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Horses and mules. — 1 year old and under, one-seventJi of tlie whole number; 

 between 1 and 2 years old, one-fourth of tbe wbole number; between 2 and 3 

 years old, one-third of the whole number; over 3 years old, the remainder. 



Cattle and oxen. — 1 year and under, one-sixth oi^ the whole number ; between 

 1 and 2 years old, two-sevenths of the whole number; between 2 and 3 years 

 old, one-third of the whole number; over 3 years old, the remainder. 



Cows. — No distinction of ages. 



Sheep. — Under 1 year old, one-fourth of the whole number; over 1 year 

 old, three-fourths of the whole number. 



Hogs. — Under 1 year old, three-fourths of the whole number; over 1 year old, 

 one-fourth of the whole number." 



Tabje No. 1 shows the average numbers, stated in tenths, increase or decrease 

 for each State, and their average prices, as returned by our corj^espondents in 

 the several couuti'^s, for the years 1S65, (January,) and 1866, (February.) 



Table No. 2 exhibits the number, price and value of the different ages, esti- 

 mated by the above proportions, and the prices in table No. 1. 



Table Ko. 3 shows the total numbers and value of each kind of live stock 

 and the average price, ascertained by dividing the whole number of each kind 

 of stock into the total value of each. 



Table i\"(9. 4 is the same table in effect as No. 3, but so arranged as to show 

 the numbers and value of the live stock of each State separately. 



Table Xo. 5 exhibits the total numbers for 1S60, 1864, 1865, and 1866, the 

 av^age prices and total value for all the States, for the years 1865 and 1866. 



Table No. 6 shows the total value of all the live stock in each State for the 

 years 1865 and 1866. 



Our comments on these tables will follow this last table. 



