Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14
KANSAS FARM WEALTH.

Srnres From the Board OF ASriculturs
Working Ca pitaL
Official statistics compiled from re-
turns of assessors and respondents
OF the board of agriculture show the
value OF the total output of Kansas
farms, together with the aggregate
value OF live stock to be as follows:
Cereals-Wheat. corn, oats, rye, bar
ley and buckwheat Aggregate value
of, Sos, $50. 1T2 o5. Other field crops:
Potatoes, castor beans. sorghum, cot
ton. fax. hemp, tobacco. broom corn,
millet. tame and prairie har- Aggre-
gate value of, SIG, 465. 0TS-7l- Products
of live stock, wool, cheese. butter, ami
mails slaughtered and sold for slaugh-
ter, milk sold. poultry and eggs sold
Aggregate value of, SIS. 754, 709-sL-
Miscellaneous products-Garden and
horticultural products sold, wine.
honey and wax and wool sold Aggre-
gate value Of. -, SCI. 41E-so-
The increase in horses and the num-
Der turned into cash each year is not
given b. the assessors BY . conserva-
tive estimate this Is placed at one sew
enth of the whole number of horses. o.
ITO, 9Sa. which at So per head gives So
This represents the value of the total
output of Kansas farms for the year
1891 The aggregate valne of all the
live stock OF the state Is placed by the
correspondents of the board 1T SlI.,-
GA, e6l-5a Adding this TO the preced-
ing amount (the total value of farm
products, etc.) We have a grand total OF
1926, SOC, sos e.
TINS amount Is properly divided in
two parts Working capital and avail
able surplus First the amount invest
ed in live stock (Sil7, GA, 961- SOY, horses,
cattle, sheep and swine, needs TO be
kept on hand BY the farmer azd IS,
therefore. properly accounted working
capital By n liberal estimate Il, 500,-
900 bushels OF wheat will be needed by
the farmers for bread and seed for the
year This amount at 20 cents per
bushel is S., $50, 900, which Is TO be re-
garded as working capital. If three
fourths Of all the corn, oats, rye, b,--
ley, hay and sorghum grown IN the
: state Is allowed TO be fed into stock on
the farm lthis is a liberal estimatel tho
amount consumed equals 81. 494. $50.
This also is properly accounted as work
ing capital
The value of animals slaughtered and
sold for slaughter Is reported bv the
assessors for the state at So, 922, 1872
From this amount must be deducted
the meat consumed by the farmers of
the state In the report of the United
! States department of agriculture for
1890 it Is seen that the department.
statistician estimates the annual con-
sumption OF meat per capita at I15
pounds Placing the rural population
of Kansas at 1000, 900, we have. on the
basis of consumption given, 175, OO0, 600
pounds for the farm population which,
at Ak cents per pound, amounts to ST.
S75, 600. This amount the farmers of
Kansas must keep on hand, and it also
is classed as working capital
From the above estimate 1t is seen
that approximately the total working
capital Of Kansas is as follows; In live
stock, SLY, GA. 941.50; bread and seed,
IS, 80, 900; potatoes, s., O3S. as. 90; corn,
oats, rye, barley. hay, sorghum, etc.
S54, 94S, S61. IS; meat, 81. So, 600; total
working capital, Si9a. e76, 139 II. De=
Quoting this amount from 1926, SOC. S0s. 60,
the gross aggregate value OF all farm
products aud of all the live stock OF the
state, there Is 4 balance of SOS, 5s9.-
572 20. This amount less the cost Of
needed groceries. clothing. etc, repre-
sents the available surplus of Kansas