The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-24

the1 eggs produced on farms in 1899
would fill train of cars that would
reach from Washington to Chicago.
Look at the figures: /, 1893, ,81S, IA dozens,
or 43127,272 crates Of 80 dozens each.
These are worth S144.2 $40. In 1888 the
product was 474,195, ,22S fewer than in
1899. The average price per dozen rang
ed from II cents in Texas to 43 cents in
Alaska The average price for the whole
country was Ills Gems per dozen. There
were 265 eggs for each of our population
and these were worth S1.S9.
In the production of eggs Iowa leads,
with 96. .621. .920 dozens. worth S10,Of6. .707.
Ohio comes into second place, as TO
amount with 91, 766 $40 dozens, worth
$10,2S0 769. Illinois takes third place.
with S6.402,67O dozens worth SS.942.4 .40l,
and Missouri comes next, with S5, POS, $50
dozens. worth SS,315.371.
Il have just completed some poultry
and egg figures for Kansas continued
Mr. Thompson. Here is q table that
have prepared:
Number Of poultry ON farms 1880 1899
and 1860, in following order. Chickens,
turkeys, geese, ducks, total
isae sl5 55osa7 ii76i6 is5.697 Is 876. 755
1890 -1Ie65S43 275,330 9,76S 2l6 244 +12 556, ,1s5
*Does not include fowls under months
Production Of eggs 1879, 1889 and 1889:
- 80
1ss9 q -. @
lSSH
THAT there were a great many more
poultry in Kansas in 1900 than there
were in 1890 is evidenced by the very
large increase in egg production of 1900
over 1890 The ia BILE. however, by omit
ting poultry under three months old,
shows an apparent large decrease. The
value Of poultry of all ages was "a $685.,
997
The poultry and egg products of 1893
was valued at S13,f2S, 294 of which So
491, ,1S3 was for poultry and $7,23T, lit
was for eggs. Dairy products fell be-
945.392 while the animals sold was the
only item of those of animal origin
which outvalued poultry and eggs.
All animal products were valued at
$96, ,372 S49, and poultry and eggs form
ed 14.3 per cent of this sum.
The eggs produced in 1899 amounted
TO 73, 100, $50 dozens. which was an in
crease over 1899 of 3O,6O5, SIS dozens.
The value per dozen of the egg product
was 90 cents
1.-The poultry and egg industry occu-
pies fifth place among the leading farm
crops of Kansas, as shown below:
Animals sold -Sf4, ,5sb f}4
1oth .----- SS'g9S - -
Wheat --.--------.-...-....-- ~, - 427
Hay and forage ...-...... .......... IS. .499. .2s7
Poultry and eggs .-....---...-.-.... 12, ,72Ss s39i
Dairy products, milk butter and
cheese .......-.-.-..........- II, ,7S2 9tz
Animals Slaughtered ............... 5.8s4, IA
oats ........-- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 4sl9, ,SSg
Potatoes .-..--.- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~ isut
Another fact that will no doubt
! come as a surprise to most people,
went on Mr. Thompson, speaking of
eggs as a general proposition, 'is that
( the egg product of 1899 was valued at
a higher figure than the combined gold
and silver product of the United States
during any year since 1850, except for
/ the one year of 1900, when the precious
metals exceeded the value of eggs by
50. 41S 125. The same statement is true
of the poultry product, if we except the
( years of 1899 and 1900, when the ex-
cesses OF gold and silver combined
We're. respectively. S4967 ,123 and S16,-
S12.61S
The surprise occasioned by these
figures is still further heightened
when we are made aware that the
poultry and eggs together. in 1893 were
worth more than either the gold Of
the silver product of the world for any
year since the beginning of records
in 1493-excepting the two years Of
I 1898 and 1899, when the poultry pro
ducts fell below to the extent of So
701 453 and $25. $50, 553 respectively
Pursuing the comparisons further
we find that the poultry and eggs oi
1889 0utValued the total exports O
animals and animal products during
all the years down to and including
1900 The amount of wool produced
during the same year was worth S9t
16S.138 less than the poultry and $9S
563. .232 less than the eggs produced
The poultry and eggs taken togethe
exceeded in value the wheat crop O
tWeaty-eight states and the corn crol
of twenty states Poultry and egg
take seventh place among the farm
products Of the United States. beini
outvaIued by animals sold OF farms
hay and forage, dairy products, corn
wheat and cotton Poultry and egg
are worth more than the product o
pig iron in the United States in 1901
more than the bituminous coal. ant
more than the Pennsylvania anthra
cite
But you have not said how mucl
the poultry and eggs were worth yet.
The poultry sold off the farms il
1893. the year for which returns wer
mace to the census. were worth S136,
S91. ST. and the egsg S144. .286.370,