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the prairies is already quite good. Titus: Rather bad; not housed; seldom fed. 
Cooke: Very bad; the range having been burned off in every portion of the county. 
ARKANSAS.—Jefferson : Those that have been sheltered and well fed look well; those 
that have not, very bad. Montgomery: Very poor. The excessively cold and hard win- 
ter has told fearfully on cattle that depended on the range. Many cows and some 
yearlings have died in March. Independence: Most miserable. Corn has not been so 
scarce at any time since the war. Hundreds of cattle and hogs were early in winter 
turned out to live in the woods, or to die of starvation, and fully 10 per cent. of the 
cattle and hogs of the county have perished in the long and severe winter. Perry: 
Worse than for twenty years. The exceeding long, cold winter has resulted in a loss 
of, say, one-fourth of the stock-cattle. Jzard: Poor, for the want of food and shelter. 
Madison: Better than usual. 
TENNESSEE.—Jobertson: Look bad; very few of our farmers shelter their stock. 
Loudon: Bad as I ever knew them, in consequence of our long, severe winter, cold 
rains, and want of shelter. Hamilion: Thin; winter very severe on them; very few 
being housed. Gibson: Better than usual; less exposed to sudden changes, drizzling 
rains, &c. Dyer: Have stood the winter well; as a general thing have been well fed. 
Hickman: Better than last year; our county had about 250,000 bushels of pea-nuts and 
plenty of hay from them, which was fed freely; it is the most nutritious hay we raise, 
particularly for cattle. Wayne: Above average; have been better cared for than . 
usual. Grundy: Look exceedingly well. 
WEST VIRGINIA.—Jefferson: Thinner than usual; short pasturage last year; put into 
winter-quarters rather early ; an unusually severe and protracted winter and a scanty 
supply of forage accounts for the thin condition. Pleasants: Stock owned by small 
farmers went into winter-quarters very thin and have not improved on half rations 
with exposure to extreme cold; owing to the low price of corn, the majority of large 
farmers have fed it to their cattle very liberally, and, consequently, they are in better 
condition than usual. Boone: Generally poor; farmers have fed longer and closer than 
for many years; feed is now scarce, and some cattle are dying from want. 
Kentucky.—Trimble : Look badly, owing to the severe winter and want of shelter. 
Those which have been sheltered and provided for look exceedingly well. McLean: 
Better than usual; better cared for. Oldham: Below average. Have done well where 
well cared for. Ohio: Below average. Exceedingly cold, hard winter, winding up 
with scarcity of feed. ; 
Missourl.—Linn : Average; the winter long and hard, but dry and unchangeable, 
and feed abundant and cheap. Pemiscot: Not quite average, except those that have 
been stabled and regularly watered. Washington: Average ; winter very hard on those 
haying no shelter. Ralls: Better than for many years past. Worth: Fair, but with 
less flesh than when théy went into winter-quarters; which is to be expected from the 
kind of quarters provided, which, in most cases, is a straw-stack, a stalk-field, or such 
shelter as they are able to find in some fence-corner. However, a few of our farmers 
provide open sheds, covered with prairie-hay, closed up on the north, east, and west, 
and left open on the south. Nodaway: Strong, but thinner than usual. An unusual 
number of calves and lambs have frozen to death in dropping. 
ILLINOIS.—De Kalb: Good; the weather has not been changeable, though intensely 
cold. When corn is from 15 to 20 cents per bushel cattle always winter well. Cook: 
Good, owing to the large corn-crop. Winnebago: Average; the winter has been very 
severe and springs low. A few herds have suffered for want of water. Corn has been 
abundant and cheap, and in all cases where water has been convenient, cattle are in 
good condition. Franklin: Better than usual; received much better attention. 
InDIANA.— Wells : Good ; more grain fed than usual. Harrison: Thinner than usual; 
light hay-crop, and unusually long and cold winter. Lake: Splendid; the most 
favorable winter for stock for a longtime. Ripley: Pretty fair. The farmers generally 
provide good shelter for their stock, which goes far in rendering stock in good condi- 
tion in spring, besides a saving of one-third in food. ; ; 
OHI0.—Champaign: Good; severe and protracted cold, but little rain. Medina: 
Generally pretty good; many thin from scrimping. 
MIcHIGAN.—Tuscola: Much better than usual. Shiawassee: Good; never better. 
Kalamazoo: Rather lean and debilitated. 
WiIsconsin.—Iowa : Never better. Pierce: Excellent. Jackson :, Never looked better, 
where well housed and fed; where not well taken care of, looked badly. Fond du Lac: 
Quite well where properly cared for; some lost for want of shelter and food. Green 
Lake: Thin, and will be more so, for hay is becoming scarce. : 
MINNESOTA.— Washington : Good; better than average ; from its being a severe winter 
they have received extragood care. Dodge: Thinner in flesh than usual, owing to the 
unusually cold and long winter; a few have died from poor shelter and scant feed, but 
the greater portion will come out in fair condition. Scott: Good, except in some cases 
of insufficient food. 
Iows.—Dubuque: Looking well. The most severe winter for eighteen years; the 
good condition is attributable to the fact that most of our farmers have good stabling for 
