The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-15
LIVE STOCK LOSS
ALMOST 100000
Disease Cause of Over a Mil
lion Dollar Loss in
Hogs Alone.

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 14-The
great financial loss caused by death
from disease of farm animals is en-
phasiZed in figures just completed by
Thomas w. Brolley, state statistician
from reports of township assessors on
crops and farm animals for 1910. Dur
ing that year the loss to farmers from
disease among hogs was s1,4sS,557
The loss in cattle by disease was $685.
1873. These are the classes of animals
in which disease annually causes the
greatest losses. The diseases are, as
Ia rule, preventable. it is said.
Madame Hen has come IL for her an
Her production of eggs during the
year, a total of 6s,672,724 dozen, was
valued at s13.O04.s23, or about two
thirds the value of the total wheat
crop. In addition, other poultry val
ues to the extent of 1881 $40 were re-
ported.
Few changes of note were made in
the total or average productions of
farm products. Wheat showed an in
crease in the average yield an acre.
due to weather conditions. Corn was
about the same. Glover hay, which
has a way of rising and falling in al
ternate years, due to rotation of crops,
varied but little from former years.
Milk and Butter Values High.
The milk and butter values virtually
equalled the wheat values and were
nearly one-half the corn values. Milk
to the amount of 1SS,233,234 gallons
was produced, valued at $21.501, 1898.
Butter to the extent of 43,819,449
pounds, valued at $9,196,963, was
made.
Tobacco showed a marked falling off
in comparison with the preceding
year, due to the falling off in the price
offered by the wholesale dealers and
decreased acreage.
The total crop figures for the year
were:
Corn-Acres, 4,297.S77; bushels, 1885,
52O,795; average yield. 36.42. Wheat
Acres, 2,25O,142; bushels, 36,152, 022;
average yield, 1901. Oats-Acres, L.
55s,472; bushels, 49,492.O99; average
yield, 31.76. Rye-Acres. 1928; bush
els, 9S2.s33; average yield. 1874. Po-
tatoes-Acres, $500; bushels, 1885,
597 average yield, TIT. Onions
Acres, 4,475; bushels, 1,492,942; aver
age yield, 1854. Glover hay-Acres,
9es,467; tons, 1,1oo,S19. Timothy
Acres, 1,04S,235; tons. 5,1O7,715. Ap-
ples-Acres, 41,914; bushels, 1879, O36.
Berries-Acres, 1884; bushels, 1885,
433. Tobacco-Acres, 1888; pounds.
Is, 74O,299. Tomatoes-Acres, 1929;
tons, 52,536. All other crops-Acres,
54,64S; selling value, $sS1,214.
In the acreage of corn, Benton
county led With 10O,203 acres. This
county was second, however, in point
of production, Rush county taking
first place with a production of $685.
72O bushels. Upton county led in
average yield, with an average of 52.51
bushels to the acre. Rush county was
second
Knox Leads in Wheat.
In the production of wheat Posey
county led in acreage, with total of
62,449 acres. Shelby was second.
Knox county. with a total of 950,901
bushels. led in point of production, al
though it was third in point of acreage.
Posey was second in point of produc-
ton. Tlppecanoe county led in point
of average yield, with an average of
22.57 bushels an acre. Ten counties
were in advance Of Knox and Posey in
point of average yield.
In the acreage of oats, Benton
county led with total of S1,46O. 1t
also LED in point of production with
4 total OF 2,443,433 bushels. Allen
county. although second in point of
production and third in point of acre
age, led in point of average yield, with
an average Of 1852 bushels an acre
The total production of wool for the
year was 3.S42 pounds. with a selling
value of $S09,S4l. Steuben county
with a total of 216,OOO pounds, led in
this production. During the year
52O.7O3 sheep were sold. valued at
$2,539,623. Lagrange county led in
this production.
Hogs sold during the year numbered
2,395.14O, valued at $32.4203S5. Rush
county led in this production. Cattle,
numbering 414,67O, valued at $780,
OS3: horses. numbering 9S,470, valued
at $11 ,667 500, and mules numbering
25,363, valued at $2,9s5,79S were re-
ported.