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horses are not fed one ear of corn per week, and must die before spring. Stock bogs have 

 been sold to more favored localities, and many of those having pigs have given them 

 away to whoever would take them. Johnson : But few hogs left. Jefferson : Neai'ly all 

 the hogs shipped ; stock low, owing to scarcity of money and feed. A continual decrease 

 in the number of sheep kept. With our system of open fences and with the depredations 

 of dogs and wolves, farmers do not find them i^rofitable. Cloud : Farmers turning their ' 

 cattle off and going into sheep husbandry as fast as possible, for tM reason that we 

 have a large per cent, of high rolling-land covered with buffalo and bunch grass, on 

 which sheep do well the year round. The decrease in hogs owing to the total failure 

 in the corn-crop. Atchison : Owing to the failure in corn, cattle have declined in price 

 more than other stock, except hogs. Many pigs have been killed to save feed. Miami : 

 Owing to scarcity of crops and money, cattle are very low in prices, and a great many 

 have been taken to the fruitful regions of Iowa for wintering. Wilson : The very low 

 prices of all kinds of stock owing to a failure in all crops except wheat. Labette: Scarcity 

 of corn and oatshas depreciated the prices of all kinds of stock 33 per cent. Several 

 have fattened their hogs on wheat altogether, and many are feeding wheat to horses. 

 Graham : Hogs are at a high discount, as we have ao grain to feed except wheat and 

 not enough of that for bread. Do not know of a sheep in the county, though the cli- 

 mate is peculiarly adapted to wool-growing. Clay : Quite an interest starting up in 

 the sheep business. Shawnee : Decrease in cattle and hogs owing to drought and grass- 

 hoppers. Sumnc!)' : Hogs nearly all sold or killed ; worth nothing unless fat and noth- 

 ing to fat them on. Everything down in price. Doniphan: Scarcity of corn has induced 

 farmers to send their stock to places where there is more feed. Probably as much stock 

 owned in the county as formerly. Butler : Hundreds of hogs killed last fall to get 

 them out of the way, there being nothing to feed them. Horses are beginning to die 

 for want of grain; eastern horses will not live through the winter on prairie hay. 

 Chase : Failure of corn has taken most of our hogs out of the county ; no sale for horses ; 

 cattle dull. Montgomery: The shortened corn-crop has reduced the number of cattle 

 20 per cent, and of hogs about 75 per cent. Shawnee: The large number of "Indian 

 ponies " brings the average price of horses very low. The great reduction in oxen and 

 other cattle was caused partly by the death of such stock last winter and partly by the 

 destruction of the corn-crop. Most of the cattle over two years old have been driven 

 to States farther east — the greatest Jiumber to Iowa. Hundreds of pigs were knocked 

 in the head to keep them from starving. 



Nebraska. — Dixon : The decrease in hogs owing to the failure of corn-crop. Lin- 

 coln : Our milch cows, being natives, (not Texans,) average higher than steers. A fresh 

 milch cow would bring $55 to .$60. But few sheep, and none for sale at any price. 

 Bichardson : Stock hogs decreasing owing to scarcity of corn. No fattening cattle ; 

 prices low and no sale. Boone : The low percentage of hogs owing to the destruction 

 of corn-crop by grasshoppers. All hogs that would sell were sold early in the season 

 at 2f to 3 cents per pound to turn in with fattening steers in Iowa. In these grass- 

 hopper regions all the pork made was made on wheat. Jefferson : Stock of all kinds 

 very low ; hard matter to get money for it at any price. Owing to loss of corn-crop 

 hogs are either sold or given away. Many farmers have killed off' their entire stock, 

 though not half fattened. Pawnee : The great decrease in hogs caused by the failure 

 in corn. Merrick : No feed to keep hogs. Nemaha : Owing to failure in corn, cattle and 

 hogs have been run out very close, and the farmers are now feeding wheat largely. 

 Not 50 head of cattle being fed for beef in the county, while usually individuals feed 

 that number. A great desire to sell horses and scarcely any demand. Antelope : From 

 scarcity of grain horses have depreciated in value, but mules are in demand, and work- 

 ing-oxen have appreciated in value 25 per cent. Milch cows in demand, but owing to 

 scarcity of money slightly depreciated in price. Sheep, of which 900 were introduced 

 the past season, are doing finely, and will increase rapidly. The destruction of the 

 corn-crop has materially lessened the number of hogs and slightly their value. 



Califoknia. — Sutter : Spanish horses on the decrease ; average price, $10. Good, 

 large American horses bring from $120 to $200, and are in great demand. Wild or 

 Spanish cattle, formerly so plenty, are on the decrease, while there has been a large 

 increase of short-horn cattle and milch-cows. Plumas : The amount of neat stock, and 

 particularly dairy-cows, constantly on the increase, for the reason that this is the surest 

 and most profitable branch of husbandry in this locality, except sheep-husbandry. 

 Alameda: For a few years horses have been increasing beyond the demand for farm or 

 team, and fancy and fast horses are the only ones that are paying for raising. Cattle 

 have also increased beyond consumption ; and there being no outlet for them on this 

 coast, prices range low. Sheep doing better in price than either horses or cattle. The 

 abundance of feed has stimulated large numbers to go into the growing of wool. Hogs 

 selling at good prices, in consequence of short crops reported in some of the States on 

 the Mississippi. Placer : Cattle rule low ; sheep hold their own ; while hogs, which 

 have fallen off about 33^ per cent., command much higher prices than one year ago. 

 Contra Costa: Farm-work horses, small size, sell for $75 to $100; medium size and 

 heavy, $150 to $200 ; any way stylish and large, $200 to $450 ; the same of mules. San 



