HISTORY OF MEADE COUNTY, KANSAS
by Frank S. Sullivan
Copyright, 1916

FARM STATISTICS
Pages 103-130

The following tables show the population of the county by years, and statistics of the principal farm products, from 1886 to 1915 inclusive:

1886

Population, 3,827

    Acres Product
Winter wheat bu. 504 7,056
Spring wheat bu. 5 50
Rye bu. 125 1,500
Corn bu. 12,151 303,775
Barley bu. 5 100
Oats bu. 2,678 80,340
Buckwheat bu. 7 105
Irish potatoes bu. 389 29,175
Sweet potatoes bu. 90 9,000
Castor beans bu. 61 610
Cotton bu. 1 300
Tabacco lbs. 12 7,200
Broom corn lbs. 47 23,500
Millet tons 4,617 9,234
Prairie hay tons   6,968
Poultry and eggs sold     1,869
Butter, lbs     15,105
Cheese, lbs     445
Milk sold     $86
Garden products sold     $1,551
      Number
Horses     1,285
Mules and asses     406
Milch cows     938
Other cattle     2,325
Swine     475
Sheep     1,024

1887

Population 4,407

Winter wheat bu. 797 7,690
Spring wheat bu.    
Corn bu. 13,627 204,405
Oats bu. 1,874 56,220
Rye bu. 124 1,240
Barley bu. 101 2,020
Irish potatoes bu. 291 23,280
Sweet potatoes bu. 72 7,200
Castor beans bu. 6 60
Cotton lbs. 2 500
Flax bu. 1 10
Tobacco lbs. 5, 3,000
Broom corn lbs. 27 16,200
Millet tons 5,577 11,154
Prairie hay tons   4,030
Poultry and eggs sold     $3,994.00
       
Wool clip lbs. 3,170 5700.6
Cheese lbs. 300 36
Butter   34,698 5,204.70
Milk sold     132
Horticultural product, marketed     65
Garden products marketed     3,667.00
Horses     1,651
Mules and asses     508
Milk cows     1,476
Other cattle     4,254
Sheep     857
Swine     1,152
1888

Population, 4,561

Winter wheat bu. 133 2,394
Spring wheat      
Corn bu. 16,560 165,600
Oats bu. 3,891 97,275
Rye bu. 95 1,140
Barley bu. 25 125
Buckwheat bu. 4 60
Irish potatoes bu. 315 12,600
Sweet potatoes bu. 144 8,640
Castor beans bu. 38 190
Cotton lbs.    
Flax bu. 149 745
Tobacco lbs. 5 3,000
Broom corn lbs. 434 217,000
Millet tons 8,036 16,072
Prairie hay tons   5,828
Poultry and eggs sold     $4,234.00
Wool clip      
Cheese lbs. 481 57.72
Butter lbs. 65,461 11,782.98
Milk sold     2,554.00
Horticultural products marketed      
Garden products marketed     2,415.00
Horses     1,927
Mules and asses     608
Milk cows     1,897
Other cattle     5,294
Sheep     1,749
Swine     1,7 6

1889

Population, 3,596

Winter wheat bu. 3,336 40,032
Spring wheat bu. 45 450
Corn bu. 12,5880 125,800
Oats bu. 2,712 51,528
Rye bu. 558 10,044
Barley bu. 76 1,900
Buckwheat bu. 17 255
Irish potatoes bu 187 3,740
Sweet potatoes bu. 132 6,600
Castor beans bu. 161 966
Flax bu. 111 999
Cotton lbs. 4 1,200
Tobacco lbs. 3 1,800
Broom corn lbs. 359 215,400
Millet tons 4,260 8,452
Prairie hay tons   4,140
Poultry and eggs     $3,659
Butter, lbs     59,043
Milk sold     $905
Wool clip lbs.   7,890
Garden products sold     $1,078
Horticultural     $1,400
Horses     1,499
Mules and asses     411
Milk cows     2,308
Other cattle     5,508
Swine     1,007
Sheep     652

1890

Population, 2,651

Winter wheat bu. 2,779 27,790
Spring wheat bu. 208 1,540
Corn bu. 189 945
Oats bu. 1,256 12,560
Rye bu. 730 8,760
Barley bu    
Buckwheat bu. 3 18
Irish potatoes bu. 132 1,320
Sweet potatoes bu. 46 1,400
Castor beans bu. 292 1,460
Flax bu. 109 654
Cotton lbs    
Tobacco lbs    
Broom corn lbs. 327 81,750
Millet tons 2,212 2,2212
Prairie hay tons   4,708
Poultry and eggs     $4,831
Butter lbs.   51,042
Milk sold      
Wool clip lbs   5,900
Garden products sold     $1,202
Horticultural      
Horses     1,323
Mules and asses     256
Milk cows     1,927
Other cattle     8,297
Swine     1,400
Sheep     1,467

1891

Population, 1,831

Winter wheat bu. 7,714 100,282
Spring wheat bu. 52 624
Corn bu. 3,540 88,500
Oats bu. 590 17,700
Rye bu. 216 6,048
Buckwheat bu.    
Irish potatoes bu. 35 2,275
Sweet potatoes bu. 10 1,000
Castor beans bu. 41 369
Cotton lbs. 1 369
Flax bu. 21 168
Broom corn lbs. 204 81,600
Millet tons 1,287 1,930
Alfalfa tons 240 73
Prairie hay tons   2,959
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,523.00
Wool clip lbs. 9,320 1,677.60
Cheese lbs. 2,045 224.95
Butter lbs. 49,281 7,392.15
Milk sold lbs.   240.00
Garden products marketed     1,576.00
Horticultural products marketed     16.00
Horses     1,432
Mules and asses     201
Milk cows     1,447
Other cattle     8,536
Sheep     2,100
Swine     1,026

1892

Population, 2,028

Winter wheat bu. 8,773 158,114
Spring wheat bu. 390 4,680
Corn bu. 4,213 25,278
Oats bu 964 23,136
Rye bu 3,269 98,070
Buckwheat bu 11 110
Irish potatoes bu 63 1,890
Sweet potatoes bu 5 200
Castor beans bu    
Cotton lbs    
Flax lbs    
Broom corn lbs 382 114,600
Millet tons 1,841 1,841
Alfalfa tons 627 2,380
Prairie hay tons   4,822
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,465.00
Wool clip lbs. 15,010 2,551.70
Cheese lbs. 2,787 306.57
Butter lbs. 35,807 $5,371.05
Milk sold     34.00
Garden products marketed     1,955.00
Horticultural products marketed     6,273.00
Horses     1,532
Mules and asses     170
Milk cows     1,134
Other cattle     9,088
Sheep     1,911
Swine     785

1893

Population, 2, 048

Winter wheat bu. 15,299 16,518
Spring wheat bu. 250  
Corn bu. 4,556  
Oats bu. 934 7,472
Rye bu. 2,379 11,895
Barley bu. 4,940 49,400
Irish potatoes bu. 51 1,020
Sweet potatoes bu. 16 800
Broom corn lbs. 829 207,250
Millet tons 816 816
Milo maize tons 465 1,395
Kaffir corn tons 1,210 2,420
Jerusalem corn tons 60 90
Alfalfa tons 896 1,494
Prairie hay tons   3,932
Milk sold      
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,552.00
Wool clip lbs. 13,297 2,127.52
Cheese lbs. 3,080 338.80
Butter lbs. 40,414 6,466.24
Garden products marketed     1,783.00
Horticultural products     35
Horses     2,106
Mules and asses     215
Milk cows     1,202
Other cattle     10,653
Sheep     2,184
Swine     862

1894

Population, 2,025

Winter wheat bu. 20,492 64,547
Spring wheat bu. 17  
Corn bu. 1,655  
Oats bu. 310 1,807
Rye bu. 1,811 14,488
Barley bu. 2,951 35,412
Irish potatoes bu. 48 1,920
Sweet potatoes bu. 6 522
Broom corn lbs. 150 45,000
Millet tons 444 222
Milo maize tons 215 2,150
Kaffir corn tons 2,507 25,070
Jerusalem corn tons 15 150
Alfalfa tons 958 1,478
Prairie hay tons   4,448
Milk sold     $125.00
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,537.00
Wool Clip lbs. 2,815 338
Cheese lbs. 2,815 338
Buttler lbs. 42,809 6,849.44
Garden products marketed     1,046.00
Horticultural products      
Horses     2,339
Mules and asses     167
Milk cows     1,154
Other cattle     6,305
Sheep     3,152
Swine     765

1895

Population, 1,741

Winter wheat bu. 16,093 32,186
Spring wheat bu. 133  
Corn bu. 3,094 21,648
Oats bu. 421 5,052
Rye bu. 2,341 11,705
Barley bu. 4,348 69,568
Irish potatoes bu. 40 160
Sweet potatoes bu. 59 1,770
Cotton lbs. 10 8,000
Flax bu. 6 24
Tobacco lbs. 2 1,400
Broom corn lbs. 235 117,500
Millet tons 324 324
Sorghum for syrup gals. 49 1,960
Milo maize tons 240 720
Kaffir corn tons 1,944 $5,832.00
Jerusalem corn tons 30 $90.00
Alfalfa tons 1,117 2,060
Prairie hay tons   13,086
Poultry and eggs sold     1,411.00
Wool clip lbs. 27,900 2,511.00
Cheese lbs. 2,769 290.75
Butter lbs. 42,009 5,461
Milk sold     42
Garden prodcuts marketed     2,771
Horticultural products marketed     171
Horses     1,926
Mules and asses     133
Milk cows     1,030
Other cattle     7,115
Sheep     5,550
Swine     713

1896

Population, 1,651

Winter wheat bu. 8,954 17,908
Spring wheat bu. 43  
Corn bu. 2,025 10,125
Oats bu. 548 3,288
Rye bu. 1,196 5,980
Barley bu. 4,915 12,045
Buckwheat bu. 5  
Irish potatoes bu. 91 910
Sweet potatoes bu. 13  
Cotton lbs.    
Flax bu. 7  
Tobacco lbs.    
Broom corn lbs. 139 41,700
Sorghum for syrup glas. 40 2,000
Milo maize tons 160 320
Kaffir corn tons 2,517 5,034
Jerusalem corn tons 35 35
Alfalfa tons 1,577 2,321
Prairie hay tons   6,234
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,182.00
Wool clip lbs. 32,727 2,945.43
Cheese lbs. 38,233 4,205.63
Butter      
Garden products marketed     2,375.00
Horticultural products marketed     181.00
Horses     2,531
Mules and asses     145.00
Milk cows     1,109
Other cattle     9,343
Sheep     6,269
Swine     704
1897

Population, 1,566

Winter wheat bu. 3,313 39,756
Spring wheat bu.    
Corn bu. 2,280 22,800
Oats bu. 259 4,144
Rye bu. 444 5,328
Barley bu. 1,749 34,980
Buckwheat bu. 5 50
Irish potatoes bu. 17 765
Sweet potatoes bu. 9 540
Castor beans bu. 1 5
Broom corn lbs. 40 17,000
Millet tons 952 1,666
Sorghum (syrup) gals 352 17,600
Milo maize tons 187 701
Kaffir corn tons 2,418 9,067
Alfalfa tons 1,286 8,055
Prairie hay tons   4,121
Poultry and eggs sold     $1,944
Butter lbs.   37,309
Cheese lbs. 1,975
Milk sold     $58
Wool clip lbs.   27,300
Garden products sold     $710
Horticultural     $310
Horses     2,269
Mules and asses     116
Milk cows     876
Other cattle     11,407
Swine     551
Sheep     3,220
1898

Population, 1,562

Winter wheat bu. 5,805 46,440
Spring wheat bu. 12 60
Corn bu. 1,526 19,838
Oats bu. 433 6,495
Rye bu. 1,112 11,120
Barley bu. 3,107 77,675
Buckwheat bu.    
Irish potatoes bu. 36 1,800
Sweet potatoes bu. 12 600
Castor beans bu.    
Broom corn lbs 25 10,000
Millet tons 1,067 2,134
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 58 2,900
Milo maize TONS 62 217
Kaffir corn tons 2,501 6,878
Alfalfa tons 2,323 12,103
Prairie hay tons   7,224
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,582
Butter lbs   36,975
Cheese lbs   5,395
Milk sold     $102
Wool clip lbs   21,049
Garden products sold     $959
Horticultural     $684
Horses     2,568
Mules and asses     $127
Milk cows     1,396
Other cattle     20,545
Swine     635
Sheep     3,937
1899

Population, 1,51

Winter wheat bu. 5,113 20,452
Spring wheat bu. 6 18
Corn bu. 1,526 22,890
Oats bu. 210 4,200
Rye bu. 316 2,212
Barley bu. 4.357 43,570
Irish potatoes bu. 5 250
Broom corn lbs. 35 10,500
Millet tons 1,483 2,966
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 45 1,800
Milo maize tons 70 140
Kaffir corn tons 3,485 10,455
Alfalfa tons 2,385 12,524
Prairie hay tons   8,220
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,460
Butter lbs.   27,960
Milk sold     $240
Wool clip lbs.   25,600
Cheese lbs.   3,400
Garden products sold     $1,269
Horticultural, sold     $125
Horses     2,793
Mules and asses     162
Milk cows     976
Other cattle     24,525
Swine     930
Sheep     4,755
1900

Population, 1,521

Winter wheat bu. 3,884 69,912
Spring wheat bu. 30 300
Corn bu. 2,068 14,476
Oats bu. 146 2,774
Rye bu. 49 686
Barley bu. 2,560 71,680
Irish potatoes bu. 21 1,239
Sweet potatoes bu. 6 390
Broom corn lbs. 10 2,750
Millet tons 2,080 3,120
Sorghum (syrup) gals 23 1,150
Milo maize tons 63 158
Kaffir corn tons 4,900 12,250
Alfalfa tons 2,317 13,869
Prairie hay tons   5,493
Poultry and eggs sold     $3,178
Butter lbs.   28,784
Milk sold     $160
Wool clip lbs.   18,700
Cheese lbs.   1,200
Garden products sold     $717
Horticultural products sold     $107
Horses     2,735
Mules and asses     174
Milk cows     1,088
Other cattle     24,000
Swine     956
Sheep     4,317
1901

Population, 1,526

Winter wheat bu. 7,194 86,328
Spring wheat bu. 28 196
Corn bu. 1,857 5,571
Oats bu. 281 5,058
Rye bu. 602 5,418
Barley bu. 3,419 58,123
Irish potatoes bu. 20 740
Sweet potatoes bu. 13 741
Broom corn lbs 70 28,000
Sorghum gals. 5,500  
Millet tons 1,099 1,099
Milo maize tons 59 118
Kaffir corn tons 5,458 5,458
Jerusalem tons 15 30
Alfalfa tons 3,296 8,906
Prairie hay tons   7,502
Poultry and eggs     $4,183
Butter lbs   35,960
Milk sold     $11
Wool clip lbs   20,400
Honey and beeswax lbs   $40
Garden products sold     $1,565
Horticultural     $390
Hoses     2,886
Mules and asses     132
Milk cows     948
Other cattle     27,185
Swine     820
Sheep     2,183

1902

Population, 1,573

Winter wheat bu. 11,219 67,314
Spring wheat bu.    
Corn bu. 3,430 41,160
Oats bu. 143 3,146
Rye bu. 1,265 8,855
Barley bu. 2,804 58,884
Irish potatoes bu. 9 720
Sweet potatoes bu.    
Broom corn lbs. 5 1,500
Sorghum gals. 5,034  
Millet tons 403 605
Milo maize tons 175 525
Kaffir corn tons 4,562 13,686
Jerusalem tons 42 126
Alfalfa tons 3,432 11,807
Prairie hay tons   4,257
Poultry and eggs     $4,201
Butter lbs.   35,247
Milk sold     $385
Wool clip lbs.   13,000
Honey and beeswax lbs.    
Garden products sold     $1,799
Horticultural      
Horses     2,756
Mules and asses     132
Milk cows     825
Other cattle     27,460
Swine     602
Sheep     4,736

1903

Population, 1,592

Winter wheat bu. 11,489 206.802
Spring wheat bu. 40 560
Corn bu. 1,792 17,920
Oats bu. 308 7,392
Rye bu. 743 9,659
Barley bu. 4,628 138,840
Irish potatoes bu. 21 1,470
Sweet potatoes bu. 24 1,800
Buckwheat bu.    
Flax bu. 27 162
Broom corn lbs    
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 38 2,660
Millet tons 58 1,176
Kaffir corn tons 4,378 8,756
Jerusalem tons 10 20
Alfalfa tons 5,026 13,907
Prairie hay tons   5,948
Poultry and eggs sold     $5,173
Butter lbs   30,611
Milk sold     $735
Wool clip lbs   12,000
Honey and beeswax lbs   40
Garden products sold     $1,405
Horticultural      
Horses     2,776
Mules and asses     129
Milk cows     1,003
Other cattle     24,548
Swine     777
Sheep     1,470

1904

Population, 2,102

Winter wheat bu. 18,450 36,900
Spring wheat bu. 478 1,912
Corn bu. 1,286 19,290
Oats bu. 507 2,535
Rye bu, 1,015 8,120
Barley bu. 8,368 100,416
Irish potatoes bu 29 1,508
Sweet potatoes bu. 4 260
Buckwheat bu. 38 190
Flax bu. 4 20
Broom corn lbs. 127 38,100
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 30 2,100
Millet tons 315 315
Milo maize tons 182 364
Kaffir corn tons 4,906 9,812
Jerusalem tons 22 44
Alfalfa tons 6,348 16,506
Prairie hay tons   4,957
Poultry and eggs sold     $7,530
Butter lbs.   38,401
Milk sold     $1,124
Wool clips lbs.   15,000
Honey and beeswax lbs.   $100
Garden products sold     $1,450
Horticultural     $154
Horses     3,360
Mules and asses     $216
Milk cows     1,129
Other cattle     29,805
Swine     1,177
Sheep     1,850

1905

Population, 2,187

Winter wheat bu. 28,360 368,680
Spring wheat bu. 1,240 12,400
Corn bu. 1,591 25,456
Oats bu. 735 13,965
Rye bu. 412 4,532
Barley bu. 10,203 256,075
Irish potatoes bu. 58 3,480
Sweet potatoes bu. 6 198
Broom corn lbs. 125 56,250
Sorghum gals. 5,379  
Millet tons 987 987
Milo maize tons 277 574
Kaffir corn tons 5,367 10,734
Jerusalem tons 83 166
Alfalfa tons 8,422 13,600
Prairie hay tons   6,834
Flax bu.    
Poultry and eggs     $7,673
Butter lbs.   51,327
Milk sold     $2,665
Wool clip lbs.    
Honey and beeswax lbs.   299
Horses     3,572
Mules and asses     214
Milk cows     1,306
Other cattle     28,002
Swine     1,525
Sheep     1,701

1906

Population, 2,574

Winter wheat bu. 24,186 338,604
Spring wheat bu. 1,278 16,614
Corn bu. 1,675 41,875
Oats bu. 612 14,688
Rye bu. 362 4,344
Barley bu. 10,049 211,029
Irish Potatoes bu. 51 3,723
Sweet potatoes bu. 10 560
Broom corn bu. 194 87,300
Sorghum gals. 4,878  
Millet tons 561 1,122
Milo maize tons 785 2,747
Kaffir corn tons 6,081 21,283
Jerusalem tons 20 70
Alfalfa tons 10,570 17,562
Prairie hay tons   4,743
Flax bu. 3 24
Poultry and eggs     $11,176
Butter lbs   49,326
Milk sold     $2,137
Wool clip lbs   1,100
Honey and beeswax lbs    
Horses     3,716
Mules and asses     263
Milk cows     1,355
Other cattle     22,768
Swine     1,484
Sheep     1,001

1907

Population, 3,430

Winter wheat bu. 50,409 504,090
Spring wheat bu. 4,063 32,504
Corn bu. 6,796 169,900
Oats bu. 1,480 23,680
Rye bu. 193 1,544
Barley bu. 13,358 173,654
Speltz bu.    
Buckwheat bu.    
Irish potatoes bu. 90 5,220
Sweet potatoes bu. 6 540
Cotton lbs. 5 1,375
Flax bu.    
Tobacco lbs.    
Broom corn lbs. 420 189,000
Millet tons 1,002 1,503
Sugar beets tons    
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 18 1,260
Milo maize tons 1,336 3,340
Kaffir corn tons 9,652 24,130
Alfalfa tons 9,080 19,638
Prairie hay tons   3,869
Poultry and eggs sold     $17,041
Butter lbs.   55,995
Honey and beeswax lbs.   348
Milk sold     $2,331
Horses     4,326
Mules and asses     400
Milk cows     1,595
Other cattle     18,556
Swine     2,317
Sheep     710

1908

Population, 4,366

Winter wheat bu. 53,330 266,650
Spring wheat bu. 673 2,093
Corn bu. 14,453 144,530
Oats, bu. 2,839 22,712
Rye bu. 193 1,351
Barley bu. 10,782 53,910
Speltz bu. 610 6,100
Buckwheat bu. 2 20
Irish potatoes bu. 100 8,000
Sweet potatoes bu. 9 675
Cotton lbs.    
Flax bu. 5 25
Tobacco lbs. 1 150
Broom corn lbs. 332 99,600
Millet tons 1,520 1,520
Sugar beets tons 20 40
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 231 13,860
Milo maize tons 2,707 6,767
Kaffir corn tons 14,089 35,222
Alfalfa tons 9,888 14,834
Prairie hay tons   4,168
Poultry and eggs sold     $17,064
Butter lbs.   57,713
Honey and beeswax lbs.   55
Milk sold     $2,793
Horses     4,779
Mules and assees     622
Milk cows     1,885
Other cattle     17,481
Swine     5,900
Sheep     8

1909

Population, 4,594

Winter wheat bu. 62,646 563,184
Spring wheat bu. 290 1,780
Corn bu. 17,058 85,290
Oats bu. 3,379 40,548
Rye bu. 158 1,422
Barley bu. 6,789 67,980
Speltz bu. 1,397 16,764
Buckwheat bu. 72 576
Irish potatoes bu. 47 2,585
Cotton bu.    
Broom corn lbs. 725 253,750
Millet tons 1,910 2,865
Sugar beets tons 2 18
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 138 6,900
Milo maize tons 7,328 10,992
Kaffir corn tons 15,595 23,392
Alfalfa tons 10,964 14,233
Prairie hay tons   3,722
Poultry and eggs sold     $18,694
Butter lbs.   63,912
Milk sold     $3,258
Honey and beeswax lbs.   275
Horses     4,648
Mules and asses     678
Milk cows     1,899
Other cattle     15,567
Swine,     6,260
Sheep     93

1910

Population, 4,872

Winter wheat bu. 73,263 732,630
Spring wheat bu. 546 4,860
Corn bu. 10,964 109,640
Oats bu. 7,903 126,448
Rye bu. 396 3,960
Barley bu. 9,081 154,377
Speltz bu. 2,131 36,227
Buckwheat bu. 10 90
Irish potatoes bu. 388 29,100
Cotton bu. 3 600
Broom corn lbs. 2,183 818,625
Millet tons 1,759 2,931
Sugar beets tons    
Sorghum (syrup) gals. 9 450
Milo maize tons 5,586 13,965
Kaffir corn tons 11,356 34,068
Alfalfa tons 11,275 11,146
Prairie hay tons   3,930
Poultry and eggs sold     $19,747
Butter lbs.   79,230
Milk sold     $3,390
Honey and beeswax lbs.   100
Horses     4,923
Mules and asses     708
Milk cows     1,918
Other cattle     13,936
Swine     3,782
Sheep     283

1911

Population, 5,171

Winter wheat bu. 29,857 119,428
Spring wheat bu. 694 1,388
Corn bu. 18,040 234,520
Oats bu. 9,154 119,002
Rye bu. 365 3,285
Barley bu. 121,45 133,595
Speltz bu. 1,332 7,992
Irish potatoes bu. 8 504
Broom corn lbs 604 232,540
Millet tons 1,092 1,638
Sorhum for syrup gals 66 3,960
Milo maize tons 11,057 27,643
Kaffir corn tons 17,992 53,976
Jerusalem corn tons 93 279
Alfalfa tons 11,863 12,836
Prairie hay tons   3,261
Poultry and eggs sold     $26,667.00
Wool clip lbs 2,748 467.16
Cheese lbs 220 28.6
Butter lbs. 108,414 26,019.36
Millk sold     6,303.00
Honey and beeswax lbs. 120 18.00
Horses     6,050
Mules and asses     1,015
Milk cows     4,883
Other cattle     9,039
Sheep     748
Swine     3,803

1912

Population, 5,196

Winter wheat bu. 103,889 124,668
Spring wheat bu. 160 1,600
Corn bu. 5,936 136,528
Oats bu. 3,095 86,660
Rye bu. 58 580
Barley bu. 7,008 154,176
Speltz bu. 312 6,552
Irish potatoes bu. 93 9,207
Sweet potatoes bu. 4 340
Broom corn lbs. 1,243 497,200
Millet tons 1,352 2,366
Sorghum for syrup gals. 799 59,925
Milo maize tons 8,347 16,694
Kaffir corn tons 18,865 56,595
Jerusalem corn tons 20 60
Alfalfa tons 9,485 14,991
Prairie hay tons   2,541
Poultry and eggs sold     $24,103.00
Wool clip lbs. 500 100.00
Cheese lbs.  
Butter lbs. 86,586 21,646.50
Milk sold     11,251.00
Honey and beeswax lbs. 220 33.00
Horses     6,390
Mules and asses     1,113
Milk cows     6,964
Other cattle     9,872
Sheep     702
Swine     3,517

1913

Population, 5,116

Winter wheat bu. 22,990 91,960
Spring wheat bu. 104  
Corn bu. 15,341 30,692
Oats bu. 8,933 26,799
Rye bu. 66 198
Barley bu. 11,212 44,848
Speltz bu. 47  
Irish potatoes bu. 64 2,176
Sweet potatoes bu.    
Broom corn lbs. 550 82,500
Millet tons 911 911
Milo tons 16,291 12,218
Kaffir tons 30,857 23,143
Alfalfa tons 7,468 9,164
Prairie hay tons   3,985
Poultry and eggs sold     $26,152
Butter lbs.   65,528
Milk sold     $15,159
Cheese lbs.   175
Horses     5,762
Mules and asses     1,492
Milk cows     6,321
Other cattle     11,238
Swine     2,050
Sheep     157

1914

Population, 5,044

Winter wheat bu. 102,984 1,853,712
Spring wheat bu.    
Corn bu. 4,219 67,504
Oats bu. 3,610 108,300
Rye bu. 381 6,096
Barley bu. 6,123 134,706
Speltz bu. 25 625
Irish potatoes bu. 52 2,600
Sweet potatoes bu. 2 124
Broom corn lbs. 227 90,800
Millet tons 443 664
Milo tons 7,327 18,318
Kaffir tons 16,563 49,689
Feterita tons 4,533 11,333
Alfalfa tons 7,474 21,247
Prairie hay tons   17,96
Poultry and eggs sold     $26,326
Butter lbs.   54,568
Milk sold     $25,135
Cheese lbs.   210
Horses     6,220
Mules and asses     1,311
Milk cows     69,605
Other cattle     9,950
Swine     2,361
Sheep     183

1915

Population, 5,276

Winter wheat bu. 107,608 1,614,120
Spring wheat bu. 206 2,472
Corn bu. 4,127 119,683
Oats bu. 4,762 133,336
Rye bu. 506 7,084
Barley bu. 8,801 220,025
Irish potatoes bu. 40 4,000
Sweet potatoes bu. 1 100
Cowpeas tons 15 22
Alfalfa tons 9,593 28,779
Broom corn lbs. 274 123,300
Jerusalem corn lbs. 285 855
feterita lbs. 8,527 No record
Sweet clover lbs. 40 No record
Prairie hay lbs.   5,195
Poultry and eggs sold     $2,534,506.47
Wool clip lbs. 1,072 235.84
Cheese lbs. 350 52.5
Butter lbs. 63,355 15,838.75
Milk sold     31,569.00
Honey and beeswax lbs. 500 70
Horses     6,639
Mules and asses     1,530
Milk cows     9,176
Other cattle     18,553
Sheep     182
Swine     4,714


The 1916 census gave Meade County a population of 6,053.

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