The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
HIS REPORT IS MADE
City Assessor Jackman Has
Compiled Statistics
ON CITY OF WICHITA
5,625 Families Reside in Its
Corporate Limits,

City Assessor r. c. Jackman compiet-
ed a partial compilation Of his records at
a late hour yesterday, and according TO
the figures the population Of this city is
=, 472. This is better than was expected
knowing 50 many additions were set out
side the city since the enumeration one
year ago. These figures show an IN
crease Of So over last year
The returns Of City assessor Jackman
when complete viii be the most valuable
statistics ever furnished in this city. He
and his able assistants nave worked hard
and they have spare no pains 70 furnish
statistics that viii be valuable not only
TO the city but to tie state IN making up
its statistical reports.
The report viii show that there are
). SIS families IN the city and with the
above returns of the population II shows
that the families average 4.35 persons.
There are IN children of school age in
the city. There were 1t9 marriages dur
ing the year. Of which 1876 were whites
and l3 blacks. The births during the
year show a large increase over the
deaths. There We're 2S2 births and l56
deaths. OF the births during the year
there were 136 white males and 126 white
females, and colOred males and II fe-
males The death list shows IS white
males and 81 females, and s cOlOred males
and 9 females. There are three deaf and
dumb people in the city, one blind and
three idiotic.
The city assessor has made a regular
agricultural report Tor the city. People
for some time have noticed that the
weed patches Of former times have disap-
peared. Every inch Of vacant ground is
now put 10 some use. If a man has an
extra lot, he plants something on it to
keep down the weeds. These truck
patches. gardens and grass plats make
considerable Of a showing when they are
all added together. and they VIII make
drop II the ocean Of Kansas products.
The report viii show that there are 127
of these truck patches containing an
acreage OF Il46ik-2 2S11a acres Of which
are fenced and 9OS acres not fenced. The
value OF these miniature farms is Sl56, 100
The value CT agricultural implements is
pu- down at $3.50. on these small tracts
OF LAND there were IS acres planted TO
wheat, Is acres to rye, 1913 acres 10 corn,
ITO acres to oats, 3 acres to Irish pota-
toes, p acrez to sweet potatoes, 45 acres
to broom corn, acres TO millet, 74lz acres
70 sorghum. and I acres to Kafir corn.
There was on hand the first day Of last
March 1885 bushels of corn. 200 bushels
of wheat. In addition to the above, the
assessor found 1101a acres in the city sown
TO alfalfa and acres to other grasses
There was cut last year within the city
lis tons Of tame hay and Az tons Of prai-
RE hay.
The report VIII also show that the value
of garden products marketed was $s192;
value of poultry and eggs sold. $2021;
number Of pounds Of butter made In fam
flies. s., us, and there was milk sold TO the
value Of 81 1913. The report shows 3.559
horses and 81 mules and asses in the city.
There are 1,660 mich cows and Cos other
cattle, besides 10 head Of sheep and 1.l49
hogs. There were II horses, 5 COWS, 7
other cattle, / sheep and 81 nogs lost from
q no
first day of last March. The value OF
animals slaughtered OF sold for siaugh-
ter during the year was s3,S32.
1t viii also be seen from this report
that Wichita people are sticking a few
fruit trees on the vacant lots and spare
corners. There are now in the city and
bearing fruit 2,04 apple trees, 30S pear
trees. 2.S52 peach trees, $40 plum trees and
S05 cherry trees. In addition to these
there are other trees not bearing, many
Of which viii be in a very few years
1l20 apple, 26S pear, 113 peach, 3S6 plum
and 407 cherry trees. Inere are also five
and three-quarter acres planted TO black
berries three and a half to strawberries.
and seventeen acres to grapes. From
these vineyards last year were made 159
gallons of wine. Wichita also has -
stands of bees. from which were taken
325 pounds Of honey last year, and lest il
may be overlooked, il VIII be proper TO
state that there are 1,54J dogs in this
city. The dog catcher viii probably find
about seventy-fve of them.
Wiohita's big packing houses are all
outside the city limits. and for that rea-
son do not count in her report OF fac
tories City Assessor Jackman. however,
found s. factories inside. He places their
value. personal and real az the modest
sum of S4ol 500 He places their motive
power at 779 horsepower. ere are ~
men. p women and IA children working
IN these 4actories, to whom was paid for
wages last year the sum Of 93l6. The
manufacturers place the value OF their
raw material at SIT ,S5S and their finished
product at 81 3e4645.