Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-12-05

Livestock Shows Big Average Vuesheep Hogs and
Lower-catle, and Poultry Products Show Good CAIN

The aggregate value OF products this year. including
livestock $OOOOO amount exceeded only by years
mediate preceding These the figures given the annual SUM-
mary Of the years agriculture in Kansas last week BY D.
COburn secretary OF agriculture The value of the
crops less than for amy year 1901 about 900 less
oan last year The shortage the attributed to low Yields
caused BY the du the epOt states for prices general thing
have ruled high.
The increased value its products has held I'D the TO-
tai vaue the worth other products as animals slaughtered or
Sold for slaughter butter cheese poultry EGGS garden stuff %
are in each instance greater and total nearly s12 more
than the year before.
The gain is attributed to the higher nrs the
gain in the substantial increase o6 head for cattle and the ube
nominal rise OF $l1 head for milk Sheep Swine prices
nave been little higher those mules The
ue livestock the state is than than year
ago when amounted In connection should he said
that the figures for the ending l. 1913 and do not
cover the period of any forced selling last summer
The year much activity construction in Kansas and this
matter suggests increased attention dayg branch of indus
try always important conpuousy years short crops Ap-
pecang the milk time friend farmers held on to
them with grim determination dependable brnge First
class not for sae the this kind stock is
shown by the high level Of prices the gain in
year amounting to about % per a head.
This usually first Importance ranks in value
wheat hay and the soghums preceding named with oats
crowding closely
The yield 1918 1S2OO2 bushels the smallest since 1874
with little commercial grades wheat with its total of
7SO51 bushels and with 2S25 bushels exceed the 2Oyear
average The national department agriculture which presumably has
says Kansas raised 20 cent wheat about per
conn., and 81 cent than indicated the gov
eents figures nexphby high showing which cor
responds with those other years ef dspnoves the
onag advanced that Kansas figures maned advertising
poses for the benefit interests nmical producers
Wheat stands out prominently important prod
uct OF Kansas 1913 judged by its value which OF the
total yield, 21S9699 bushels winter S1832 bushels is
spring wheat the latter produced former
y half dozen northwestern total value exceeds that
of the years oats kaff and tame hay combined
ranks eleventh. and value fifth although price per bushe aver
than any year since 1907, IT'S cents
county SSS5S5 bushels leads in wheat and Pratt ad
Joining southwest with 27S9OsO The higher
yields however further east and
north Brown with q bushels the Poawatome
with "a bushels; Nemaha and Wausee 3d. o.
and Gearey and Republic 21 bushels.
According department Of agriculture Kansas this
raised winter wheat than any state by nearly per
half of the state and
the yield there thing Sumner
ties Oklahoma border the with 1617756
O56 bushels respectively SedgWk and Montgomery cOunu
wards south the state and Marshall
have million bushels each.
sohums materially OUTPUT poduc-
cd considerable forage the grain yield ON
short The severity
than the sorghum
the first time since their growing Kansas they produced nothing
nOOsacharine sorghum called feea attracted much
favorable attention this by its notable growth yield grain
spite rainfall and alongside fields Of sorghms
failed to grain No statistics its acreage available
It probably small there being only experimental patch
The acreage kafr, the chief sorghum
tx The total value Of the rhums grain win