Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-18
ELEvEN-MnL1oN Loss.
Secretary Cobnrn's Figures show
How Kansas St0ckmen Suffer by
Slump i'm Prices.==

10 WHICH Cn3 cdCt10 INDUSTRY III THIS
state has suffered from the manipula-
| ton of the market will be demon
| strated to the agriculturists of Kansas
who meet here next month by statistics
which have been collected by F. D.
Coburn. Although the number of cat
tie, other than milk cows, now owned
in Kansas is greater by 100000 than it
was year ago, the value of cattle has
decreased until the cattleman's loss is
represented at nearly $11. 5000 The
value of milk COWS has decreased with
the other market and the loss to the
owners of milk cows has been nearly
So, 900, 900.
The number of cattle, other than
milk cows, owned in the state in 1902
was 1855, 300, and they were valued at
SOL ,339 200, Or $24 each. This year the
number of such cattle has been in
creased to 2,745, 5S6, with a total value
of ony $54,911, 720, or $50 each. This
loss of 81 a head, when multiplied by
Sthe number of cattle now owned in the
state, shows a total loss to the farm
ers and stockmen of $1O,982, 344. In
1902 the number of milk cows in the
state was 791 ,S44, with a total value
of So, 755, 800, and this year the num-
Der of cows has increased to S02, 1888,
with total value of only s21 ,675, 1926.
The loss to the cattlemen of the state
is greater than to the owners of any
other kind of stock. With the excep-
ton of a decrease in the value of hogs
of rs cents each. the prices of other
kinds of stock have remained the
same as they were last year or adj
vanced. The number Of hogs in the
state was 1,427, 1902, with tot>l value
of 81, TIE. 241.50, or 1925 each. The
plumber of hogs increased this year to
1,77O,585 with a total valuation of
14,164 $50, or a value of So each. The
total loss to owners Of hogs, by the de-
probation in value, was only $442,-
646.25. The number of sheep increased
from 1876, 1853 last year, with value OF
$410,259, to 1904, with a value of
$501, 132. The average value of the ami
mails was So for each year.
The value of animals slaughtered or
sold for slaughter during this year was
$54. 644, 272. Secretary Coburn has been
unable to get the numbers of each class
Of animals which were slaughtered,
and it is impossible to make an esti-
udIO VI WHAT Ln1S amount would nave
been had the price remained the same
as it was year ago.
The increase in the value of horses
and mules in the last year forms a re-
markable contrast to the decrease in
the price of cattle. The horse and
mule market has been governed large
ly by the law of supply and demand,
and their value has increased in pro-
portion to the increase in the value
of other products. The number of
horses in the state in 1902 was S11.-
594, and their total value was 51,13O.-
422, or 500 each. The number of horses
was increased to S45 .404 this year,
with total value of $63, 405, 300, or a
value of S75 each. This is an increase
of S12 in the value of each animal. The
number of mules in the state in 1902
was 1851, with value of $685. go,
or $40 each. The number increased to
l01 ,089 this year, with value Of S.
1894, 1872, or $S7.9S each. This is an in
crease of $17.9S in the value of each
animal.