LIVE STOCK.
In the number and value of its live stock, Kansas ranked, in 1880, as the eighth State of the Union. In 1860 the live stock of Kansas aggregated in value only a little over three million dollars; in 1865 it aggregated over seven millions; in 1870, over twenty-three millions; in 1875, nearly twenty-nine millions; in 1880, over sixty-one millions; and in 1885, nearly one hundred and eighteen million dollars. The following table gives the number of horses, mules, cows, cattle, sheep, and swine, and their aggregate value, for the years 1861 and 1865, and every year thereafter to and including 1885:
| Year. | Horses. | Mules. | Cows. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Swine. | Value of live stock. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 20,344 | 1,496 | 28,550 | 74,905 | 17,569 | 138,224 | $3,332,450 |
| 1865 | 32,469 | 2,490 | 71,996 | 130,307 | 82,662 | 95,429 | 7,324,659 |
| 1866 | 38,968 | 2,863 | 82,075 | 139,428 | 108,287 | 127,875 | 9,127,306 |
| 1867 | 39,968 | 2,936 | 85,120 | 140,560 | 106,287 | 132,750 | 10,081,590 |
| 1868 | 42,859 | 2,405 | 89,461 | 146,399 | 101,789 | 149,662 | 9,962,311 |
| 1869 | 50,573 | 2,597 | 109,142 | 165,430 | 107,896 | 137,848 | 12,902,830 |
| 1870 | 117,786 | 11,786 | 123,440 | 250,527 | 109,088 | 206,587 | 23,173,185 |
| 1871 | 156,000 | 14,900 | 162,000 | 345,000 | 115,000 | 304,800 | 31,823,484 |
| 1872 | 180,900 | 16,300 | 191,100 | 397,400 | 116,100 | 381,000 | 28,488,704 |
| 1873 | 198,900 | 17,400 | 214,000 | 457,000 | 123,000 | 457,200 | 30,013,898 |
| 1874 | 220,700 | 19,100 | 231,000 | 507,200 | 141,000 | 484,600 | 31,163,058 |
| 1875 | 207,376 | 24,964 | 225,028 | 478,295 | 106,224 | 292,658 | 28,610,257 |
| 1876 | 214,811 | 26,421 | 227,274 | 473,350 | 143,962 | 330,355 | 32,489,293 |
| 1877 | 241,208 | 32,628 | 261,642 | 519,346 | 205,770 | 704,862 | 33,015,647 |
| 1878 | 274,450 | 40,564 | 286,241 | 586,002 | 243,760 | 1,195,044 | 36,913,534 |
| 1879 | 324,766 | 51,981 | 322,020 | 654,443 | 311,862 | 1,264,494 | 54,775,497 |
| 1880 | 367,589 | 58,303 | 366,640 | 748,672 | 426,492 | 1,281,630 | 61,563,956 |
| 1881 | 383,805 | 58,780 | 406,706 | 839,751 | 806,323 | 1,173,199 | 69,814,340 |
| 1882 | 398,678 | 56,654 | 433,381 | 971,116 | 978,077 | 1,228,683 | 83,869,199 |
| 1883 | 423,426 | 59,262 | 471,548 | 1,133,154 | 1,154,196 | 1,393,968 | 104,539,888 |
| 1884 | 461,136 | 64,889 | 530,904 | 1,328,021 | 1,206,297 | 1,953,144 | 115,645,050 |
| 1885 | 513,507 | 75,165 | 575,887 | 1,397,131 | 875,193 | 2,461,520 | 117,881,699 |