Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1908 — RICHES IN THE HERDS [ARTICLE]

RICHES IN THE HERDS

Number and Valua of High data Cattle Owned in the Hoo* aier State. BHOBTHORVS MOST POPULAR Whitecap Outlaws Threaten a Woman After Dismantling Her HomeKids Smoking Pipes. Indianapolis. Oct. 6.—Figures on ths number and value of pure bred cattls In Indiana, just compiled by Mary Btubbs Moore, chief of the Indiana bureau of statistics, show that more money is Invested In Shorthorns than In any other class. The total number •f Shorthorns on hand June L 1907, was 7,664 and their total value $516,064. Herefords came second in the Ust the total number being 3,586 and ths total value 6290,992. Both Shorthorns and Herefords come in the class of beef cattle. The other brands of beet cattle and the number and value are: Aberdeen-Angua 3.085. value 6197,579; Galloway 172, value 611.101; Polled Durbams 1,699, value $130,380. Jerseys Lead for the Dairy. In the class of dairy cattle, the Jerseys have the greatest total valuation and are the largest In number TLe number on June 1, 1907, was 3.192 anil tbe value $192,929. The uumber anil value of other breeds of dairy cattle were as follows: Ayrshire 33. value $2,400; Brown Swiss 15, $1,390; Dutch Belted 7, $320; Guernsey 113. $9,100; Hoisteiu-Freisian 643, $55,730. Only one other breed is listed among the pure breeds and that is the Red Polls. These cattle are used for both beef and dairy purposes. The number is 495 and the value $32,245. The total number of all pure bred cattle In the state on June 1, 1907. was 20,604 and the total value $1,439,290. Average Value of Cattle. The table arranged on pure bred cattle also gives some interesting figures as to the highest average values of cattle of different ages. In the class of beef cattle the average values of males over three years old are as follows: Herefords, $167.99: Polled Durhams, $151.90; Shorthorn, $120.53; AberdeenAngus, $110.72, and Galloway, slOl.ll. In the class of females the average values are practically in the same proportion in the different breeds, though they are much less than the values of the males. In the class of dairy cattle the average values of males over three years old are as follows: Guernseys, $136,54; Holstein-Freisians, $120.80; Ayrshires, $100; Brown Swiss, SIOO, and Jerseys, $91.41. The average value of males over three years old In the class of Red Polls is $103.45, and that of females of this age, $82.35.