The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-07
BIG CAIN IN
LIVE STOCK
IN KANSAS
Number of Cattle Increased
41S,755 in a Year.
The Valuation Reached a Total
of $s7,53O,O7s.
AUTOMOBILES LOWER PRICED
But the Assessed Value In
creases Five Millions.
Five Times as Much Corn on
Hand as Last Year.
The Valuation Reached a Total
of Ss7,53O,O73.
AUTOMOBILES LOWER PRICED
But the Assessed Value In
creases Five Millions.
Five Times as Much Corn on
Hand as Last Year.

Increased valuations of live stock
and grain were largely responsible for
raising the states personal property
valuation from S525, 364,439 in 1914 to
$607, ,77S,444 this year. In tabulated
statement issued today, 1t is shown
that the valuation of all live stock is
greatly increased over last year. Ire
mendous gains are also made in the
amount of grain in hands of the farm
ers on March 1 and the bushel value
of all such feed stuffs.
Values of all horses were increased
from $69.46 a head in 1914 to $74.2S
this year. Another big gain was in
the increase in value and number of
cattle. Last year the assessors found
1,974,672 cattle and returned an aver
age value of $33.41. This year re-
ports showed 2,393,427 cattle with an
from $65. 5.977,519 last year to $S7,-
53O,073 this year. In 1914 there were
242,979 mules and asses with an
average value of $9O.S0. This year
there are 274,S ,S26 animals, with an
average value of $s9.2S.
While the number of automobiles
in the state increased from 33,035 to
4S, S,261-according to assessors re-
turns-the average car value slumped
from s34S.14 to $3S7.72. Last year
500,934. This year the assessors re-
turned a valuation of $16.29S,76S
with s425.913 extra for 5,232 motor
cycles and s44,145 for all bicycles.
Kansas also increased her number of
pianos from 73,474 to 1871.
But while Kansans were buying
more automobiles and pianos. they
We're reducing the plumber of watches
and dogs. s& y
Fewer watches and Dogs.
Last year she assessors gathered re-
turns on 99,491 gold and 1890 silver
fr.k,r + I.-k
available were 9S,791 gold and 17.74O
silver watches.
Kansas also lost a few dogs. Last
year the assessors returned a record
of 153,126 dogs. This 5ear the canine
record ClCppeG TO i4a.446.
The fact that Kansas lost a few
thousand dogs and silver watches,
didn't jar the prsperity of the state
in the least.
Listen:
Last year there were 6.329.s2s bush
els CT wheat in Kansas bins on March
1. This was valued at $4,635,672.
There were also 4,,264,921 bushels of
oats valueo at $1,615, 416 and 4,205,072
bushels of corn valued at $3,144,20S.
Now read this:
ON M9rch 1. this year. the assessors
found 21,596,624 bushels of wheat val
ued at $26, ,275.509. Also S,019,19
bushels of oats worth $3,427,192 and
2G,S65,S92 bushels of corn worth S12,-
612,4 Wheat last year was as
SesSeu at 10 cents a DuSnel as against
$1.21 this year. Oats was listed in
the assessors returns at 3S cents in
1914 and 43 cents this year. Corn.
both years. was assessed at sixty cents
a bushcl.
But that was not the entire story
of Kansas prosperity in a year. PouI-
try last year was worth $3,723,527, as
against $4,099,0S1 this year. In the
face of all these conditions, Kansas
corporations reduced their capitaliza-
lions from S41,171.093 to S2O.59342I
in an effort to reduce their corporation
tax Still the state showed a personal
! property gain of 80 million dollars in
| twelve months.