Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-29
Alarming Statistics.

Of Agriculture giving statistics of the
condition Jan. /, 1885,. as compared
with ONE year previous, is highly sig
nificant of the decadence of the lead
ing industry of the nation.
Nothing SO wildly represents the
actual conditions Of the great body of
American people rs Il report of the sit
uatiOn in connection with agriculture,
and nothing more perfectly represents
the actual facts concerning agriculture
than the number and value of farm
animals
On agriculture is based not only the
prosperity of Il nation but the very eX-
istencc of free government. The eXhi
bitiOn of figures will not be overlooked
by thinking people. In connection with
the report for the past year we make a
few comparisons with the statistics of
three years ago.
According to the figures made public
by the Department of Agriculture re-
garding farm animals in the United
States on Jan. 1. 1895. there were 15J,-
.,.,J. 051. This is the total of horses.
cattle, hogs and sheep. and proves 4
falling off of 6.22S. 4O2 since Jan. ! ,
1894. A decrease in numbers of about
1 per cent. in one year. Horses num-
bercd 15.S93,31S. Il falling off from last
year of 1S1 sd. The heaviest losses
were in Illinois, Indiana. Ohio. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin. Iowa, Missouri, Kali
sas and Nebraska. Causes generally
assigned for the falling away in the
number of horses are the substitution
of other motors in the street ear ser
vice of towns and cities. They have
declined in price even where the mum
bers have materially decreased, and
the value now is 10 per cent. less than
three years ago. the aggregate value
having fallen from 81 100000 70
only 16,000.000 A slight decrease is
noted in mules. the number Jan. 1,
1893. being 22.333533. los, against 2,3J22. 22331
i'm the year 1891.
The number of cattle has decreased
2243 $50 and amounts to Il falling off
of over 6 per cent. Milk COWS show an
increase of nearly One-tcnth of | per
cent. while every other class of cattle
has decreased in number.
The entire number now reaches II.
3G4 PIG against 36,6OS. 16S year ago
In value there has been q falling OFT
from $4,000 900 to $4S. 600, 900 during
the past three years which would indi-
cate an average decline of over 10 per
cent i'm value. which proves that the
last year has not been more disastrous
than the average.
The decline in the number OF sheep
is over , per cent. the number Jan |
being T.. 294 ,O6i, which is 2.753 %; less
than the year previous. THE decline"
says the report. lis attributed To many
causes. Kavages OF dogs and wild ami
mails, low price of wool. hard times.
and scarcity of feed. There was Il wool
clip during the year 1894 Of 29S.OJ1 ISL
pounds. compared with 303 .OO0. 900 in
1893.
AS evidence Of the fact that the past
year has not witnessed any decline in
the interests of wool raiserS caused by
recent legislation. we note the fact that
sheep and wool have not shown as
marked decline, between Jan. 1, 81
and Jan. 1, %, rs for the two previous
years. The loss in value of sheep in
the last three years has been very near
~ 80 per cent, having fallen from
100000 to S66,00O,0OO.
Hogs numbered II, 1916. or 1919
49, less than the number of Jan. |,
1891. The average farm price of swine
was S4.97, against sos the year pre-
ceding. decline of over II per cent
in value. The aggregate value of farm
animals Jan. l, 1895. was S1.S19. 446,
COG. against 81, 10 l6,11J4 Jan. 1. 1891
This report taken in connection with
the report made recently by the special
Congressional committee on the sub
ject. should awaken thought not only
among the students of political econ
Omy but among the great body of
voters. who are the most deeply inter
ested OF any others. These losses fall
with increasing severity on the farm
crs, and every year sees them drawn
nearer and nearer to the iuggcrnaut
car of monopoly. which must crush
them beneath its monster wheels if not
stayed in its deadly coursc.-Chicago
Express.
From Good Citizen to Criminal.
One of the unemployed "vagabonds'
of Chicago Il few days ago broke a
plate glass and then sat down on the
curbstonc to await arrest.
As the police did not respond as
promptly rs he desired, and being hun
cry. he took the coupling pin and broke
out another window pane.
He waited a longer time for the off
GERS to come and arrest him than at
first. but the guardians of the law did
not come, and he had to break three
plate glass windows before he could
get arrested.
When taken to the station house he
said he had been without food for thir-
ty hours, and he could not starve, and