838 



BOAED OF AGKICULTURE. 



Vigo 2,181 acres 



Warrick 1,770 acres 



Dearborn 750 acres 



Ohio 635 acres 



Clark 350 acres 



Randolph 2G9 acres 



Scott 119 acres 



LIVE STOCK. 



A ten-year comparison of horses, mules and cattle on hand April 1 for 

 1905, are: 



. Caftie 



Year. Horses. Mules. Dairy. Beef. 



189(5 692,917 60,075 486,096 468.043 



1897 664,331 56,443 472,553 498,488 



1898 614,303 48,956 497,762 587,832 



1899 601,812 46,118 492,680 665,478 



1900 586,524 45,621 510,378 695,219 



1901 622,872 49,521 543,048 792,966 



1902 634,860 57,233 547,590 753,871 



1903 615,389 53,763 541,753 784,265 



1904 625,422 55,753 558,581 740.977 



1905 596,156 60,150 562,412 395,168 



Reports of live stock sold have been made for but three years, and 

 they are given for horses, mules and cattle in the following table: 



Horses Sold Mtiles Sold 



Year. Durinp Year. During Yiar. Cattle Sold. 



1903 81,073 17,186 449,577 



1904 82,519 18,023 466,706 



1905 81,916 23,044 481,786 



A comparative table for the past ten years, giving the number of 



hogs and sheep on hand April 1, of each year, the number of each dying 

 from disease, and the wool-clip is given herewith. 



. Ho(is , . Sh eep ■ 



Year. On Hand. Died. On Hand. Died. Wool Clip. 



1896 1,472,332 581,260 741,743 45.308 4,075,275 



1897 1,411.949 899.457 683,814 74.998 3,687,547 



1898 1.887,384 372.868 747.878 52,588 3.582.812 



1899 1,756,476 553.930 861.024 55.284 4.631.477 



1900 1,824,653 282,550 832,856 58,437 4,537,975 



1901 1,685,672 236.870 874,541 83.754 4.545.150 



1902 1,729.473 197.491 752.529 51.737 4,186,274 



1903 1,581,366 295,726 600,609 58,391 3,381,044 



1904 1,764,291 349,610 589,201 42,592 3,561.255 



1905 1.834,125 275.774 509.565 36.631 3,245.412 



