swine. The helpful hen has also been unfailing 

 in her substantial contributions to the State's 

 wealth, and the amounts received each twelve 

 months from the surplus of poultry and eggs 

 have increased, until in 1901 it reached $5,950,076, 

 or a sum that would considerably more than have 

 paid the total expense of the excellent school 

 system for the same time. 



The figures in the table below, showing for the 

 last five years the total value of the products of 

 Kansas live-stock, to-wit : Animals slaughtered 

 or sold for slaughter, wool clip, butter and cheese 

 manufactured, and poultry, eggs and milk sold, 

 disclose a marvelous record : 



1897 $ 46,983,923 



1898 59,417,008 



1899 61,525,551 



1900 67,014,901 



1901 74,706,299 



Total $ 309,647,682 



The 1901 gain over the value in 1897 is 

 $27,722,376, or nearly 60 per cent. 



The value of live-stock on hand March i, 1901, 

 was $153,037,732; the value of live-stock prod- 

 ucts for the year, $74,706,299. 



These figures well suggest the significance of 

 live-stock and meat production as factors in 

 Kansas agriculture and Kansas prosperity. 



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