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farmer accumulates more than he needs. Clmrlton : No improved stock; none but 

 range-hogvS — " piney woods land-pikes." Forsyth : Horses, mules, and cattle very low, 

 owing principally to scarcity of money. Hogs, scarce and high, not over one-fourth 

 of a supply slaughtered. Schley : Farmers are inclined to raise sheep again, but dogs 

 are a drawback. Towns : Horses, mules, cattle, and sheep very low, owing to scarcity 

 of money ; horses and mules 25 per cent, lower than at this time last year. Chattooga: 

 Eaise cattle and hogs for home consumption, and buy mules from Kentucky and Ten- 

 nessee. Upson: Some planters grow hogs enough for their owu family consumption, 

 but none for sale; but there are signs of a change ; a few have already embarked in a 

 small way in growing colts, sheep, and hogs. IJecatur : Sheep decreasing in number. 

 Very few whites are permitted to own hogs, except in localities where there are no 

 freedmen. 



fLOiUDA. — Hillsloroiif/h : The cattle business dying out. A very lively interest in 

 getting improved breeds of hogs. Gadsden : A growing attention to the raising of do- 

 mestic animals, and a perceptible increase in the number of horses. Our home-raised 

 horses are as efficient on the farms as mules, and are thought to be less liable to disease 

 than imported mules. 



Ai^BAMA. — Bullock: A marked increase in stock of all kinds ; planters aregiving more 

 attention to this branch of industry, and are becoming more independent. Covington : 

 The loss of hogs from cholera is large. Lauderdale : Owing to the short crop of grain and 

 forage, the price of horses and mules has declined at least 50 percent., and the number 

 of stock-cattle and oxen has been diminished of necessity in the way of beef. Milch 

 cows have been preserved as a matter of economy. The number of hogs greatly de- 

 creased, owing to quinsy, cholera, and want of corn to feed them. Calhoun : Not enough 

 horses and nmles grown to keep up the number ; they are brought from Tennessee and 

 Kentucky. The decrease in the number of hogs is mainly owing to cholera and want 

 of proper feeding. Franklin : Prices nominal ; the great scarcity of money has caused 

 business to stagnate so much that there are but few sales of anything. Morgan: Money 

 being exceedingly scarce, there is scarcely such a thing as an exchange of stock for cash. 

 A good work-horse, 15^ hands high and without a blemish, was recently sold to the 

 highest bidder for$40, and that I think was about an average of the forced sales. Lime- 

 stone : All kinds very low ; horses and mules sold at public sale at $3 to $50 per head. A 

 large proportion of the farm-stock owned by the freedmen. Marion : Sheep have been 

 diminishing for four or live years ; do well when properly cared for. Wilcox: Stock of 

 all kinds much cheaper than heretofore. Blount : Stock raised for home use ; none for 

 market. 



Mississippi.— Grena(7fl: Cattle and hogs are about the only stock we try to raise, 

 and the depredations of thieves on theni have so discouraged farmers that they are 

 about to abandon the raising of them. De Soto : The scarcity of money has decreased 

 values to a very low figure. Amite: Horses, cattle, and hogs on the increase; mules 

 and sheep decreasing. The prices of all kinds of stock less than last year, owing to large 

 supply and stringency of money. Marion: Decrease in hogs owing to hog-cholera; 

 still raging. Lowndes : Nine years ago there was an abundant supply of all kinds of 

 stock, cattle, hogs, sheep, and nearly enough mules to supply the demand ; now one 

 may ride through the county and not see a dozen hogs, very few cattle, no sheep, 

 empty cribs, poor mules, desolation and ruin on every hand. Those who would raise 

 stock are prevented by the midnight raids of thieves. Succeeded in raising my meat 

 till the last three years, but it costs about 25 cents per pound from stealage. Madison : 

 The hogs are yearly decreasing, owing to the great uncertainty of keeping them from 

 being stolen, and to the bad fences not protecting the crops from them. 



Louisiana. — Rapides : No stock of any kind raised for sale. Washington : A falling- 

 off in stock generally, especially in cattle, owing to the fact that the range in part of 

 the parish has been completely eaten out, and farmers are obliged to sell off all stock 

 they cannot winter ; and in hogs owing to the prevalence of disease, by which the 

 number is not half as large as last year. Morehouse : Horses, colts, and mules never 

 raised here for market. The prices of horses and mules at least 10 per cent, lower than 

 a year ago ; not enough sheep and hogs raised for home consumption, and the number 

 of hogs is annually decreasing. Assumption : The bad condition and losses of cattle in 

 Louisiana are due principally to a want of shelter and proper feeding. Diseases here 

 are seldom heard of; cattle die from starvation and exposure. Heavy losses are gen- 

 erally confined to one or two plantations, caused by bad treatment. 



Texas. — Angelina: The average price of stock, $4 per head ; cows and calves, $5 xjer 

 head, or $10 for cow and calf; hogs mostly wild, and all depend on the mast for feed ; 

 very few sheep. Caldwell : The decrease in cattle is chiefly from driving and shipping 

 to various points, chiefly Kansas, Saint Louis, and Chicago. Cherokee: But little stock 

 changing hands, and at greatly-reduced prices, owing to the short cotton-crop and 

 scarcity of money. Dallas : Among some fine Durhams imported from Missouri, the 

 loss of grown cattle by acclimation was about 50 per cent. ; the loss of yearlings was 

 very small, say 5 per cent. Sheep have gone by. A lively interest in the improve- 

 ment of hogs. We have some fine breeds of Suffolks, Poland China, Berkshire, and 



