The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-17
NEARLY 100000.
McCoy's Report of Live Stock From
Kansas for Past 10 Months.

J. G. Mccoy, the Kansas state live
stock inspector at the Kansas City
yards, has just finished his annual re-
port to the state live stock sanitary
commission. It is exhaustive and con-
tainS many interesting figures in refer
ence to the Kansas cattle trade at the
yards:
have pleasure in submitting the fol-
lowing annual report of the conduct of
the inspectors Office, located at the
Kansas City StOckyards:
In only two instances during the sea-
son were cattle taken from these yards
to Kansas, that proved to be infectious
and in both cases misrepresentation
and deceit were practiced to get the
cattle out
During the season about 200 head of
cattle seeking entrance to Kansas were
found to be infectious and permit re-
fused. 1t is notable that as the years
pass the public becomes more and more
aware of the fact that infectious stock
will not be permitted to enter Kansas
The railroad stock agents at these yards
as a general rule aid materially the in
spector to accomplish his whole duty.
The Stockyards company claim that
under the statutes of Kansas providing
sanitary regulations that they have a
right to control the inspector at these
yeards as an employe of their own, and
that permitting the political powers to
name the inspector is only a courtesy
on their part. The inspectors salary is
paid by the yard company and he is
serve and obey two masters whose re-
quirements sometimes conflict. This
ought to be remedied by appropriate
legislation. Surely the live stock indus
try of Kansas is of sufficient magni-
tude, Importance, and value to be pro-
tected in an independent, self-respect-
ing manner. 1t ought to have the best
of prOtection-that it cannot have under
the present law and system.
The following shows the number of
cattle going to Kansas points for 91s
months in 1898. during the closed season
from these yards:
Shipped 219,o48; driven 22.3O8; total,
241, 1863.
To which may be added the numbers
taken to points outside of Kansas over
Kansas railroads.&c. 91 head; grand to-
tai, 252, 300.
Average number shipped and driven
monthly for 912 months, 2S,033 head.
ship, 4,974 head.
Average number of cattle to each
permit to ship, SO head
Average number of cattle to each per-
init to drive out, II head
The largest number taken out in any
one day, 4, 337 head.
Fully 90 per cent Of those driven went
to nearby points for maturing purposes
and the remainder went for slaughter
and domestic purposes.
1t was observable that in the spring
and early summer months chiefly ma
tiVe-bred stOckers were taken to Kan
sas, whilst in later summer and fall
months, southwestern stock was taken
almost exclusively and during latter
months large numbers of last spring
calves were taken.
From September to November Is, a
period of IS days, 122, S52 head went to
Kansas, an average Of 1880 head for
each business day.
There were shipped from these yards
to points outside of the state over Kan
SaS railroads, hence requiring a permit
from this office, 10 931 head of cattle OF
which Z, 40 head went in about equal
numbers to Oklahoma and Nebraska,
the remainder went to Colorado Texas,
New Mexico. Iowa, Utah, Arizona, Mon
tana. Nevada and California Those
going to last named states were largely
of highly graded animals for breeding
purposes
Those entering the state by shipment
We're carried by the following railroads:
Missouri Pacific. 5000 head
Atchison- Topeka and Santa Fe, 47,150
Rock Island. g. e43 head.
Union Pacific, 1856 head.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. SAB head.
Fort Scott and Memphis, 1O,O43 head.
Burlington, $50 head.
Grand Island 2.023 head.
Leavenworth, Kansas and Western, 233
head.
Chicago and Great Western. 81 head
It is fact that, according to record of
the place of origin as given in the appM-
cations to snip 70 Kansas hled IN TINS Of
fee. four-ffths of the cattle going to Kan
sas originated in that state and the sta te
of Missouri, but it is a well known
practice of many commission firms to
give in their applications to ship to Kan
sas that state as the origin of the cattle
seeming 10 think that by doing the
stock IS more liable to be permitted to en-
was given. hence statistics Of origin of
stock going to Kansas compiled from rec
ord of application to ship would be mis-
that more than half the cattle taken TO