The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
49, tIVE sTocK.
Interesting Figures from ths Once Of stseG
Secretary OF Agriculture CobsFn-Datrg
and Poultry Industry.

interesting fig1Eea from ths Once OF ssaa1
Secretary OF AgFic1iturs CobsFn-Dafrg
and Poultry Industry.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 2L.-SeerstsFF
COburn. of the state board Of agricul-
ture, has prepared the following in
teresting statistics;
The enumeration made BY township assessors
IN March and returned to the state board Of ag-
rieultuTe shows the number Of mich COWS i1
Kansas as 81, SIS an increase during the pre-
ViOus year Of seven per cent. OF IS 95S head.
The counties having the largest numbers are
Dickinson, Washington and SedgWick, with
l2,7S5 12.26s and I2,0e5 respectively. Cattle
other than mich COWS have increased nearly q
per cent, or 5000 head, making the number
l,O0So54 Sixty counties each have 1890 head
or more, ranging from 10 $50 In LGbette 70 59,-
l2i in Greenwood. Including the mich COWS
the state has 2,l56,4I2 cattle The number
Of swine reported is 500 49,, the largest IN the
states history except Ia 1855, when there were
about ~ per cent more The increase over
one year ago is nearly 81 per cent. or 565, 403
head AS shown by the records, this is one "
the four years in which swine have reached the
2,O00G00 mark. Sheep show healthy increase
Of p per cent, or 90 467 head. The total num-
tered OF sold for slaughter during the year Is
given as 80 7s367s, OF 81, 1881 more than for
the previous year.
Decrease in Number OF Hoses and Mules.
While the meat and milk-making animals
have been increasing a process OF wedding and
diminution in breeding has been going on with
reference to horses and mules, shown By loss
Of 81 per cent 45,4i4 head in the number Of
horses and z PSF cent (6525 head) in mules
and asses. The number Of horses enumerated
is 8Ol. 427, and mules and asses. 659i9 The
totals indicate that Kansans use 955 horses to
l mule SedgWick is the foremost horse
county having 1921 while Reno more than
any other believes in mules and has even Z, 800
head
Kansas Cows aud Hens.
The assessors returns to her state board Of
agriculture indicate clearly that the cows and
hens Of Kansas have not Welried In well doing
during the past year OF butter made in fannie
lies and factories the aggregate reported is 81
2ll,9!4 pounds, being an increase Of 2204 64S
pounds over the previous years product The
output Of cheese, however, is $500 pounds less
than one year ago, OF 1G4S,5OO pounds in all,
the milk doubtless having been diverted to
butter making. The total amount to be cTed-
tied to the years butter cheese and milk ac-
count IS 81. 100. Sst, an increase Of flSi935
A growing interest in poultry is found in all
parts Of tho state am the value Of fowls and
their products sold exclusive Of home COM
SUMPTION reveals an increase Of {3JO,077 OF
total Of $3.50, S)1 Added together the years
product from the Kansas cows and fowls
amounted in valu5 to S9,0l9,2I3 or sum sudis
ci0nt TO pay the entire state, county and city
taxes Of 1896 with all the used appropriations
made by the legislature for that year, and still
leave a balance which would build at least 200
very respectable SchO0lhOuses.