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DISCUSS PEACE MEA8URES.
WE DRANK LESS WHISKY
American! Make up Shortage
Beer Consumption and Smoking
Clgareti Income Far Ex
ceeds Expenditures.
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tVeatern Newspaper Union News Service.
Niagara Kails, Out. Communication
between tho two wnrrlng factions In
Mexico, which It Ib hoped eventually
will lrad to conferences for theestab
llBhinent) of peace, was begun Thurs
day when tho delegation representing
General lluertii formally nddrcsBed to
(he three South American mediator a
note to be transmitted to the coubMiu:
tlonnllst representatives In Washing
ton, In this tho Hucrtii dologates
expressed their willingness to dls
cubb mcasurcB of peace with the con
stitutionalists and bring to an end the
civil strife which has been devastating
their country for the last year.
Income Far Exceeds Expenditures.
Washington. Treasury figures Just
completed allow that the federal gov
ernment went through Its first fiscal
year under tho Wilson administration
with its Income exceeding ordinary ex
penditures by $33,7S 1,452.07. pearly
thirty-three and a half million dollars,
pouring Into the treasury tho last day,
brought the total receipts for the year
up to $73-1,13,700.20, a million and a
half nbovo Secretnry McAdoo's orig
inal estimate, nnd turned Into a sur
plus what had tho day before appeared
)o be deficit.
LINKING LESS OF WHISKY
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Americans Make It up In Beer
Consumption and Clgarets.
Washington. Americans drank less
whisky during the past twelve months
than they did tho year before, but they
consumed more beor and smoked n
great many more clgarets. Reports to
the Internal revenue commissioner
show that receipts for tho fiscal year
lust closed totalled $SG4,0G9 less than
for the previous year, and moBt of this
decline was duo to tho marked falling
off in tax collected on distilled spirits.
In tho first eleven monthB of . tho
fiscal year thoro waB a decrease of
$3,734,857 In tho incomo from tho mnn
ufneturo and snlo of distilled liquor.
Estimate on tho Juno receipts indi
cated the total decllno in distilled
liquor tax for twolvo monthB will prob
nbly bo $4,250,000. Receipts from to
bacco taxes show nn approximate in
crease over last year of $2,800,000.
Cherokee Nation Dissolved.
Washington. Tho Cherokee nntlon,
largest of tho flvo civilized tribes, wns
dissolved as a nation at midnight
Tuesday, nnd tho tribal funds, amount
ing to $C00,000 divided among Its 41.
000 members. Commissioner Sells, of
tho Indian oOlco, has railed for tho
resignation of nil Cherokee olllclals.
Tho dissolution of tho tribe Is In ac
cordance with tho policy of tho Indian
office.
To 'Study American Farming.
London. An extensive tour of Can
ada and tho United States has been
arranged for n party of fifty-five South
African farmers, recently arrived bore
tinder tho leadership of Johnnnes Ad
rian Ncsor, member of tho parliament
of tho Union of South Africa. Some
of tho farmers Intend to romnln in the
United States for n time to study fruit
'farming in California.
Must Return Excessive Freights.
Washington. Many thousands of
dollars must bo returned with Inter
est to wool growers of tho west, prin
cipally in Wyoming, Umh, Nevada,
(Idaho, Colorado, New Moxlco and Mon
tana, by railroads which have carried
their clip to eastern markets nt
freight rates which tho Interstate
Commerce commission has held ex
tesslve. "Fainting Bertha" In Milwaukee!
Milwaukee, Wis. Bertha Ltebkc,
known In Nebraska as "Fainting
Bertha," faced a police court judgo
hero on tho charge of vagrancy. The
woman had registered at a hotel un
der the namo of -Mrs. F. Brown, but
detectives recognized her. She will be
ordered to leave tho city.
Iown City, la. Lightning killed nn
entire herd of cattle, ten In number,
on the farm of Henry Stroub, near Em
elino, a village not far from here. Tho
animals took shelter under a cotton
wood treo when a storm broke, and
the bolt that shattered tho treo struck
dead the cntlro herd.
Lincoln, Nob. Unltod Stntes Sona
tor Moses E. Clapp will be orator or
the day at tho progressive party state
convention to bo hold hero July 28,
and Anton H. Blgelow or Omaha will
be temporary chairman.
Washington. Final figures on the
1913 cotton crop, announced by tho
census bureau, place it as tho largest
Iho United States has evor grown,
with tho exception or that or 1911. At
the samo time the estlmnto ot tho to
tal valuo or tho crop shows It was tho
most valuablo ever produced, It bolng
worth $1,043,7(50,000.
Vienna. Tho life of tho Into Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand was Insured
iWlth Dutch companies for $12,000,000,
(and that of the Duchess of Hohonborg
ifor $0,000,000.
CITY AGRICULTURISTS
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CARS TO MEET THE RUSH
TO STAY IN SESSION TILL BILL8
ARE PASSED.
Railroad Is Anticipating Tremendous
Traffic to Panama Pacific Exposi
tionMust Settle Their
Strained Relations.
Western Newp.iper Union News Sorvtce.
Washington. Democrats of, the sen
ate, In 'conference Wednesday, adopt
ed a resolution declaring their pur
poso to stay In session until tho trust
legislation paused by the houso has
boon disposed of by the senate. Tho
resolution Is doblgned to servo as n
llnal notlco to business and the coun
try that'nnti-trust legislation Is to be
passed before congress quits Wnshlng
ton. Principals Must Get Busy.
El Paso, Tex. Tho coherence de
signed to settle the differences be
tween General Carranza nnd General
Villa will bo composed entirely of mil
itary men. Representatives of the
enstorn, central and westorn military
zones will meet soon, probably at Tor
rcon, to discuss the condition which
throntens tho woll-bolng of tho consti
tutionalist revolution. Villa nsked for
a supply of coal to operate railroads
for movements Incident to tho attack
on Aguas Callentes. Gonzales replied
that ho would offer Villa no assistance
until tho strained rolntlons between
them hart been adjusted.
CARS TO MEET THE RUSH.
Railroad Places Largest Equipment
Order In Many Years.
Omaha, Neb. Anticipating a tre
mendous tratric during tho Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
next year, tho Union Pnclflc railroad
has ordered from tho Pullman com
pany 107 now nil-steel cars of tho
vory latest models, to cost botween
Jl.500,000 nnd $2,000,000. Delivery of
tho cars is to commenco not later
than August 15. Tho order list Is as
follows: naggago, 20; postal. 10; din
ers, 21; observation, 8; parlor, 2;
coaches, 10; chair cars, 30. Of tho
twenty-six bnggago cars, seventeon
will bo of extra length, measuring sev
enty feet, Instead of sixty, as Is usual.
These extra length cars will be used
mostly by theatrical companies.
Cloudburst Adds to Quake Demage.
Bntavla, Java. Immense damage
was caused by a terrible cloudburst at
Benkoelen. Sumatra, where the busi
ness section wns destroyed nnd tho
hospital and n number of houses col
lapsed. Belated reports from the
southern districts of Sumntra state
that many Europeans were Injured
during tho recent earthquake, which
also caused great destruction of prop
erty. Violent Hall Storm Ruins Crops.
Falrbury, Neb. A disastrous hall
storm destroying all crops In its path,
visited the Bouthem part of Jefferson
county Tuesday morning. The hall
storm commenced botween Glndstone
nnd Reynolds and moved southeast
over the state llnu Into Kansas. Two
years ago a similar hall storm swept
over practically tho same route-
Compelled to Work Sunday.
Hastings, Neb. Two hundred and
forty-threo binders were running in
Adams county wheat Holds all day
Sunday, salng the biggest wheat crop
In tho history of tho county, nccordlng
to rural mail carriers. Unnblo to se
cure help to shock tho heavy grain
tanners have turned tholr efforts to
ward cutting tho crop, trusting dry
weather will continue until they have
time to complete the shocking with
family help. Scores of housewives
nnd daughters have been forced Into
service.
Retire From the Field.
Now York. The United States Ex
press company withdrew at midnight
Tuesdny from tho transportation flold
In which it has been active for sixty
years. With tho exception of a few
hundred miles or electric traction lines,
tho mileage operated by tho company
has been reassigned to tho Ameriron
Express company, Wells, Fargo & Co.,
and the Adams Express company, tho
first two companies, taking over tho
larger portions. Wells, Fargo & Co.,
will act as its agent in carrying out
I money contracts.
NO MORE GROG IN UNITED STATE8
NAVY.
Secretary McAdoo is Ready to Make
Another Advance Fierce Riot
ing In the City of
Mostar.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Afloat and ashore has
seen tho end of tho wine mess In tho
United States navy. Secretnry Dan
iels' famous prohibition order went In
to effect at midnight Tuesday, after
which any olflcer found In possession
Of alcoholic liquor on board ship or at
any naval station Is guilty of miscon
duct. There Is only one exception,
mado In tho case of the ship's surgeon,
who may keep n limited supply of
spirits on hand for medical uso only.
But admiral or captain Is as guilty as
the seaman if he keeps n stock of
wines or liquors for his own consump
tion or the refreshment of his guests.
Riots Result from Assassination,
lluda Pest, Hungary. More than 200
persons wero killed and wounded In
Mostar, Herzegovina, Tuesday, In
desperate battles between Serbs and
Mohammedan Croats, as a result of
the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand nt Serajcvo, according to
specials received here. Mostar Is re
ported burning. Special correspond
ence of the Budapester Hlrlap In Mos
tar telegraphed that the Moslem
Croats attacked tho Serb quarter of
the city, bearing banners inscribed
"deatli to the murderous. Sorbs." When
tho mob arrived at tho outskirts of
tho Servian quarter, bands of young
Serbs opposed their progrcsB and tho
fight begun. In nearly every street,
tho dispatches say, battles raged.
MONEY FOR CROP MOVEMENT.
Secretary McAdoo Ready to Make An
other Advance.'
Washington Secretnry McAdoo hns
mnlled a lotter to each of tho 7,400 na
tional banks In tho United Stntes ask
ing whether it will bo advisablo for
tho treasury dopartment to lend a hand
again this year In tho movement of
crops by distributing government do
posits. "While It Is expected that tho, fed
eral rescrvo banks will begin busi
ness in time to assist In moving tho
crops this fall," the letter concluded,
"the treasury dopartment will never
theless bo prepared to help business
to tho full extent or its powers
through tho proper uso of government
funds, if it become apparent that such
help Is needed."
Last year Secretary McAdoo de
posited over $37,000,000 with national
banks for crop movements. -
Rod Bluff, Calif. Lassen peak
ex-
plodod In Its eleventh eruption since
May 30, when a dense column or black
smoke shot up thousands ot reet and
then drifted slowly northward. A fow
minutes later n smaller column of
black smoko fringed with whitish
Btcnm ascended more gradually and
continued rlBlng. Tho eruption has
lasted longer and hns tho appearance
of being more vlolont than any that
preceded It.
Sending Bibles to Morocco.
Kansas City, Mo. Flvo thousand
volumes of tho Book of Genesis and
tho Psalms are being printed in Ara
bic in Kansas City to bo sent to Mo
rocco. Tho prints from which the
Bibles are being published wero re
cently brought hero by George C.
Reed of Weeping Wator, Neb., a mis
sionary for tho last sixteen years In
Meklnez, Morocco. Tho translation
was made by missionaries in Africa
of the Gospel Missionary union of Kan
838 City.
Barr Pleads Not Guilty.
Plattsmouth, Nob, Saturday morn
ing George Barr, who Is charged with
firing the shot which killed Mansftold
Bunker, was1 brought from Omaha,
where ho has been confined in tho
Douglas county Jail for Bafo keeping,
A chnrgo wns read to him accusing
him of first degree murder By tho
ndvlco of his attornoy, Matthew Gor
ing, ho pleadod uot guilty. A continu
ance for his preliminary hearing was
askod until July C, as Attornoy Goring
stated they wero not ready,
ELECTION WAS QUIET
HUERTA RECEIVES ALMOST UNAN
IMOU8 VOTE.
REBUKES ARDENT WORKERS
Dr. Anna Shaw Apologizes for Visit of
8uffraglsts Found Arsenal of
Explosives In
Wreck.
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Mexico City. Elections for presi
dent, vlco president, deputies nnd sen
ators were held Sundny In that por
tion of the republic controlled by the
Huerta government. Indifference was
manifested everywhere General Huerta
appeared to bo the favorite candidate
for tho presidency nnd General DIan
quel for the vice presidency. Presi
dent Huerta, it Is reported, received
virtually an unanimous vote of the
conferences. The returns Indicate the
re-election of all the present momberi
of tho Bennte and chamber of deputies.
The lightest vote in yenrs was cast,
both in tho capital and nearby towns
Find Anarchist , Headquarters.
Now York. In the ruins of the tene
ment wrecked Saturday by the ex
plosion of a bomb, which It 1b bo
lleved was Intended for use ngnlnsl
John D. Rockefeller or son. the nuthor
itles have found evidence that Arthur,
who was killed with three others, had
used his apartment as a center for
tho distribution of Inflamatory litera
ture and that it was filled with death
dealing explosives, A small printing
press, revolutionary pamphlets and
olrculnrs, an electric dynamo, two elec
tric batteries, cartridges and bits of
Bteel, were among the articles uncov
ered which tend, in tho opinion of the
police, to show an anarchistic plot.
REBUKES ARDENT WORKERS.
Anna Shaw Apologizes for Unauthor
ized Visit of Suffragists.
Washington. Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the national woman
suffrage association, in a letter tc
President Wilson Indicates her disap
proval of the action of tho suffrnglsti
who wont to the white house nnd drew
from tho president a final refusal tc
support a suffrage amendment to the
federal constitution. The visit wai
nrranged by the congressional union
for womnn suffrage, whose leaden
do not ngreo with officers of tho as
sociation nn methods to be employed
In working for tho cause.
Mayor of Butte Assaulted.
Butte, Mont. Louis' P. Duncan
mayor or Butte,, was stabbed three
times, and prostrate, shot his assail
nnt Eric Lnntnla, a Finnish miner, in
tho nbdomon. Both men probably will
recover. Tho affray took place in Mr
Duncan's office, whither Lnntnla wont
to outer protest against tho presence
in Butto of Frank Altoncn of Ncgau
nee, Mich., correspondent for n Fin
nish newspaper of Hancock, Mich.
This paper hns sided with tho officials
of tho Western Federation or Miners
as against a faction of Butto miners
No. 1, which recontly broke awny nnd
formed a new organization, nnd the
mayor was asked to order Altonen out
of town.
Genera Villa Wins Out.
Torreon, Ca'huila, Mexico. General
Francisco Villa won a sweeping vic
tory at the conference between dele
gates here to adjust differences be
tween him and General Venustlano
Carranza. Evory domand . made by
him waB granted by the representa
tives of Carranza. In return ror the
concessions, tho Carranzalsts asked
Villa's delegates to recognize Carranza
as "first chief" of tho constitutional
ists. This was granted and the Car
ranza men then announced that Villa
would hereafter bo commander-in-chief
or the constitutionalist army of tho
north.
Government Bird Home.
Washington. Smith and Minor
islands, fourteen mllos north by west
from Port Townsend, Wash., In tho
strait of Juan do Fuca, havo been set
apart for tho agricultural dopartment
as a breeding ground and winter sane
tuary for natlvo birds. Tho order
signed by Presldont Wilson imposes
heavy penalties for interference with
the birds and their eggs.
London. The Right Hon. Josoph
Chnmberlaln, for many years the
most commanding figure In British
nntlonnl nnd International politics,
died hero Thursday night at his homo
nt Prlnco Gnrdens, S. W. Chamberlain
succumbed after a protracted Ulncss
whloh for years debarred him from nn
actlvo part In public affairs. Several
months ago he announced he would
not again stand for re-election to
parliament and for soveral years on
account of his ago and feebleness ho
seldom was seen on the floor of the
Commons.
Pendloton, Ore. George MacDuffey,
a deputy sheriff of Heppner, Ore.,
fought n single-handed bnttle with
train robbers in tho mlddlo of a chair
car fifty miles east of here, killing
one, wounding anothor and missing
denth himself when the westerner's
Inovltablo pocket comb in tho upper
left hand pockot slowed down a bul
lot aimed nt hlB heart. The car was
on tho Oregon-Washington Railroad
& Navigation passongor train No. 5,
westbound. The dead man has been
Identified as George Chapman, a resi
dent ot Kamela, this state.
NEWS FROM STATE HOUSE
Entries for tho better babies contest
of the Nebraska state fair close Aug'
tist 17th.
Because he sold meat of hogs which
died of disease, alleged to bo cholera,
IMiko A. Svartner of St. Paul, Nob.,
was fined $500, This Is the largest
line ever assessed under the Nebraska
pure fond and sanitation law.
Fourteen bnllots were required to
arlng about the election of n now presi
dent for tho Kearney normnl school nt
tho meeting of tho state normal board,
held at Wayne. On the fourteenth bnl
lot taken, Or. George S. Dick of tho de
partment of education In the Iowa
etnto normnl school nt Cedar Falls
A'as elected,
Seventeen Implement nnd farm ma
chlnery firms have signed contracts
to make exhibits at the stnto fair
next fall. A large number will bo nt
the Nebraskn county fairs nUo. About
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ROSS L. HAMMOND
Fremont, Neb.
For tlilrty-flvo yours editor of the Fre
mont Tribune, president of the Strt
Association of Commercial Clubs, iind
i S'Collector of ltitern.il ripnm for Ne
Im.ih'ui, n position he lllled for six years,
and rcMlKtied to (He for republican nom
inee for Rovernor.
tho same number had signed at this
'time last year, nnd It looks as if the
machinery exhibit would be up to lti
usual standard.
An even 1,140 corporations havo
paid their state occupation tax to
date. All or tho money that has come
in has been levied under the provi
sions or the Potts law, passed, at tho
last session. The total under the now
enactment exceeds the amount that
would havo como In under the old law
by upwards or $35,000.
Tho Nebraska state board of agri
culture has been requested to make a
class for Arabian stallions owned by
residents of the state. Prof. W. G.
Iingworthy Taylor has entered his
two year old horso. Shldbam. at tho
stato fair. He purchased the nnimnl
at Boston last fall and tho horso Is one
of the celebrated Davenport Arnblans.
It will bo exhibited each day In front
of the grand stand.
Two cases have been recently proso
cuted by the stnto food commission,
ono at Omaha nnd one at St. Paul.
Tho first was a complaint against P.
F. Peterson, manager of a bakery com
pany nt Omaha, on tho charge of un
sanitary handling and transportation
of bread. Tho other was against Mike
Svantor, a St. Paul meat dealer, for
cutting up carcasses or hogs that died
of cholera and selling them to patrons
of his shop.
Food Commissioner Hnrman mnde
in address before the State Pharma
ceutical association at Grand Island,
in which he spoko of the condition of
drug stocks In Nebraska, tho work of
Inspection and tho requirements undor
foderal and stato laws. Tho sanitary
food laws of Nebraska were also dis
cussed by Mr. Harman. He thinks tho
drugglBta of tho state, as a body, are
willing and anxious to cooperate with
his department.
The Nebraska stato board of agri
culture is harvesting Ub wheat crop.
Superintendent William Foster and his
men have begun cutting the wheat
planted Inst fall on the twenty acres
which Is used for a tractor exhibit east
of tho fair grounds. Tho stand was
heavy, tho growth rank. Some of tho
wheat lodged during the heavy rains
or tho last two weeks. With this ex
ceptlon the results promise to bo ideal.
Tho state fair board has decided to
give state fair passos to all newspaper
men or Nebraska.
Tho cornerstone of the now ndmlnis
(ration building at the normal school(
wns laid with Masonic rites. There'
wero present Grand Master DnvlB of
Beaver City, Grand Secretary WIlBon
or Cozad, who delivered the address,
and ex-Grand Master Evans of Dakota
City, The coremonles wore under tho
direction of the grand lodge or Ne
braska, in charge or Grand Custodian
Tlobert French of Kearney, assisted by
the Wayne lodgo and many visiting
friends. The building is tq be eighty
six feet wide and 130 feet long, thico
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liable Sources and Presented In
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Readers.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Thinks It Should Have Credit.
If the state of Nebraska would al
low, tho penitentiary to uso tho earn
ings of convlctB and would pay for
electric current furnished by that in
etltutlon to tho cnpitol, governor's
mansion and orthopedic hospital,
Warden W. T. Fcnton of tho prison
thinks ho could get through on an ap
propriation or about $C0 ,000 per year.
His report to tho governor ror tho
past six months sIiowb totul expendi
tures of $47,181 for maintenance, sal
aries and ordinary expenses. This he
offsets with $13,720 received for con
tract labor, $2,5G5 as the valuo ot
electric current furnished to othor
stato buildings, nnd some additional
ItemB which ho thnks should be
credited to the penitentiary.
More Hog Cholera Instruction.
Another hog Cholera day at the Ne
braska university farm has been set
for July 8, to which every person in
terested Is Invited to attend. No
charge will bo made. At the first
mooting, held recently, a representa
tive number of hog raisers wore pres
ent rrom different parts of tho state.
It proved to be so popular that tho pro
gram of offering instruction on vac
cination and other phases of hog chol
era prevention on the second Wednes
day or each month will be carried out
as long aB the demand warrants. The
visitors on July 8 will Inspect tho se
rum plant, see tho different processes
of making serum and virus, and wit
ness tho vaccination of hogs. They
will also examine cholera infected
hogs and the carcasses after tho post
mortem examination is made. From
tho post-mortem examinations the
stockmen aro oxpectcd to become
familiar with hog cholera diagnosis.
Lectures on cholera prevention, as
well as on other topics of interest to
hog raisers, will bo given. Instruction
will begin at 9 o'clock and last
throughout the day.
Nebraska Births Exceed Deaths.
Nebraska's reputation as a healthy
BtJtte Is ngaln attested by tho birth
and death record for the six montlu
ending May 31, compiled by tho bu
reau of vital statistics, In charge of
State Health Inspector W. II. Wilson.
Tho showing Is 13GG2 births against
only 0, 779 deaths, tho latter number
including 307 still born children. This
was a ratio of 2.15 births to euch
death. The number of boys born ex
ceeded tho girls by CSS, tho totals be
ing 7,110 of tho former and 6,452 of tho
latter. There were 14C sets of twins,
among whom 149 wore boys and 143
girls Ono set ot or triplets, all boys,
was reported to the bureau. Classified
by color, 13,488 or tho children born
were white, and 74 belonged to tho
negro, Indian and Mongolian races.
Thurston county had 33 Indian births.
By nationalities, the showing is:
American, 11,823; German, C50; Scan
dinavians, 3S1; British (including
Irish and Scotch), 104; Bohemian, 175;
unclassified, 429.
Will Protest the Transfer.
Plans for the transfer of tho busi
ness ot the Nebraska Mutual Insur
ance Co. or Hastings to tho Mutual
Protective league or Decatur, 111., have
been mado, and approved by State In
surance Commissioner L. G. Brian.
The transrer must bo ratified by the
members ot the company, who are
called together at Hastings July 29
for tho purpose of voting on tho sub
ject. C. D. Stoner ot Osceola, who
helped organize the company, is bit
terly opposed to tho transrer. Ho has
written to Stato Auditor Howard, char
acterizing it'n3 a piece of "highway
robbery," and stntes that ho will go
to Hastings, July 29, and fight the con
solidation with tho Illinois organiza
tion. Get Together Saturdays.
Farmers in Gngo county have start
ed tho custom of gathering togothor
oach week to discuss current farm
problems either ,nt tho office nf their
farm demonstrator or at tho home of
soma member or the county farm
management association. Some time
Jy topic is djscussed by tho demon
strator, followed by a discussion on
the part of the farmers. Such meet
ings are being encouraged by tho Ne
braska college of agriculture, and any
assistance that may bo given is fur
nished. Nebraska has 013,000 milch cows on
tho farms of tho state, according to
tho year book of the department or ag
riculture issued a row days ago. Last
year the number wns estimated at
507,000. Tho milch cows wero valued
at $37,209,000 on Jan. 1, 1914, nnd at
$30,107,000 in il13. Other cattlo on
farms and ranches wero ostlmated at
1,883,000. valued at $71,742,000 Jan. 1,
1914. A year previous tho number
was 1,902,000, but there was a.n in
crease of approximately $10,000,000 In
value, the cattle In 1913 being valued
tat $C1,C25,000.
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