A Rural Survey of Morgan County, Missouri (1916)	<Previous
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Live-Stock Products.

Dairy Products—Dairy cows on farms reporting dairy products, 5,094; dairy cows on farms reporting milk produced, 4,954; milk produced, 1,123,003 gallons; milk sold, 9,599 gallons; cream sold, 1,784 gallons; butter produced, 284,844 pounds; sold, 83,078 pounds; cheese produced, 100 pounds; sold, 100 pounds. Value of dairy products, excluding home use of milk and cream, $61,667; receipts from sale of dairy products, $20,653.

Poultry Products—Poultry raised, 173,107; sold, 75,478; eggs produced, 763,819 dozen; sold, 564,208 dozen. Value of poultry and eggs produced, $207,322; receipts from sale of poultry and eggs, $136,399.

Honey and Wax—Honey produced, 1,293 pounds; wax produced, 52 pounds. Value of honey and wax produced, $212.

Wool, Mohair and Goat Hair—Wool, fleeces shorn, 6,733; mohair and goat hair, fleeces shorn, 222; value of wool and mohair produced, $10,166.

Domestic Animals Sold or Slaughtered—Calves sold or slaughtered, 1,932; other cattle sold or slaughtered, 8,276 horses, mules and asses and burros sold, 1,873; swine sold or slaughtered, 28,841; sheep and goats sold or slaughtered, 6,693. Receipts from sale of animals, $954,846; value of animals slaughtered, $109,882.

One of the farm residences in the Gravois Mills district, and lake that supplies water for the grist mill.

Missouri State Board of Agriculture Monthly Bulletin Vol. XIV, No. 2 (February, 1916): A Rural Survey of Morgan County Missouri. Digital version © 2001 Peter Binkley; permission to reproduce for non-commercial purposes is granted.