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Table 31. — The approximate total number of animal units per 
farm in 1909. 
Type area 
Productive 
animal 
units 
Units of 
work 
stock 
Total number 
of animal 
units 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
34.6 
8.0 
42.6 
Western Sand Hills 
60.7 
9.3 
70.0 
Eastern Sand! Hills 
28.3 
6.1 
34.4 
Boyd 
37.6 
7.1 
44.7 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
21.9 
7.4 
29.3 
Buffalo 
26.7 
6,4 
33.1 
Custer 
29.8 
7.0 
36.8 
Wayne 
28.8 
6,5 
35.3 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
17.3 
7.1 
24.4 
Harlan 
20.1 
6.4 
26.5 
Thayer 
17.5 
5.8 
23.3 
Cass 
19.6 
5.8 
25,4 
Table 32. — The approximate division of live-stock capital 
between productive stock and work animals. 
Type area 
Value of all live 
stock per farm 
r 
Approximate val- 
ue of werk stock 
Approximate val- 
ue of productive 
live stock 
A proximate per 
capital that was 
cent of live-stock 
in productive live 
stock 
Northwest to 
North Central 
High Plains 
$2084 
$760 
$1324 
| 
64% 
Western Sand Hills 
3090 
809 
2281 
74 
Eastern Sand Hills 
1624 
586 
1038 
64 
Boyd 
2188 
767 
1421 
65 
Southwest to 
Northeast 
Chase 
1616 
770 
846 
52 
Buffalo 
1849 
742 
1107 
60 
Custer 
1998 
777 
1221 
61 
Wavne 
1984 
795 
1189 
60 
Southwest to 
Southeast 
Hitchcock 
1429 
738 
691 
48 
Harlan 
1543 
710 
824 
54 
Thayer 
1440 
650 
790 
55 
Cass 
1510 
677 
* 833 
55 
