350 



Owing to the large numbers brought in from Mexico for sale our sheep, though 

 really better than in 1860, are estimated at about one-third the value then. The 

 low price of Texan wool also exerts an influence." Middlesex county, New- 

 Jersey : " The clip of wool and number of sheep are steadily increasing, and 

 farming generally is done more intelligently, and consequently more thoroughly 

 than formerly. Your department contributes its full share to this end. Your 

 monthly repoi'ts are now looked for, and received with great solicitude and eager- 

 ness." Racine county, Wisconsin : " One-fourth more sheep than in 1865, but 

 clip much lighter." Butler county, Kansas : " At least double the number of 

 sheep in the county over last year." 



Hogs. — Butler county, Kentucky : "Hogs are dying of cholera." Russell 

 county, Kentucky : " Our hogs are dying off rapidly of cholera." Catahoula 

 Parish, Louisiana : " Cholera has reduced the hog stock sadly this summer. 

 The people are discouraged." Baltimore county, 5ld : " The number of hogs 

 is two-tenths more than last year, and in good condition." Fayette county, Ten- 

 nessee : " The hogs on all the plantations have been killed and eaten by negroes. 

 They also trade them off with negroes living in villages." Beech Grove, Coffee 

 county, Tennessee : "The number of hogs is more than will be needed for home 

 consumption." Hardin county, Texas : " Hog cholera has destroyed almost all 

 the hogs thiough my district." Berkeley county, West Virginia : " The hog 

 cholera has increased very much in this county since August 1, The treatment 

 with brimstone and copperas has proved the most effectual." 



CONDITION OF THE CROPS IN AUGUST. 



The following tables are compiled from retui'us of statistical schedules for 

 August, For the first time all portions of the country are included. It is 

 southern restoration which must be mutually agreeable and profitable to both 

 sections and all parties. The correspondence from the south is generally pi'ompt 

 and full. In a month or two the corps of southern correspondents will be more 

 complete and better organized. 



A special effort was made to secure an estimate of the farm stock of the 

 south, about which all have been so much in the dark. Returns on this point 

 have been sufficiently full to warrant averaging for percentages in each State pf 

 the last census returns. From these, the numbers in each State have been 

 calculated, with the following results : 



Table showing the estimated monher of live stock in 1866. 



States. 



Horses. 



Mules. 



Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Hog's. 



Alabama 



Arkansas 



Florida 



Georgia 



Louisiana 



Mississippi 



Kortli Carolina 

 South Carohna 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Vii'ginia 



Total 



82. 

 79. 

 7. 

 71, 

 ;^:3. 

 67. 

 99; 



48, 

 226, 

 293, 

 172, 



591 

 913 

 530 

 924 



842 

 015 

 436 

 675 



887 

 128 

 547 



67, 012 

 38, 450 

 6,873 

 60,641 

 54,139 

 63,112 

 33, 916 

 35, 567 

 69, 489 

 60, 167 

 28,710 



409, 934 

 232, 797 

 266,119 

 583,411 

 227, 059 

 401,449 

 496, 476 

 315,201 

 382, 365 

 ,111,475 

 543, 122 



307,229 



93, 266 



6, 03J 



384, 463 



90, 626 



282, 105 



399,126 



270, 880 



510, 389 



904, 035 



761,586 



909, 127 

 316, 340 

 108,696 



1,425,281 

 272, 845 

 812,367 



1,261,753 

 482, 889 



1,079,767 



1,193,233 

 959, 951 



1,183,488 



578, 076 



6, 959, 408 



4, 009, 736 



8, 822, 249 



