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maud. Dickson : The prices of stock of all kinds uuder that of former years, owing to 

 scarcity of feed ; large numbers of cattle and sheep butchered on this account. Deca- 

 tur : Scarcity of money aud of feed makes the prices of stock range low. Morgan : 

 More than 50 per cent, of the horses, and 75 per cent, of the mules, are owned by con- 

 tractors from other parts, now here operating on the line of railroad from Cincinnati 

 to Chattanooga. A larger number of cattle than usual has been slaughtered to feed 

 the laborers on this railroad. Lauderdale : Stock hogs, cattle, and horses, low, owing 

 to scarcity of corn and money. Laivrenee : From present indications, the county will 

 be blessed with abundance of stock for all purposes at the opening of spring. 



West Virginia. — Mercer : Less than the usual number of horses sold, owing to 

 scarcity of money. More mules raised than in any previous year. The number of cat- 

 tle larger than usual, owing to a lack of purchasers. Hogs scarce, and not much in 

 demand. Mineral : Horses more plenty and lower in price than ever known. Sheep 

 scarce and high. Stock-hogs scarce. Marion : A decrease in cattle within last two 

 years, amounting to 20 per cent, or 10 per cent per annum, owing to droughts and 

 failure of grass-crops. An overstock of horses ; markets low, and no demand at that. 

 Lincoln : A decrease in hogs, owing to cholera. Grant : Horses more plenty than usual, 

 and very dull sale. More mules raised of late, but few. The jjrice of cattle a little 

 better than last year. Hogs selling at five cents per pound, gross. Milch-cows plenty, 

 and sale dull. Jackson : The decrease in stock owing to drought and scarcity of rough 

 feed. liitchie : The falling off in almost all kinds of stock owing to shortness of the 

 hay-crop. Gilmer : Gradual increase in stock, owing to increasing population. Tyler : 

 More farmers than usual sold off cattle, sheep, and hogs, owing to scarcity of feed. 

 Monroe : Sheep rather scarce, and in demand. Horses plenty, and in very little demand 

 CA-en at the low rates quoted. 



Kentucky. — Shelby : The low prices of horses and mules owing to failure in demand 

 from the Southern and other markets. The falling off in oxen and other cattle is in 

 feeding cattle two and three years old. A large number of sheep was brought into 

 this county from districts in which drought prevailed. Marion: Last year there were 

 1,300 mules fed in this county, for the Southern market ; this year there will be only 

 about 300 ; stock-hogs dying very rapidly with cholera. Jessamine : Hogs dying of 

 cholera. Jackson : The decrease in sheep is owing to sales to persons in other local- 

 ities. Fleming : A falling off in prices of all kinds of stock, except sheep and hogs. 

 Cnrtiberland : Hogs exceedingly scarce, and bringing a high price. Boyle : The decrease 

 in hogs largely owing to the fact that high prices for fat hogs have caused the feeding 

 of much young stock. Owsley : Stock of all kinds low, owing to scarcity of money. 

 More mules in the county than for years, and no market for them ; not much trade in 

 any stock, except fat hogs. McLean : Drought cut short our pasture, which induced a 

 great many of our farmers to dispose of their entire flocks of sheep. The number of 

 hogs greatly reduced by cholera. Hardin : Stock-hogs, 4| cents per pound ; fat hogs, 

 $6.50 per hundred. Breckinridge : Owing to the light crops, farmers disposed of all the 

 surplus stock they could ; all kinds, except hogs, at very low prices. Nicholas : Mulea 

 lower in price than last year ; hogs higher, by far. Graves : A decrease of 30 per cent, 

 in hogs, caused by cholera. Metcalfe : More cattle and sheep shipped in the fall than 

 usual ; the county is nearer drained of hogs than ever known before. Russell : Stock 

 of all kinds, except hogs, very dull ; hogs scarce and in demand at good prices — 4 J to 

 5 cents for stock-hogs. 



Ohio. — Williams : The increased number of horses owing to a decline in prices and 

 falling off in the Eastern demand ; freight-horses at least 33^ per cent, lower than a 

 year ago. Hogs sold oft' close, owing to the high price of corn. Morrow : More horses, 

 dull sale, and reduced prices ; and the same of mules. Henry: Increased price of corn 

 induced farmers to sell short of hogs. Hogs of 100 pounds and upwards have sold 

 freely, live weight, for 5 and 5J cents per pound. Perry : Only first- class horses, which 

 are scarce, bring a good price ; few buyers for others at low prices. Hogs nearly all 

 killed or sold, owing to the shortness of the corn-crop. Tuscarawas : The high price 

 of feed depreciates the price of stock. Hancock : Not half enough of stock to consume 

 the immense amount of coin raised in the county last season. Delaware: Owing to 

 scarcity of feed farmers have sold their stock quite close. Crawford : Horses and mule* 

 cheap ; no demand for export. Sheep less in number and lower in price. Very few 

 hogs alive in the county, except breeding-sows and boars ; pork being high and corn 

 cheap, as many were fattened and sold as possible. 



Michigan. — Wexford: Young cattle high; cows very high. Lenawee: We have 

 many horses that are worth from $200 to $1,000 each. Menomonee: Horses and cattle 

 not raised to any extent; the high price of hay and grain precludes it. Tuscola : The 

 decrease in horses and working-oxen owing to a decrease in the lumber business and 

 the substitution of cattle for horses on the jfarm. Sagamore : The price for horses baa 

 reference to the common class of the county. There is another class belonging to the 

 lumber-trade, numbering some hundreds, weighing 1,400 to 1,700 apiece, and costing 

 $200 to $1,000 per pair. Reports show an increase in the number of sheep, but I fiud 

 that most of the large farmers have gone entirelv out of the business. 



