A STUDY OF FARM ORGANIZATION IN CENTRAL KANSAS 
HOGS, MILK COWS, AND OTHER CATTLE LN McPHERSON COUNTY, 1877-1920 
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BUTTER 
CENTS 
PER POUND 
40 
20 
PRICE OF 
BEEF 
(dollars 
PER 
100 LBS.) 
12 
1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 
Fig. 4.— Livestock is kept primarily to consume farm grown roughages and pasture and to supply milk, 
butter, and meat for use on the farm. Five-year moving averages are used 
