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1877
1,342,558,000
364,194.000
406,394,000
1878
1,388,219,000
420,122,000
413,578,000
1879
1,547,902,000
448,757,000
363,761,000
1880
1,717,435,000
498,550,000
417,885,000
1881
1,194,916,000
383,280,000
416,481,000
1882
1,617,025,000
504,185,000
488,251,000
1883
1,551,067,000
420,155,000
571,302,000
1884
1,795,528,000
512,764,000
583,628,000
1885 1886
1,665,441,000
457,218,000
624,134,000
1887
1,456,161,000
456,329,000
659,618,000
1888
1,987,790,000
415,868,000
701,735,000
1889
2,112,892,000
490,560,000
751,515,000
1890
1,489,970,000
399,262,000
523,621,000
1891
2,060,154,000
611,780,000
738,394,000
1892
1,628,464,000
515,949,000
661,035,000
1893
1,619,496,000
396,132,000
638,855,000
1894
1,212,770,000
460,267,000
662,087,000
1895
2,151,139,000
467,103,000
824,444,000
1896
2,283,875,000
427,684,000
707,346,000
1897
1,902,968,000
530,149,000
698,768,000
1898
1,924,185,000
675,149,000
730,905,000
1899
2,078,144,000
547,304,000
796,178,000
1900
2,105,102,000
522,230,000
809,126,000
1901
1,522,520,000
748,460,000
736,809,000
1902
2,523,648,000
670,063,000
897,842,000
1903
. 2,244,177,000
637,822,000
784,094,000
1904
. 2,467,481,000
· 552,400,000
894,595,000
1905
2,707,993,000
692,979,000
953,216,000
1906
. 2,927,416,000
735,261,000
964,904,000
1907
2,592,320,000
634,087,000
754,443,000
1908
2,668,651,000
664,602,000
807,156,000
1909
2,552,190,000
683,350,000
1,007,129,000
1911
2,531,488,000
621.338,000
922,298,000
1912
3,124,746,000
730,267,000
1,418,337,000
1913
2,446,988,000
763,380,000
1,121,768,000
1914
.2,672,804,000
891,017,000
1,141,060,000
1915
3,054,535,000
1,011,505,000
1,540,362,000
PRICES OF CORN FOR FIFTY YEARS
The following table shows the lowest and highest cash prices for contract corn in the Chicago market for the last 50 years and the months in which extreme prices were reached : Months the
Lowest Prices
Were Reached.
Yearly Range
1866
February
$ .3334 at $1.00
November
1867
March
.5634 at
1.12
October
1868
December
.52
at 1.021/2
August
1869
January
.44
at .971/2
August
1870
December
.45
at .941/2
May
1871
December
.391/2
at .561/2
1872
October
.291/2 at .485/8
1873
Tune
.27
at .541/4
December
1874
January
.49
at
.86
September
1875
December
.4512
at
.761/2
1876
February
.385g
at
.49
May and July May
162
Months the Highest Prices
Were Reached.
T'ears.
1,936,176,000
357,112,000
629,409,000
March and May May
MARSHALL, PUTNAM, STARK COUNTIES
1877
March
.3758 at
.58
April
1878
December
.297/8 at
.4358
March
1879
January
.293/8 at
.49
October
1880
April
.311/2 at
.433/4
November
1881
February
.3534
at
.763/8
October
1882
December
.4914 at
811/2
July
1883
October
.46
at
.70
January
1884
December
.341/2 at
.87
September
1885
January
.341/4
at
.49
April and May
1886
October
.3318 at
.45
July
1887
February
.33
at
.511/8
December
1888
December
.331/2
at
.60
May
1889
December
.29 1/4
at
.61
November
1890
February
.271/2
at
.5378
November
1892
March.
.361/2
at
1.00
May
1893
December
.341/4
at
.4434
January
1894
January and February.
.34
at
.591/2
August
1896
September
.191/2
at
.3058
April
1897
January and February.
.2134 at
.32
August
1898
January
.26
at
.38
December
1899
December
.30
at
.381%
January
1900
January
.301/2
at
.491/2
November
1901
January
.36
at
.671/2
December
1902
December
.43 3/4
at
.88
July
1903
December
.41
at
.53
July and Aug.
1904
January
.4234
at
.5818
November
1905
January and December
.42
at
.641/2
May
1906
February and March.
.39
at
.5434
Tune
1907
January
.3934
at
.661/2
October
1908
December
.56
at
.82
May and Sept.
1909
January
.5614
at
.77
Tune
1910
December
.441/4
at
.68
January
1911
January, February, March.
.4512 at
.76
November
1912
December
.47
at
.821/2
May
1913
January
.461/2
at
.7814
Aug. and Sept.
1914
January
.60
at
.86
August
1915
October
.5934 at
.8214
August
PRICES FOR WHEAT FOR FIFTY YEARS
The following table shows the lowest and highest cash prices for cash contract wheat in the Chicago market for the last 50 years and the months in which cxtreme prices were reached :
Months the
Months the
Lowest Prices
Highest Prices
Were Reached.
Yearly Range
Were Reached.
1866
February
$ .78
at $2.03
November
1867
August
1.55
at
2.95
May
1868
November
1.041/2 at
2.20
July
1869
December
7612
at
2.47
August
1870
April
.7314
at
1.311/2
Tuly
1871
August
.9912 at
1.32
Feb., April, Sept.
1872
November
1.01
at
1.61
August
1873
September
.89
at
1.46
July
1874
October
.811/
at
1.28
April
1875
February
.8314
at
1.3012
August
1876
July
.83
at
1.2634
December
1877
August
1.011/2
at
1.761/2
May
1878
October
.77
at
1.14
April
1879
January
.8158
at
1.331/2
December
1880
August
.8613
at
1.32
January
1881
January
.9533
at
1.431/4
October
1882
December
.6915
at
1.40
April and May
1883
October
.90
at
1.1312
June
1884
December
.69
at
.96
February
1885
March.
.733%
at
1.3134
April
1886
October
.69 3/s
at
.8434
January
1887
August
.6058 at
.9434
Tune
1888
April
7118
at
2.00
September
1889
Tune
751/2
at
1.0814
February
1890
February
.7414 at
1.0814
August
1891
Tuly
.85
at
1.16
April
1892
October
.691/s at
.9134
February
1893
July
.54
at
.88
April
1894
September
.50
at
.6514
April
1895
January
.4834
at
.8538
May
1896
August
.53
at
.9438
November
1891
December
.393/8 at
.751/2
April
1895
December
.25
at
.5512
May
Y'ears.
163
PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY
189'7
April
.641/8
at
1.09
December
1898
October
.62
at
1.85
May
1899
December
¥.64
at
.79 1/2
May
1900
January
.611/2
at
.87 1/2
June
1901
July
.631/8
at
.791/2
December
1902
October
.671/2
at
.95
September
1903
March.
.7014
at
.93
September
1904
January
Sept., Oct., Dec.
1905
August
.777/8
at
at
.9434
May
1908
July
.841/2
at
1.11
May
1909
August
.991/4
at
1.60
June
1910
November
.861/2
at
1.2912
July
1911
April
.83 14
at
1.17
October
1912
November and December.
.85
at
1.22
April and May
1913
July and August.
.803/4
at
1.153/8
January
1914
July .
.7734 at
1.33
September
1915
August and September.
.9834 at
1.68
February
PRICES OF OATS FOR FIFTY YEARS
The following table shows the lowest and highest prices for cash contract oats in the Chicago market for the last 50 years and the months in which extreme prices were reached .
Months the
Months the
L'ears.
Were Reached.
Yearly Range
1866
February
$
.2134 at $ .4412
1867
August
.3812 at
.90
May
1868
October
.3512 at
.74
May
1869
October
.351/2
at
.71
July
1870
September
.3212 at
.431/2
May
1871
August
.27
at
.511/2
March and April
1872
October and November.
.201/4
at
.4314
June
1873
April
.231/2
at
.3634
December
1874
August
.3714 at
.71
July
1875
December
.2912 at
.641/2
May
1876
July
.27
at
.35
September
1877
August
.22
at
.4534
May.
1878
Otcober
18
at
.271/2
July
1879
January
.191/2
at
.3634
December
1SS0
August
22 1/2
at
.35
Jan. and May
1881
February
.291/2
at
.47 3/4
October
1882
September
.301/2
at
.62
July
1883
September
.25
at
.431/2
March
1884
December
.23
at
.3414
April
1885
September
241/4
at
.361/2
April
1886
October
.227/8
at
.35
January
1887
March and April
.231/2
at
.311/2
December
1888
September
.2314 at
.37 3/4
1889
October
1734
at
.363/8
February
1890
February
1914 at
.45
November
1891
October
.2614 at
.5734
April
1892
March
.27
at
.351/2
Tune
1893
August
.22
at
.32
Jan., Feb., May
1894
January
.27
at
.50
Tune
1895
December
.167/8
at
.311/2
June
1896
September
143/4
at
.201/2
February
1897
February
1558 at
.237/8
December
1898
August
.2014
at
.32
May
1899
August
.1914
at
.821/4
February
1900
August
.21
at
.261/4
June
1901
January
.231/4
at
.48
December
1902
August
.25
at
.56
July
1903
March
.31
at
.45
July
1904
October and December.
.281/4
at
.46
February
1905
September
.25
at
.341/4
July
1906
March
.287/8
at
.423/4
June
1907
January
.331/2
at
.561/2
September
1908
August
.46
at
.601/2
July
1909
August
.631/2
at
.601/2
May
1910
October
2934 at
.49
February
1911
March
.2878 at
.501/2
December
1912
November
.301/4
at
.581/2
April
1913
March
.3158 at
- . 4338
September
1914
August
.331/2
at
. 511/4
December
1915
October
.3534 at
.601/8
March
1906
August and September.
.6918
at
1.0514
October
1907
January
.71
at
1.22
February
1.24
Highest Prices
Lowest Prices
Were Reached.
November
164
May
MARSHALL, PUTNAM, STARK COUNTIES
CORN STATISTICS
Production (thousands of bushels)
1915
1915
1914
Maine
16
16
656
736
New Hampshire
22
21
990
966
Vermont
47
45
2,256
2,115
Massachusetts
48
48
2,304
2,256
Rhode Island
12
11
516
462
Connecticut
65
61
3,250
2,806
New York
605
550
24,200
22,550
New Jersey
285
272
10,830
10,472
Pennsylvania
1,520
1,463
58,520
62,178
Delaware
710
663
24,850
24,531
Virginia
2,125
1,921
60,562
39,380
West Virginia
800
732
25,200
22,692
North Carolina
3,050
2,835
64,050
57,550
South Carolina
2,155
1,975
35,558
36,538
Georgia
4,330
4,000
64,950
56.000
Florida
800
700
12,000
11,200
Ohio
3,760
3,650
156,040
142,715
Indiana
5,025
4,949
190,950
163,317
Illinois
10,449
10,346
376,164
300,034
Michigan
1,750
1,750
56,000
63,000
Wisconsin
1,775
1,725
40,825
69,862
Minnesota
2,700
2,600
62,100
91,000
lowa
10,100
10,248
303,000
389,424
Missouri
7,100
7,200
209,450
158,400
North Dakota
700
500
9,800
14,000-
South Dakota
3,250
3,000
94,250
78,000
Nebraska
7,100
7,100
213,000
173,950
Kansas
5,550
5,850
172,050
108,225
Kentucky
3,800
3,650
114,000
91.250
Tennessee
3,500
3,350
94,500
80,400
Alabama
3,900
3,264
66,300
55,488
Mississippi
3,650
3,150
69,350
58,275
Louisiana
2,200
2,000
45,100
38,600
Texas
7,450
6,400
175,075
124,800
Oklahoma
4,200
4,000
123,900
50,000
Arkansas
2,700
2,400
62,100
42.000
Montana
70
50
1,960
1,400
Wyoming
25
21
625
525
Colorado
470
462
11,280
10,626
New Mexico
105
92
2,730
2,576
Arizona
20
18
600
576
Utah
13
12
442
420
Nevada
1
1
35
36
Idaho .
22
19
770
589
Washington
39
38
1,053
972
Oregon
33
22
1.155
660
California
64
60
2,624
2,160
United States
108,321
103,435
3,054,535
2,672.804
LEGAL WEIGHT OF VARIOUS COMMODITIES (Minimum Weight, by U. S. Statute)
Pounds Per Bushel
Pounds Per Bushel
Apples,
dried
26
Lime, unslacked
80
Barley
48
Malt
38
Beans, castor
46
Millet seed
50
Beans, white
60
Oats
32
Bluegrass seed
14
Onions
57
Bran
20
Peaches, dried
33
Buckwheat
48
Peas
60
Clover
seed
60
Peas, ground, pea meal
24
Coal
80
Potatoes, Irish
60
Corn, shelled
56
Potatoes, sweet
55
Corn, in the ear
70
Rye
56
Corn meal
48
Salt, fine
55
Flaxseed
56
Salt, coarse
70
Hair, plastering
8 Timothy seed
45
Hemp seed
44
Turnips
55
Hungarian grass seed
50 Wheat
60
165
210
197
6,615
7,092
Maryland
Thousands of Acres 1914
State
PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY
LIVE STOCK IN UNITED STATES
Following are numbers of live stock on farms in the United States January 1, 1915, as given by U. S. Department of Agriculture :
Cattle
Hogs
Sheep
Horses and Mules
Maine
581,000
95,000
165,000
113,000
New Hampshire
159,000
52,000
38,000
47,000
Vermont
435,000
108,000
105,000
88,000
Massachusetts
240,000
108,000
30,000
64,000
Rhode Island
34,000
15,000
7,000
10,000
Connecticut
189,000
58,000
19,000
47,000
New York
2,403,000
768,000
849,000
619,000
New Jersey
216,000
161,000
31,000
96,000
Pennsylvania
1,581,000
1,186,000
831,000
642,000
Delaware
61,000
60,000
8,000
42,000
Maryland
298,000
349,000
223,000
192,000
Virginia
799,000
956,000
720,000
416,000
West Virginia
572,000
374,000
796,000
204,000
North Carolina
684,000
1,525,000
177,000
376,000
South Carolina
396,000
819,000
32,000
349,000
Georgia
1,066,000
2,042,000
163,000
434,000
Florida
868,000
949,000
119,000
85,000
Ohio
1,733,000
3,640,000
3,263,000
934,000
Indiana
1,339,000
4,167,000
1,114,000
940,000
Illinois
2,187,000
4,358,000
935,000
1,612,000
Michigan
1,521,000
1,392,000
2,033,000
677,000
Wisconsin
2,842,000
2,255,000
781,000
708,000
Minnesota
2,394,000
1.716,000
564,000
878,000
Iowa
4,060,000
8,720,000
1,249,000
1,658,000
Missouri
2,211,000
4,250,000
1,490,000
1,424,000
North Dakota
854,000
642,000
250,000
793,000
South Dakota
1,420,000
1,195,000
636,000
773,000
Nebraska
2,659,000
3,809,000
374,000
1,123,000
Kansas
2,494,000
2,656,000
316,000
1,365,000
Kentucky
933,000
1,582,000
1,229,000
674,000
Tennessee
858,000
1,501,000
674,000
628,000
Alabama
888,000
1,559,000
119,000
430,000
Mississippi
948,000
1,540,000
208,000
533,000
Louisiana
716,000
1,412,000
180,000
323,000
Texas
6,207,000
2,880,000
2,114,000
1,945,000
Oklahoma
1.613,000
1,420,000
76,000
1,027,000
Arkansas
871,000
1,573,000
130,000
516,000
Montana
905,000
276,000
4,379,000
395,000
Wyoming
674,000
64,000
4,427,000
178,000
Colorado
1,201,000
256,000
1,751,000
365,000
New Mexico
1,059,000
73,000
3,340,000
233,000
Arizona
835,000
31,000
1,761,000
125,000
Utah
473,000
98,000
2,068,000
148,000
Nevada
474,000
36,000
1,532,000
81,000
Idaho
499,000
328,000
3,041,000
247,000
Washington
468,000
327,000
546,000
326,000
Oregon
713,000
360,000
2,563,000
314,000
California
2.021,000
877,000
2,500,000
577,000
Totals
58,329,000
64,618,000
49,956,000
25,674,000
The following table shows the number of cattle (including milch cows), hogs (including pigs, ) and sheep in the United States on January 1 of the undermentioned years as furnished by the Agricultural Department :
Years
Cattle
Hogs
Sheep
1915
58,329,000
64,618,000
49,956,000
1914
56,592,000
58,933,000
49,718,000
1913
. 56,507,000
61,178,000
51,482,000
1912
.57,959,000
65,410,000
52,362,000
1911
. 61,225,800
58,000,600
51,809,000
1910
69,080,000
57,782,000
57,216,000
1909
.71,699,000
54,147,000
56,084,000
1908
71,267,000
56,084,000
54,631,000
1907
.72.533,996
54,794,439
53,240,820
1906
66,861,522
52,102,847
50,631.619
166
MARSHALL, PUTNAM, STARK COUNTIES
AVERAGE WEIGHT OF LIVESTOCK
The average weight of cattle at Chicago for months mentioned was as follows:
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
January
1,027
996
1,002
1,018
897
1,019
1,025
February
1,041
1,013
1,006
990
1,031
1.019
1,042
March
1,055
1,012
929
991
1,030
995
1,022
April
1.089
1,036
1,040
999
1,068
1,036
1.055
May
1,075
1,021
1,040
994
1,080
1,024
1,482
June
1,076
1,008
1,069
999
1,036
1,006
1,092
July
1,032
1,000
1,037
1,003
1,017
980
1,074
August
1,050
999
1,021
958
995
939
1,022
September
1,047
981
992
953
985
949
994
October
1,024
958
980
951
966
947
974
November
1,017
1,015
1,011
957
889
990
995
December
1,037
1,003
997
980
972
995
999
Year
1,046
1,002
1,008
981
997
990
1,036
The average weight of calves at Chicago for month mentioned was as follows:
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
January
142
141
140
154
156
180
169
February
129
137
132
137
148
155
151
March
131
119
123
1-24
125
146
138
April
111
113
111
112
114
116
117
May
117
119
114
116
119
127
117
Tune
122
123
127
128
134
138
129
July
136
136
136
139
147
170
154
August
149
151
153
161
161
176
178
September
155
173
176
177
190
204
220
October
160
165
169
170
203
219
220
November
159
160
157
171
170
204
206
December
149
152
154
157
168
183
191
Year
134
135
134
145
153
168
165
The average weight of hogs at Chicago for months mentioned was as follows :
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
1908
1907
January
223
216
226
212
226
210
203
215
223
February
224
224
230
217
230
213
204
212
222
March
231
233
240
218
239
218
206
212
228
April
233
233
242
227
241
227
212
219
234
May
233
236
242
232
242
239
216
218
235
Tune
231
237
244
235
236
242
219
217
236
July
238
244
243
239
233
246
225
222
240
August
246
248
233
240
239
255
232
224
250
September
235
242
222
235
224
259
232
219
253
October
204
229
209
226
212
253
227
207
235
November
187
218
207
222
208
232
225
213
209
December
190
226
213
223
213
224
214
211
214
Year
219
231
228
226
228
235
218
216
231
Lightest on record.
The average weight of 'sheep and lambs at Chicago for months mentioned was as follows:
'15
'14
'13
'12
'11
'10
'09
'08
'07
-'06
'05
'04
'0,3
January
82
81
87
82
90
83
84
8.5
86
.86
86
93
88
February
81
81
85
82
88
82
83
84
86
83
89
89
86
March
82
84
84
84
86
82
84
86
86
82
88
87
82
April
83
83
85
82
85
80
84
84
85
82
89
88
87
May
81
82
82
80
84
82
81
85
84
82
87
86
85
Tune
72
74
77
76
75
80
77
82
81
80
82
82
80
.July
73
76
76
75
76
80
76
79
81
80
82
83
80
August
79
76
78
75
78
80
80
79
81
79
79
82
81
September
75
73
75
77
72
4 79
79
79
82
78
78
. . 78
77
October
78
71
73
78
73
79
80
79
80
79
75
78
79
November
81
83
78
82
78
82
81
81
81
80
80
85
$2
December
82
83
80
85
83
81
79
82
84
85
84
88
87
Year
79
78
79
79
79
81
S3
82
83
S1
83
84
83
AVERAGE WEIGHT OF STOCK
Yearly average weight of livestock at Chicago for seven years :
1915
1914
1913
1912
1911
1910
1909
Cattle
1046
1002
1008
981
997
990
1036
Calves
134
135
134
145
153
168
:65
Hogs
219
231
228
226
228
235
218
Sheep
79
78
: 79
79
79
81
83
·
167
PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY
VALUATION OF LIVE STOCK
The valuation of live stock received at the Chicago Union Stock Yards for 50 years, as compiled by the Union Stock Yard and Transit Company, is given below : 1866
$ 42,765,328
1891
$ 239,434,775
1867
42,375,241
1892
253,836,502
1868
52,506,288
1893
249,542,377
1869
60,171,217
1894
228,153,029
1870
62,090,631
1895
200,584,380
1871
60,331,082
1896
187,745,655
1872
87,500,000
1897
216,305,396
1873
91,321,162
1898
229,301,296
1874
115,049,140
1899
233,711,180
1875
117,533,942
1900
262,154,272
1876
99,024,100
1902
312,884,386
1878
106,101,879
1903
288,152,707
1879
114,795,834
1904
264,124,607
1880
143,057,026
1905
300,472,480
1881
183,007,710
1906
317,467,535
1882
196,670,221
1907
319,202,239
1883
201,252,772
1908
306,566,518
1884
187,387,680
1909
323,607,543
1885
173,598,002
1910
357,145,681
1886
166,741,754
1911
339,484,690
1887
176,644,597
1912
375,694,939
1888
182,202,789
1913
409,134,674
1889
203,321,924
1914
375,698,589
1890
231,344,879
1915
370,938,156
Grand Total
$10,453,280.293
Valuation for 1915 divided as follows: Cattle, $192,116,472; calves, $5,714,075; hogs, $120,349,047 ; sheep, $23,004,562, and horses $29,754,000.
RECORD STOCK YARDS RECEIPTS
Largest receipts at Chicago stock yards for periods mentioned :
Day
Week
Month
Year
Cattle
49,128
95,524
385,466
3,571,796
Calves
9,284
19,027
80,558
521,512
Hogs
87,716
300,488
1,174,530
8,817,114
Sheep
71,792
231,647
895,503
6,055,546
Horses
2,300
7,031
18,448
165,253
3,228
8,471
31,910
311.557
Cars
Including hogs shipped direct to packers outside the yards, the record stands at 89,365 for one day, 311,543 in one week, 1,231,581 for a month and 9,363,451 in one year.
VALUATION OF LIVESTOCK
Official valuation of livestock received at Chicago Stock Yards in 1915, compared with 1914:
1915
1914
Decrease
Cattle
$192,116,472
$191,788,783
*$ 327,689
Calves
5,714,075
4,908,790
*805,285
Hogs.
120,349,047
128,980,782
8,631,735
Sheep
23,004,562
30,358,064
7,353,502
Horses
29,754,000
19,662,170
*10,091,830
Totals
$370,938,156
$375,698,589
$4,760,433
Including hogs handled by downtown packers-432,321 head at $7,161,486-total valuation of Chicago was $378,099,642.
LARGEST DAY'S RECEIPTS, 1915
Largest day's receipts at the Chicago Stock Yards of all kinds of livestock and the largest day's receipts of cars each month of 1915
Cattle
Calves
Hogs
Sheep
Horses
Cars
January
27,851
2,040
59,752
50,055
1,860
2,420
February
21,880
3,129
53,748
17,257
2,032
1,897
March
17,890
5,067
45,396
18,323
1,971
1,619
April
20,139
6,518
39,194
15,019
1,758
1,698
May
18,745
5,462
51,942
15,060
2,300
1,795
June
18,094
4,069
43,336
14,632
1,593
1,524
July
20,316
3,540
43,353
19,062
1,514
1,565
August
22,966
2,189
35,346
20,954
1,835
1,591
September
26,007
2,071
29,517
22,439
2,095
1,697
October
27,127
2,218
37,125
21,647
2,273
1,593
November
25,128
2,088
49,263
35,441
1,893
1,919
December
34,926
2,089
75,320
30,166
1,606
2,781
Year
34,926
6,518
75,320
50,055
2,300
2,781
111,185,650
1901
283,955,239
1877
*Increase.
follow :
168
MARSHALL, PUTNAM, STARK COUNTIES
CHICAGO'S BANNER RECEIPTS
Following are given banner receipts at the Chicago Union Stock Yards for periods men- tioned :
Largest Receipts of Stock in One Day
Cattle, Nov. 16, 1908.
49,128
Calves, May 1, 1906. 9,284
Hogs. Feb. 10, 1908
87,716
Sheep, Oct. 16, 1911
71,792
Horses, May 17, 1915.
2,300
Cars, Jan. 11, 1904.
3,228
Largest Receipts of Stock in One Week
Cattle, week ending Sept. 19, 1891.
95,524
Calves, week ending April 21, 1912.
19,027
Hogs, week ending Nov. 20, 1880.
300,488
Sheep. week ending Sept. 27, 1913.
231,647
Horses, week ending Nov. 7, 1914.
7,031
Cars, week ending Dec. 13, 1902.
8,471
Largest Receipts of Stock in One Month
Cattle, September, 1892.
385,466
Calves, April, 1912.
80,558
Hogs, December, 1915
1,174,530
Sheep. October, 1910.
895,503
Horses, March, 1905.
18,448
Cars. December, 1905.
31,910
Largest Receipts of Stock in One Year
Cattle, 1892
3,571,796
Calves, 1911
521,512
Hogs, 1898
.8,817,114
Sheep, 1912
.6,055,546
Horses, 1915
165,253
Cars. 1890
311,557
February 10, 1908, receipts of hogs at the Chicago Stock Yards were 87,716, with an additional 1,649 direct to downtown packers, making the day's total 89,365.
The week ending December 11, 1915, arrivals of hogs at the Stock Yards were 298,818 and downtown packers received 12,725, making a record grand total of 311,543. In December, 1915, hog receipts at the Chicago Stock Yards were 1,174,530, with 57,051 direct to packers outside the yards or a combined total of 1,231,581.
There arrived at the Chicago Stock Yards in 1898, 8,717,114 hogs, but in the same year 546,337 additional hogs were received direct by packers outside the yards, making a grand total of 9,363,451.
FERTILITY IN FARM PRODUCE (Approximate maximum amounts removed annually per acre)
Fertility
Market Value
Nitro- Phos- Potass-
Nitro-
Phos- phorus
Potass- ium
Total
Corn, grain
100
bu.
100
17
19
$15.00
$ .51
$ 1.14
$16.65
Corn stover
3
tons
48
6
52
7.20
.18
3.12
10.50°
Total corn crop
148
23
71
22.20
.69
4.26
27.15
Oats, grain
100
bu.
66
11
16
9.90
.33
.96
11.19
Oat straw
21/2
tons
31
5
52
4.65
.15
3.12
7.92
Total oat crop
97
16
68
14.55
.48
4.08
19.11
Wheat, grain
50
bu.
71
12
13
10.65
.36
.78
11.79
Wheat straw
21/2 tons
25
4
45
3.75
.12
2.70
6.57
Soy beans
25
bu.
80
13
24
12.00
.39
1.44
13.83
Soy bean straw
21/4
tons
79
8
49
11.85
.24
2.94
15.03
Total soy bean crop
159
21
73
23.85
.63
4.38
28.86
Timothy hay
3
tons
72
9
71
10.80
.27
4.26
15.33
Clover seed
4
bu.
7
2
3
1.05
.06
1.29
Clover hay
4
tons
160
20
120
24.00
.60
7.20
31.80
Cowpea hay
3
tons
130
14
98
19.50
.42
5.88
25.80
Alfalfa hay
8
tons
400
36
192
60.00
1.08
11.52
72.60
Potatoes
300
bu.
63
13
90
9.45
.39
5.40
15.23
Sugar beets
20
tons
100
18
157
15.00
.54
9.42
24.96
Apples
600
bu.
47
5
57
7.05
.15
3.42
10.62
Apple leaves
4
tons
59
7
47
8.85
.21
2.82
11.88
Wood growth
1/50
tree
6
2
5
.90
.06
.30
1.26
Total apple crop
1,000
1bs.
25
7
1
3.75
.21
.06
4.02
Fat hogs
1,000
lbs.
18
3
1
2.70
.09
.06
2.85
Milk
.10,000
1bs.
57
7
12
8.55
.21
.72
9.48
Butter
400
1bs.
0.8
0.2
0.1
.12
.01
.01
.14
Crop, Kind
Amount
gen
phorus
ium
gen
14.40
.48
3.48
18.36
Total wheat crop
96
16
58
16.80
.42
6.54
23.76
Fat cattle
112
14
109
The prices here given for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are the normal market values, and not present war-time valuations.
This table is taken from Dr. Cyrill G. Hopkins' "Soil Fertility and Permanent Agriculture."
169
PRAIRIE FARMER'S RELIABLE DIRECTORY
MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES
Monthly average prices (per 100 1bs.) at the Chicago Stock Yards on native beef cattle (all weights), fat cows and heifers, hogs and native and western sheep and lambs for 1915, with comparisons, as compiled by the Chicago Farmers and Drovers Journal :
Native Beef Steers
Cows and Heifers
Hogs
Sheep
Lambs
January
$8.05
$6.10
$6.90
$5.80
$ 8.40
February
7.50
5.65
6.80
6.45
8.75
March
7.65
5.55
6.75
7.45
9.55
April
7.70
5.75
7.30
7.70
9.65
May
8.35
6.40
7.60
7.35
10.10
June
8.80
6.75
7.60
5.50
9.20
July
9.20
6.55
7.25
6.05
8.75
August
9.05
6.45
6.90
6.25
8.90
September
8.95
6.30
7.25
5.75
8.75
October
8.80
6.10
7.90
6.00
8.75
November
8.70
5.65
6.65
5.85
8.80
December
8.35
5.55
6.40
6.20
9.00
Av. 1915.
$8.40
$6.10
$7.10
$6.30
$ 9.00
Av. 1914.
8.65
6.55
8.30
5.55
8.00
Av. 1913.
8.25
6.10
8.35
5.20
7.70
Av. 1912.
7.75
5.25
7.55
4.60
7.20
Av. 1911.
6.40
4.30
6.70
3.95
5.95
Av. 1910.
6.80
4.60
8.90
5.25
7.55
Av. 1909
6.35
4.25
7.35
5.00
7.40
Av. 1908.
6.10
4.10
5.70
4.65
6.35
Av. 1907.
5.80
3.85
6.10
5.25
7.05
Av. 1906.
5.30
3.70
6.25
5.20
6.85
Av. 1905
5.05
3.65
5.25
5.00
6.80
Av. 1904.
4.95
3.55
5.15
4.25 -
5.00
Av. 1903.
4.80
3.95
6.00
4.00
5.45
Av. 1902.
6.20
4.70
6.85
4.20
5.50
Av. 1901.
5.25
4.05
5.85
3.80
4.80
Av. 1900.
5.15
4.05
5.05
4.55
5.90
Av. 1899
5.30
3.55
4.05 .
4.35
5.50
Av. 1898.
4.65
3.40
3.85
4.25
5.35
Av. 1897.
4.50
3.05
3.70
3.85
4.95
Av. 1896.
4.05
2.65
3.50
3.20
4.50
Av. 1895.
4.50
2.85
4.30
3.30
4.55
Av. 1894.
4.25
2.50
5.05
2.80
3.55
Record.
Fat
Months
-
170
MARSHALL, PUTNAM, STARK COUNTIES
VALUE OF PRINCIPAL FATTENING FEEDS WITH CORN AT VARYING PRICES
Corn at
Barley 48 Lbs.
Rye 56 Lbs.
Wheat 60 Lbs.
Buckwheat 52 Lbs.
Millet 50 Lbs.
Potatoes 60 Lbs.
$0.40
.354
.44
.452
.29
.292
.08
.45
.399
.495
.508
.326
.328
.09
.50
.443
.55
.565
.565
.365
.10
.55
.487
.605
.621
.363
.40
.11
.60
.532
.66
.68
.436
.438
.12
.65
.576
.716
.734
.472
.474
.13
.70
.61
.77
.79
.508
.51
.14
Figures give price per bushel in all cases.
VALUE OF PRINCIPAL PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTAL FEEDS WITH TANKAGE AT VARYING PRICES
Tankage
Alfalfa
Oil
Mid-
Red Dog
Oats
Bran
Gluten Feed
Skim Milk
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