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at 20 per cent. There has also been much loss among chickens and tur- 

 keys. 



Jefferson County, W. Ya. — The hog cholera has killed a few hogs in 

 this county during the past year. About 300 fowls were killed by 

 chicken cholera. 



Laurens Coimti/, Ga. — Cholera is destroying hogs in some parts of the 

 county. 



Hickman County, Tenn. — Less hog cholera in the county than for many 

 years. 



Owsley County, Ky. — Several hogs lost from cholera. The disease 

 acted differently from heretofore. The hogs died gradually. 



PORK PACKED ON THE FARM. 



Sinith County, Tenn. — More hogs fattened in the county this year than 

 for several years j only about half of them sold; the remainder packed 

 at home. 



Hichnan County, Tenn. — Large surplus of jiork has been packed. 



De Kalh County., Mo. — The farmers are packing their hogs to a large ex- 

 tent. Some paid 7 to 8 cents for stock hogs and are selling the fattened 

 hogs at 5 cents. One farmer purchased 18 head at 8 cents per pound, fat- 

 tened and sold them, and had 56 cents over the cost of the stock hogs. 



LIVE STOCK IN BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 



Boone County, III. — The following table shows the number of live stock 

 in this county, as retnrned by the assessors in 18G8-'69-'70, compared 

 with the census of 1860 : 



Horses 



Mnles 



Milch cows and other cattle 



Sheep 



Swiue 



1860. 



4,711 



14 



13, 212 



7,185 

 4,972 



lues. 



6,093 



100 



12, 791 



28, 101 



7,191 



18G9. 



6, 465 



98 



14,882 



24, 008 



5,679 



1870. 



6,438 



106 



14,718 



19, 531 



6,754 



STATISTICS OF WEST VIRGINIA. 



Our correspondent in Jefferson County, West Virginia, submits esti- 

 mates of the yield, acreage, price, and total value of the principal farm 

 products of that county for the year 1870: 



Name of product. 



Indian corn bushels. 



Wheat do. . 



Eye do.. 



Oats do.. 



Barley do . . 



Buckwheat do.. 



Beans do . . 



Potatoes, (Irish) do.. 



Potatoes, (sweet) ...do.. 



Turnips do . . 



Sorghum gallons. 



Wine, (grape) do.. 



Leaf tobacco .... pounds 

 tons 



^ay. 



The aOove table shows an increased acreage of nearly 4,000, and an 

 increase of nearly $45,000 in total value. 



