Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1910 — Bogs Kill Thousands of Farm Animals Each Year. [ARTICLE]

Bogs Kill Thousands of Farm Animals Each Year.

Statistics just compiled by J. L. Peets, state statistician, as a result of data collected by township assessors last year, show that during 1908, 22,552 farm animals were killed by dogs in the state, including those which died as a result of being bitten by rabid dogs. Under the state law, animals thus killed are paid for out of & special township fund provided by taxing owners of dogs, and the total sum paid during the year for the animals killed amounted to $149,213. Stray dogs and dogs permitted by their owners t 6 run over the farms of their neighbors were responsible chiefly for the great destruction of property. Of the animals killed, there were 911 dairy cows, valued at $20,893; 2,264 beef and stock cattle, valued at $23,416; 6,455 hogs, valued at $44,529; and 12,722 sheep valued at $60,371. The beef and stock cattle killed nearly equals an average June day’s receipts in the Chicago market; hogs about half of an average day’s receipts, and sheep, about double such receipts. Statistics from the same source show that on January 1, 1909, there were in the hands of the dairymen and farmers of the state 483,879 dairy cattle, valued at $13,532,650, During 1908, 421,535 cows were milked, producing 161,316,231 gallons, valued at $22,299,815. Of the amount produced, 25,200,991 gallons were sold on the market, in addition to 1,54.1,182 gallons of cream marketed. The butter produced during the year totaled 39,910,926 pounds, valued at $8,986,093. Of the amount produced 20,991,624 pounds were marketed. During the year 89,861 pounds of cheese were manufactured, valued at $20,282.