Transcribed from A History of Meade County, Kansas by Frank S. Sullivan. ; [c1916] ; Crane & Company. Transcribed by Carolyn Ward, September 2006.

1916 A History of Meade County, Kansas

  FARM STATISTICS. 121
      Number
Horses     3,572
Mules and asses     214
Milch cows     1,306
Other cattle     28,002
Swine     1,525
Sheep     1,701
1905.—POPULATION, 2,574.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 24,186 338,604
Spring wheat " 1,278 16,614
Corn " 1,675 41,875
Oats " 612 14,688
Rye " 362 4,344
Barley " 10,049 211,029
Irish potatoes " 51 3,723
Sweet potatoes " 10 560
Broom corn " 194 87,300
Sorghum gals 4,787  
Millet tons 561 1,122
Milo maize " 785 2,747
Kaffir corn " 6,081 21,283
Jerusalem " 20 70
Alfalfa " 10,570 17,562
Prairie hay "   4,743
FIax bu. 3 24
Poultry and eggs     $11,176
Butter, lbs     49,326
Milk sold     $2,137
Wool clip, lbs     1,100
Honey and beeswax, lbs      
      Number
Horses     3,716
Mules and asses     203
Milch Cows     1,355
Other cattle     22,768
Swine     1,484
Sheep     1,001
122 HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.  
1907.—POPULATION, 3,430.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu 50,409 504,090
Spring wheat " 4,063 32,504
Corn " 6,796 169,900
Oats " 1,480 23,680
Rye " 193 1,544
Barley " 13,358 173,654
Speltz "    
Buckwheat "    
Irish potatoes " 90 5,220
Sweet potatoes " 6 540
Cotton lbs. 5 1,375
Flax bu.    
Tobacco lbs.    
Broom corn " 420 189,000
Millet tons 1,002 17503
Sugar beets "    
Sorghum (syrup) gals 18 1,260
Milo maize tons 1,336 3,340
Kaffir corn " 9,652 24,130
Alfalfa " 9,080 19,638
Prairie hay "   3,869
Poultry and eggs sold     $17,041
Butter, lbs     55,995
Honey and beeswax, lbs     348
Milk sold     $2,331
      Number
Horses     4,326
Mules and asses     400
Milk cows     1,595
Other cattle     18,556
Swine     2,317
Sheep     710
  FARM STATISTICS. 123
19O8—POPULATION, 4,366.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 53,330 266,650
Spring wheat " 673 2,093
Corn " 14,453 144,530
Oats " 2,839 22,712
Rye " 193 1,351
Barley " 10,782 53,910
Speltz " 610 6,100
Buckwheat " 2 20
Irish potatoes " 100 8,000
Sweet potatoes " 9 675
Cotton lbs.    
Flax bu. 5 25
Tobacco lbs. 1 150
Broom corn " 332 99,600
Millet tons 1,520 1,520
Sugar beets " 20 40
Sorghum (syrup) gals 231 13,860
Milo maize tons 2,707 6,767
Kaffir corn " 14,089 35,222
Alfalfa " 9,888 14,834
Prairie hay "   4,168
      Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $17,064
Butter, lbs     57,713
Honey and beeswax, lbs     55
Milk sold     $2,793
      Number
Horses     4,779
Mules and asses     622
Milk cows     1,885
Other cattle     17,481
Swine     5,900
Sheep     8
124 HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.  
1909.—POPULATION, 4,594.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 62,646 563,814
Spring wheat " 290 1,780
Corn " 17,058 85,290
Oats " 3,379 40,548
Rye " 158 1,422
Barley " 6,789 67,980
Speltz " 1,397 16,764
Buckwheat " 72 576
Irish potatoes " 47 2,585
Cotton "    
Broom corn lbs. 725 253,750
Millet tons 1,910 2,865
Sugarbeets " 2 18
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 138 6,900
Milo maize tons 7,328 10,992
Kaffir corn " 15,595 23,392
Alfalfa " 10,964 14,233
Prairie hay "   3,722
      Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $18,694
Butter, lbs     63,912
Milk sold     $3,258
Honey and beeswax, lbs     275
      Number
Horses     4,648
Mules and asses     678
Milch cows     1,899
Other cattle     15,567
Swine     6,26O
Sheep     93
1910.—POPULATION, 4,872.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 73,263 732,630
Spring wheat " 546 4,830
Corn " 10,954 109,640
  FARM STATISTICS. 125
    Acres Product
Oats bu. 7,903 126,448
Rye " 396 3,960
Barley " 9,081 154,377
Speltz " 2,131 36,227
Buckwheat " 10 90
Irish potatoes " 388 29,100
Cotton " 3 600
Broom corn lbs. 2,183 818,625
Millet . tons 1,759 2,931
Sugarbeets "    
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 9 450
Milo maize tons 5,586 13,965
Kaffir corn " 11,356 34,068
Alfalfa " 11,275 11,146
Prairie hay "   3,930
      Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $19,747
Butter, lbs     79,230
Milk sold     $3,390
Honey and beeswax, lbs     100
      Number
Horses     4,923
Mules and asses     708
Milch cows     1,918
Other Cattle     13,936
Swine     3,782
Sheep     283
1911.—POPULATION, 5,171.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 29,857 119,428
Spring wheat " 694 1,388
Corn " 18,040 234,520
Oats " 9,154 119,002
Rye " 365 3,285
Barley " 12,145 133,595
126 HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.  
    Acres Product
Speltz bu. 1,332 7,992
Irish potatoes " 111 3,774
Sweet potatoes " 8 504
Broom carn lbs. 604 232,540
Millet tons 1,092 1,638
Sorghum for syrup gals. 66 3,960
Milo maize tons 11,057 27,643
Kaffir corn " 17,992 53,976
Jerusalem corn " 93 279
Alfalfa " 11,863 12,836
Prairie hay "   3,261
    Quantity Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $26,667.00
Wool clip lbs. 2,748 467.16
Cheese " 220 28.60
Butter " 108,414 26,019.36
Milk sold     6,303.00
Honey and beeswsx lbs. 120 18.00
      Number
Horses     6,050
Mules and asses     1,105
Milch cows     4,883
Other cattle     9,039
Sheep     748
Swine     3,803
1912.—POPULATION, 5,196.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 103,889 124,668
Spring wheat " 160 1,600
Corn " 5,936 136,528
Oats " 3,095 86,660
Rye " 58 580
Barley " 7,008 154,176
Speltz " 312 6,552
Irish potatoes " 93 9,207
  FARM STATISTICS. 127
    Acres Product
Sweet potatoes bu. 4 840
Broom corn lbs. 1,243 497,200
Millet tons 1,352 2366
Sorghum for syrup gals. 799 59,925
Milo maize tons 8,347 16,694
Kaffir corn " 18,865 56,595
Jerusalem corn " 20 60
Alfalfa " 9,486 14,991
Prairie hay "   2,541
    Quantity Value
Poultry and eggs sold,     $24,1O3.00
Wool clip lbs. 500 100.00
Cheese "    
Butter " 86,586 21,646.50
Milk sold     11,251.00
Honey and beeswax lbs. 220 33.00
      Number
Horses     6,390
Mules and asses     1,113
Milch cows     6,964
Other cattle     9,872
Sheep     702
Swine     3,517
1911—POPULATION, 5,116.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 22,990 91,960
Spring wheat " 104  
Corn " 15,341 30,692
Oats " 8,933 26,799
Rye " 66 198
Barley " 11,212 44,848
Speltz " 47  
Irish potatoes " 64 2,176
Sweet Potatoes "    
Broom corn lbs. 550 82,500
128 HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.  
    Acres Product
Millet tons 911 911
Milo " 16,291 12,218
Kaffir " 30,857 23,143
Feterita      
Alfalfa " 7,468 9,164
Prairie hay "   3,985
      Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $26,152
Butter, lbs     65,528
Milk sold     $15,159
Cheese, lbs     175
      Number
Horses     5,762
Mules and asses     1,492
Milch cows     6,321
Other cattle     11,238
Swine     2,050
Sheep     157
1914.—POPULATION, 5,044.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 102,984 1,853,712
Spring wheat "    
Corn " 4,219 67,504
Oats " 3,610 108,300
Rye " 381 6,096
Barley " 6,123 134,706
Speltz " 25 625
Irish potatoes " 52 2,600
Sweet potatoes " 2 124
Broom corn lbs. 227 90,800
Millet tons 443 664
Milo " 7,327 18,318
Kaffir " 16,563 49,689
Feterita " 4,533 11,333
Alfalfa " 7,474 21,247
Prairie hay "   1,796
  FARM STATISTICS. 129
      Value
Pouitry and eggs sold     $26,326
Butter, lbs     54,568
Milk sold     $25,135
Cheese, lbs     210
      Number
Horses     6,220
Mules and asses     1,311
Milch cows     69,605
Other cattle     9,960
Swine     2,361
Sheep     183
1915.—POPULATION, 5,276.
    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 107,608 1,614120
Spring wheat " 206 2,472
Corn " 4,127 119,683
Oats " 4,762 133,336
Rye " 506 7,084
Barley " 8,801 220,025
Irish potatoes " 40 4,000
Sweet potatoes " 1 100
Cowpeas tons 15 22
Alfalfa " 9,593 28,779
Broom corn lbs 274 123,300
Jerusalem corn " 285 855
Feterita " 8,527 No record
Sweet clover 40 No record
Prairie hay "   5,195
    Quantity Value
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,534,506.47
Wool clip lbs 1,072 235.84
Cheese " 350 52.50
Butter " 63,355 15,838.75
Milk sold     31,569.0O
Honey and beeswax lbs. 500 70.00
130 HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY.  
      Number
Horses     6,639
Mules and asses     1,530
Milch cows     9,176
Other cattle     18,553
Sheep     182
Swine     4,714

The 1916 census gave Meade County a population of 6,053.

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