416 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



From the foregoing it will be observed that only four States have 

 more than one million milch cows. These in order are New York, Iowa, 

 Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. It has generally been considered that the 

 farther east one travels in this country the higher the value of stock 

 becomes but it will be seen that such is not the case with milch cows, 

 for California has an average value of $40.43 and Montana of $40.12. 

 whereas none of the Atlantic States reaches so high. In the possession 

 of cattle other than milkers Texas of course leads the procession", with 

 Iowa again second, though this time much farther behind. Montana, 

 which has fewer cattle to its credit than has been generally supposed, 

 has the highest valuation in this lot, the figures being $27.24. Montana 

 is the only State which calls its cattle other than milch cows worth $27 

 or more. 



In' the possession of sheep Montana is easily in the lead, its 8,932,311 

 placing it away ahead of Wyoming and New Mexico, which are second 

 and third with over 5,000,000 head. Connecticut this time leads in value, 

 its sheep being worth on the average $4.69. In the hog division it is 

 Iowa first and the rest nowhere, its 4,438.655 head placing it in a class 

 by itself. Illinois is second with just about half that number, and the 

 surprise of the swine column is furnished by Texas, which this year 

 shows more than two and one quarter millions of hogs, which is a large 

 number for the Lone Star State, even if they are worth only $4.40 each. 

 Connecticut again leads in value, its swine being worth on the average 

 $14.64 per head. 



As previously stated, it should be remembered when comparing these 

 figures with those of the government census of June 1, 1900, that these 

 now presented are brought up to January 1st and naturally include the 

 calf, lamb and pig crops of last year, while figures compiled in the begin- 

 ning of summer can not be rounded out in the same way. It is stated 

 that the figures just published by the Department of Agriculture are the 

 most complete it has ever offered. 



CHICAGO'S LIVE STOCK TRADE. 



Breeders' Crazette. 



Greatest in point of the number of animals received in the Union 

 Stock Yards, Chicago stands the year 1903 just past. The value of these 

 animals does not stand as high by a few thousand dollars as the value 

 for 1902, but the difference is very small when it is considered that 

 almost every variety of live stock closed the year much lower in price 

 than when the year opened. The grand total of all animals received 

 in these yards during 1903 was 15,713,515 against 15.706,360 for 1905. 

 The total shipments for 1903 were 3.628,130, and for 1902 the figures 

 were 3,116,643. The total valuation of these millions of cattle, sheep, 

 swine and horses was $288,152,707, to which there must be added the sum 

 of $7,900,000 representing the value of swine slaughtered by packers 

 doing business in Chicago but outside the yard's territory. This forms 



