The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-13
MISSOURI LIVE STOCK,
JANUARY, 1920

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 10.--Mis-
souri, live stock shows a loss Of 1885,
900 in numbers and $21 ,632 900 in val
ue during 1919, was announced here
today in the annual live stock report
of E. A. Logan and Jewell Mayes of
the U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
and State Board of Agriculture. The
grand total value of the Missouri
farmers animal friends is $37S, 840,-
400, or $11S for each man, woman and
child, and $1,377 for each of the 275,-
900 farms in the State. These valua-
tions are all on grade or meat basis
with no allowance for pure bred prices.
The grand total of Missouri meat
animals is now S,495,000 or 81 per
person against 8,825,000 or 2.8 head
per person in 1919. The loss in num-
bers is accounted for in fewer hogs
and slight decrease in cattle but
these losses were partly offset through
the increase in sheep. Values are at
lower levels than this time last year.
In st. Francois county the average
price of horses is $92; mules $l45;
mich cows $S9; quarts of milk each
cow per day A, when milking; price
other cattle under one year $33 one
year and under two SOL; two and ov-
er, $40; ewes, SIS; rams, $12; and
swine all ages, $12.
The number of horses is 100000
or the same as January, 1919, and
valued at $S3 per head, or SO less than
last year. Automobiles and tractors
are having their influence on the
horse business and the raising of colts
is decreasing. The number of horses
going to market has slowed up and
they are damming up on the farms
with prices slow and draggy and only
the better grades of draft horses in
good demand. Total value of all hors-
es in Missouri is now S86,320,000.
Number of Missouri mules, 5000,
an increase of l per cent. Mule colts
are selling but for little more than last
year but other ages moving rapidly.
Those ready for harness in good con-
dition and well matched are bringing
high prices. Splendid demand for cot
ton mules. Average price of mules on
farms is $120 or $4 above last year,
and total value $53,676,000.
Mich cows in Missouri, $4,000
Poor corn crops in some sections dur
ing the past two years have held back
the dairy business and the number of
cows has not increased in the State at
large, but heifers intended for milk
are increased. Butter production in
creameries reporting to the State
Dairy Commissioner shows an increase
of SO per cent in the past year. The
leverage price Of mich cows, $40, is a
So increase, total value, $72,601, 900.
All other cattle, 1,746,O00 head, re-
duction of per cent from last year
| Uncertain prices and dissatisfied with
conditions, farmers have been reluc-
tant to stock up with feeder stuff, but
late in the year, owing to fairly good
corn crop throughout the central and
northern sections many of the ole
regular feeders have now put cattle
in their feed lots. Feeder and stockal
cattle shipped from St. Louis into tho
State show per cent increase ovel
last year. The average price of cat
tie under year is $28 per head, under
2 years $45, and over years, $67; av
erage value of $48.90 or total of $85,
l379,4C0 for cattle other than milcE
cows.
| Number of sheep in Missouri, 1895.
900, an increase of 2 per cent from
last year. This compares favorabl!
with six and eight years ago. A few
sheep raisers have disposed of theil
hocks, but more farms have sheer
than in the last few years. Both ageC
sheep and lambs show increases
Price of lambs, $3.50; $ewes, $13
wethers, $1,000; rams, SIS; average
price, $l1.90, totaling $l8,147, 800.