2lO, l67, and .Atchison with S207 10, ex-
ceesling Douglas in the value al farm nipple
ments, more than 100000.
Bourbon takes the lead in the n,in;er of
horses, having 1909, followed 10y Miami,
with 5,122, and Lcavenworth with 1870.
Miami takes the lead in mrle-, 500, fol-
lowed by l.eavcnwortl, with less than half
that number
Douglas is ahead in the number of milch
cows, having 1905, followed by Bourbon,
which has 6, l35, and Leavenworth, with 81
PIG.
In working oxen, the new counties take
the lead; Labet;e leads off with 1,9l5, fol-
lowed by Cherokee, with 1874, and Neosho
\ with 1,6l7.
Jefferson has the hi.hes, number of other
cattle, 13,3i5, followed b. Douglas, with
1871, and Bourbon, with 10, Dbl.
Linn takes the lead in tie Number of
sheep, 5000, followed by Miami, with 1, $50,
and Bourbon, with 1856.
In swine. Jefferson leads off with y go.
followed by Doniphan, with 13,I7i. anu
Leavenworth, with Il. 800.
Bourbon and Linn are the banner wheat
counties in the State, Bourbon having 16s,-
62i bushels Of fall wheat, and Linn l.6, 4l6.
followed by Doniphan with %, 20 bnshcls,
and Miami with II. 5O2 bushels.
In Ildian corn Donipban take the lead,
with ,2ll $50 bushels, closely followed by
Jefferson with ,23S, 81, and Douglas with
1,ll5,59G.
Douglas takes the lead IN oats, with 3D.
lS9 bushels, followed by Johnson and Linn.
In barley Doniphan takes the lead, with
81, 49, bushels, to Johnson's 1860 bushels.
Cherokee is ahead in buckwhea., with
2,5lS bushels, to Labe.te's ,, lS6 and Inns
1850 bushels.
Linn takes the lead in wool. having y, Ot0
pounds, followed 10y Cofev with a2,S56, and
Lyon with II, 4O2 pounds.
In peas and beans, Johnson has ,, :jc:;;,
Leavenworth 1898, and Marshall LOS
bushels
Linn in Irish potatoes takes the lead, With
SOC, 81 bushels, Leavenworth 2S6, 49, bush
els, and Atchison third, with los, sos.
In sweet potatoes, Leavenworth has ?,2iij
bushels.
Leavenworih also take the lead in orchard
product, the amount being SIC, 31S; Douglas,
500, 1G6; Bourbon, SIo,11l.
In produce of market gardens bourbon
takes the lead, so, so, followed by Douglas
with Sl?,9ii, and Ieavenwortl, with Sl2,-
..2S: Shawnee leads of in butter, producing
19i:o1l i!S., To Leavenw"rth'S $3.50, and
Douglas, 2S1 ,0Ii. Bourbon produce; bu,
30, 10 lis of butter, though with the cxcep-
ton of Douglas she has more cows than ei-
ther Of the others. which shows ilat our cat
tie are inferior, or that orr butter-iuakers do
not understand he ar, - well a. our neigh
bors
In cheese. Nenaha has ~ ,:3s3iS; Osas- ~
$50; Lyon Ii, 2G0.
In the amount OF milk odd, Douglas takes
the lead, havenwortlI and Bourbon not be-
ing reported Shawnee leads in lhay,
.. 800; Bourbon, y ,901; Jefferson, 1887.
Linn county leads in the number oil cal
Ions of molasses produced, Il, .G71; Bourbon,
2i,3l1; Douglas, 23, 16l.
Douglas leads in the production of bees
wax, followed by Leavenwortli and Bour-
ban.
Leayenworth leads in the production of |
honey, 1870 lbs, Linn county II, DOG,
Doug las 3, 476.
Douglas leads in the value of home man
ufactures.
In the estimate value of all farm produc-
tons, including betterments and addi-
lions to stock, Douglas takns the lead will,
81 43o.Oli; Leavenworth, 81 ,S9J, sos, and
II $50. 616- The EGrae.. states
that ''some products OF the soil were returned
from so small number of cointies as to
warrant their commission from the table"
4 limited product of cotton in the counties
Of Allen, Bourbon, Cloud, Crawford. Els
worth, Leavenworth, Marshall, and Necsho.
Grass seed i'm Atchison, Cherokee. Davis,
Johnson, Salina. and Wyando;te.
Hops in Bourbon, Crawford, Dcniphan,
Johnson, Salina, and Wyandotte.
Hemp in Anderson, Atohison, Cowley,
Doniphan, Douglas, and Wyandotte. /
THE wide awake managers of the Kansas
stage Company have recently opened up
new routes from this place to Eldorado,
Wichita and Augusta, via Eureka, and are
low running four horse lines of daily coaches
o each of the places mentioned. Travellers
o the south and southwest, by taking the
morning stage for Eureka, can have the
.hoice of two routes TO Augusta-one from
Eureka to Augusta direct, ard the other BY ,
vay Of Eldorado; also by two routes to Wich- ,
ta-one BY way of Eldoradc, and the other
W way of Augusta. Any one of these stage
outes will take the traveller through an eS-
remedy beautiful and rapidly developing
ountry. He may have choice of routes, and
liberty to stop off a: any Of the thriving
owns through which the stage takes him,
rithout extra expense We are informed /:
hat Superintendent Terry and President |! I
Hawkes. are at Eureka Il: present, arranging c
Or the opening up Of still other routes of I
ravel and extending mail facilities through '
Mt the southwest. The managers of this
ompany deserve great credit for what :hey
re doing FOR the public by way of increasing ]
ne facilities for travel, As well IS adding 10 5
Ne comfort of the traveller.-EmporiaN elre. /