Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-17
COST KANSAS MANY MILLIONS.
Secretary Of Agriculture Coburn Has Pre-
pared Figures Showing the Eject OF
Fall In Beef Prices.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 14.-The extent
to which the cattle industry In 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. ID.
Coburn. Although the number OF cat
tie, other than milk cows, now owned
in Kansas Is greater by 100000 than 1t
was year ago, the value OF cattle has
decreased until the cattleman's loss is
represented at nearly $11,0OO,O0O. The
value of milk cows has decreased with
the other market and the loss to the
owners Of milk cows has been nearly
$4,000, 900.
The number of cattle, other than
milk cows, owned in the state In 1902
was 1855 800, and they were valued at
ST., 1888, 200, or $24 each. This year the
number of such cattle has been In
creased to 2,745, 5S6, with total value
Of ony s54,911,72O or $40 each. This
loss of 81 a head, when multiplied by
the number of cattle now owned In the
state, shows a total loss to the farm
ers and stockmen of s10,982,344. In
1902 the number of milk cows In the
state was 1874, with a total value
of $23, 755, 800, and this year the num-
Der Of cows has increased to SO2,7SS,
with a total value Of only $21,675,926.
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 decrease in the value of hogs
of Is cents each, the prices OF other
kinds of stock have remained the
same as they were last year or ad-
vanced. The number Of hogs in the
state was 1,427,302, with a total value
of 81, It's, 241.5O, or $S.25 each. The
number of hogs increased this year to
1,77O,5S5, with a total valuation oil
S14, 164 $50, or a value of So each. The
total loss to owners of hogs, by the de-
probation in value, was only S442,-
C4G.25. The number of sheep increased
from 1858 last year, with value OF
S41O,259, to 1904, with value OF
$5O1 1872. The average value of the ami
mails was So for each year.
The value Of animals slaughtered OF
sold for slaughter during this year was
s54,644,272. 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-
mate of what this amount would have
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 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 $780,
422, or $63 each. The number Of horses
was increased to S45,404 this year.
with a total value of 500 1900, or a
value of SIS each. This is an increase
of $12 in the value of each animal. The
number of mules in the state in 1907
was 1851, with value of S6,696,970,
or $40 each. The number increased tc
101, 0S9 this year, with value of S.
1874 1872, or sS7.9S each. This is an in
crease of S17.9S in the value Of each
animal.