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cattle; they come to maturity much sooner, and command 

 the cash at any age. There have been several fine jacks 

 brought into the county from Kentucky and other States, 

 within the last two years, which has greatly improved the 

 stock of mules. We think, that there has been sold and 

 driven away the past year at least two hundred mules. 

 Average, say $50 per head, making an aggregate of $10,000. 



13. Sheep and Wool. — Our farmers have raised but little 

 wool to ship until the last two years. It would be difficult 

 to say, what number of sheep is now in the county, as the 

 number varies more or less each year, for the reason that 

 some years large quantities are bought up and driven off to 

 market, and other years but few. Almost all of our farmers 

 have more or less sheep. We think that the raising of sheep 

 would be one of the most profitable operations, which our 

 men who deal in stock could turn their attention to, as our 

 soil is dry and healthy, as well as having an immense water 

 power to manufacture the wool. We suppose we have 

 twenty thousand sheep of different grades, producing say, 

 one and a-half pounds of wool per head, 30,000 pounds, at 

 thirty cents per pound, making an aggregate of $9,000, most 

 of which is manufactured in the county. 



14. Fruits. — We have a variety of fruits. Apples are 

 our principal crop. Almost every farmer in the county has 

 an orchard of the best grafted fruit. We have several exten- 

 sive nurseries in the county, from which a large quantity of 

 trees are yearly sent off. We have commenced shipping 

 apples in a green state the last few years, and find it very 

 profitable. Our crop was not large this season. A very few 

 peaches this year. 



15. Implements. — Our county has made but little progress 

 in new improvements. We have no subsoil plows, and but 

 few rollers in the county. Yet, we have a number of shops 

 in the county, which manufacture plows that are said to be 

 of a good quality — the kind principally used by our farmers. 

 We are not aware that any particular experiments have 



