Miscellaneous. 



635 



Good sheep on a good Missouri farm. 



On the Kansas City markets shortage of muttons on west- 

 ern ranges made the receipts of the year the lightest since 1909. 

 The following table from the Daily Drover's Telegram shows 

 the high prices paid for mutton and lambs in the different months 

 of the year 1913: 



Month. 



Janiiary . . 

 February . 

 March. . . . 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August. . . 

 September 

 October. . . 

 November 

 December. 



Lambs. 



$9.30 

 8.85 



12.00t 

 9.05 

 8.60 

 8.25t 

 8.50t 

 8.00 

 7.75 

 7.85 

 8.10 

 8.10 



Yearlings. 



$7.05 

 7.65 

 7.75 

 8.00 

 6.85* 

 6.00* 

 5.75 

 5.50 

 5.75 

 5.85 

 6.40 

 7. 10 



Wethers. 



Ewes. 



$6.00 

 6.50 

 7.00 

 7.25 

 6.60* 

 5.80* 

 5.35 

 5.00 

 4.85 

 5.15 

 5.35 

 5.90 



$5.50 

 6.25 



6.75 

 7.00 

 6.10* 

 5.50* 

 4.65 

 .60 

 .50 



4. 

 4. 



4.85 

 5.05 

 5.15 



tSpring lambs. *Shorn. 



In reviewing the markets for the year it is gratifying to 

 note that feeding operations were generally productive of profit. 

 As always, and especially during a year when much poor feed 

 must be sold or fed on the farms, the live stock farmer had a 

 decided advantage. Missouri farmers are fortunate in having 

 within easy shipping distance and practically within the State 

 three large markets, St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph. 

 Prices paid at these markets compare favorably with those else- 

 where. This with the shorter ship and consequent lower 



