The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-18
forage and livestock.
Much Alfalfa Grown in Kansas

Kansas is the largest alfalfa pro
ducing state in the union and this
crop, together with corn and kafir, and
the abundance of. pasture and fodder
makes for the cheap production of
live stock and poultry. Kansas mas
approximately 100000 horses and
mules, 100000 cattle, 100000
hogs and 100000 sheep. The total
value of Kansas live stock is around
s841, 100000.
The total annual value Of all farm
products in Kansas is STAG, 100000 in
which $289, 100000 is represented in
her crop of wheat and $177, 100000
in beef, pork, poultry, eggs and other
products of live stock.
Kansas An Oil Producer
Kansas produces more than $780,
100000 worth of petroleum per
year. More than $22,OOO,OOO worth
of coal; $7,OOO,OOO in natural gas +;
$6,OOO,OOO in zinc and $4,OOO,OOO in
salt; $4,OOO,OOO in asphalt. The total
value of the mineral output of the
state is approximately $148, 100000.
An Educational Center
In the development of the state
and its resources much attention has
been paid to its educational possibil-
ties and today Kansas is recognized
as being equipped with the very best
class of educational institutions. Fol
lowing are the educational institu-
tions in the state: Midland College,
Atchison; Mount Scholastica Acad-
emy, Atchison; st. Benedict's Col
lege, Atchison; Baker University,
Methodist, Baldwin,; State Expert
ment Farm, Colby; Nazareth Acad-
emy, Catholic, ConcOrdia; st. Marys
of the Plains Academy, Dodge City;
College CT Emporia, Presbyterian,
Emporia; Emporia Business College,
Emporia; Peoples College at Fort
Scott; Fredonia Business College of
Fredonia; Fort Hays Experimental
Station, Hays; Tabor College, Hills
boro; Campbell Junior College, Hol-
ton; Salt City Business College,
Hutchinson; Olson Business College,
independence; Bell Memorial Medical
College, Kansas City; Western Uni
versity, Kansas City; Haskell Insti-
tute Government Indian School, Law
renee; Lawrence Business College;
National Military Home at Leaven-
worth; u, S. Prison at Leavenwor-th; !;
Bethany College, Lindsborg; Sacred
Heart Academy, Manhattan; Junior
College, Marysville; Central College,
Mcpherson; Mcpherson College, Nc
Pherson; Miltonvale Wesleyan Col
lege, Miltonvale; Bethel College,
Newton; Elks Home at Osawatomie; /;
OswegO Academy at Oswego; Oswego
College, Oswego; Ottawa University,
Ottawa; Parsons Business College,
Parsons; Pittsburg Business College,
Pittsburg; Western University at
Quindaro; Kansas Wesleyan Uni
versity, Salina; st. Johns Military
Academy, Salna; st. Mary's College,
St-Marys; st. Francis Monastery, st.
PAUL.; Bethany College, Topeka; !;
Cooper College, Sterling; Washburn
College, Topeka; Fairmount College,
Wichita; Friends University, Wichita; :;
Mount Carmel Academy, Wichita;
Southwestern College, Winfield; st.
Johns College at Winfield; Kansas
State Agricultural College, Manhat-
tan; University of Kansas at Law
renee; Fort Hays Normal School;
State Normal School, Emporia; Man
ual Training at Pittsburg; Industrial
and Educational Institute for the Col
ored at Topeka.
What will be said of Ellis county
in the articles to follow will show how
Kansas maintains its business, educa-
tiOnal, churches and general forces
which make for good living as this
county is one of the important factors
in this maintenance.
Fifty years imprisonment for
theft of a package of cigarettes is