Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-17

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Highest Value Per Head.
Beef cattle, Wyoming ........$ 21.3
Mich COWS, Rhode Islam | . All
Hogs. Rhode Island f. . 12.2
Sheep, New Jersey ......... 4.3
Horses, Massachusetts 110.4
Mules and asses, Florida -. 120.S
Lowest Value Per Head.
Beef cattle. Alabama ....$ rs.
Mich cows, Arkansas ........ 17.2
Hogs, Florida .............. ga!
Sheep, Mississippi ........... Is
Horses, New Mexico ........ 22.6'
Mules, Utah 1872,
Chicago. Feb. 17.-F'ull dstails of tn
livestock census of 1905, compiled b.
the department of agriculture Were
printed in these columns a few day.
since. The array of facts and figure:
printed are dissected, with the resui
that many interesting comparisons ar,
developed.
Iowa stands easily in the lead il
the number of beef cattle with Texa:
second and Kansas third.
New York is the greatest dairy state
in the union and the census shows
that there are 1,721,541 cows giving
milk in that state. The supply from
that nunber of COWS would make {
good sized river.
Iowa has over 1000, 300 hogs, OIL
nearly twice as many as her nearesr
competitor, which is Illinois. Missouri
is third on the list as a swine produc.
ing state.
In sheep Montana still maintains the
lead, with 5,63S,967. Wyoming comes
second and Idaho third. New Mexico
Vas third last year.
Texas stands first in horses, having
1.277,76S. Illinois is a close second
with 1.232,3o4.
Missouri has a great re putation for
mules, but is 80 per cent short OF Texas
in that industry. Missouri has 243,46t
and Mississippi is close after with 219,-
902.
The matter of Anluat on per head
brings out some interesting compari-
sons. Beef cattle are worth more per
head in Wyoming than in any other
state. This is explained OH the ground
that the range cattle are better bred
than ever before and there are fewer
inferior cattle on the range TO- in pro-
portion to the good hes thar in many
of the corr growing states. Last year
Illinois showed up the strongest or
cattle values, but this year is soc per
head under Wyoming and Isl second
place, with New Jersey third.
Little Rhode Island, with about
enough stuff to supply the Chicago
market one day, is the hig lest in value
for both milch COWS and logs. Dairy
COWS are worth $41.70 in Rhode Island
are estimated to be worth s12.22 each.
In Iowa hogs are given a valuation of
$6.71 and in Illinois 1914.
Farmers down in Alabama have evil
IDENTIFY not given much time to breed
ing up cattle. Mr.. Hyde put a value
on the Alabama steer of $7.S2, and
there are those who have seen these
critters that think the valuation is
plenty high enough.
Arkansas has to be dist nguished for
something and so has the poorest
mich cow in the country. They are
worth only S17.27 apiece. Arkansas
is also long on razor back hogs, but is
excelled in this respect by Florida,
where the hogs are worth only S3.40.
ook the BOBBY prize on hogs
year with a valuation of $500.
The average price of sheep in Missis-
ippi is only $1.57 against LIZ in
Georgia last year. Sheep are worth
s4.36 in New Jersey. but there are not
many of them in that nosquito-in-
tested state. The average price of
sheep in the whole country is $2.S2,
against $3.50 asst year.
Horses are scarce in massachusetts,,
or they are worth s110.45 each. There
ire 143.139 horses in thu Bay state
worth that much, while Texas has
,217,76S head that are worth S35.46.
The ao-ses of Illinois are worth SS5.40,
.gainst S7O.37 as the average of the
Whole country. Horses are cheapest in
Sew Mexico, the value there being
22.6S.
Florida is long on alligators. but
hort on mules. There are only 16.025
Mules in tina state tina are worth
120.S7, while the mules in Utah where
useful animal is evidently not app
reciated is worth only 1920.
These deductions show that farmers
i the south are lot as yet giving
lUCll dtLCilliol W DlGCIIIlS, SoOu ldll!C,
ut do appreciate a good mule and
tand ready to give a high price for
ne right kind.
The average value of al live stock
i the United States is as follows: Beef
attic s15.15 per head; lnilch cows,
27.44; hogs. s5.99: sheep, s2.S2; horses
70.37; mules. $S7.1S.
The market cattle in re Xas are VAL
ed at $S3.260,593; mich COWS at SIG
1902: horses. s45,30S,7 100; mules s23,-
OS,47S.
In Iowa market cattle are worth
5000, 900; hogs. $4,000, 900; sheep,
:, 100000: milch cows. s37,00o,e0o;
orses. $500 900; mules, s3,50o,o 900.
Illinois stands first in the total val
of horses at S104. 100000. Mar
ct cattle in Illinois are worth $34,-
10000: mich cows. s29.ooo. 900; hogs.
IS. 600. 600: sheep, $4,000 900; mules,
II 900. 600.
Montana has SIG. 900, 00) invested in
heep. or more thar twice as much as
other state.
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