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Southa'mpton, and Powhatan, Va. ; Bedford, Tenn. ; Logan, Ky. ; and 

 Kosciusco, Ind. In Iowa, Mitchell reports that sheep-husbandry is gen- 

 erally discontinued, and Benson that it is growing in disfavor, owing, 

 principally, to destruction by dogs — " more deaths from this source than 

 from all others." Clackamas, Oreg., reports that the dog-law has to a 

 great extent lessened the mortality among sheep. 



Lambs. — The average of lambs lost in all the States is 11 per cent, 

 of the number dropped. The largest losses are in Louisiana, 24 per 

 cent. ; Ehode Island, 16 ; Wisconsin, 16 ; Kansas, 16 ; Ohio, 15 ; Michi- 

 gan, 15 ; California, 15 ; Missouri, 14; Iowa, 13 -, Kentucky and New 

 Hampshire, 13. One clew to these high figures is given in the report 

 from Placer, Cal. : "A heavy loss of lambs from the poor condition of 

 sheep in lambing-time." Blount, Tenn., reports that losses of sheep 

 and lambs have resulted almost entirely from shearing followed by cold 

 storms. Texas, Arkansas, and Oregon report the lightest loss— 8 per 

 cent. Of the other States the maximum— 13 — is in Vermont. 



MAPLE-SUGAR. 



The season for maple-sugar was unusually favorable, and the quantity, 

 both of sugar and sirup, manufactured was largely above an average. 

 Compared with last year, the average increase reported for New England 

 is, of sugar and sirup, about 50 per cent, for each ; for New York, 27 

 and 18 ; for Pennsylvania, 6 and 12 ; for the four States, Ohio, Michigan, 

 Indiana, and Illinois, nearly as much increase. In Wisconsin and Min- 

 nesota, and in the other States farther south which manufacture maple - 

 sugar on a small scale, the quantity of both kinds is 4 to 12 per cent, 

 below that of last year. Furnas, Neb., reports that, while no maple- 

 sugar is made, an article equally good is manufactured to considerable 

 extent from box-elder. 



