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A decrease in milch-cows is observed in Maine and New Hampshire, 

 many having been sold there last fall in consequence of the drought and 

 reduced supply of hay ; and also in Maryland, North Carolina, Alabama, 

 and Texas. There has been no increase in New Jersey and Delaware. 

 The average total increase appears to he about three per cent. Kansas 

 claims the laigest increase, reaching 20 per cent. 



Of oxen and other cattle the following States report a decrease : Maine, 

 New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

 Maryland, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, and California. The 

 States east of the Mississippi have scarcely maintained the numbers of 

 last year. The aggregate numbers of all the States will not show an 

 increase of much more than one per cent. 



A decrease in the numbers of sheep of five per cent, is indicated. The 

 only States showing increase are Delaware, Florida, Tennessee, Nebraska, 

 California, and Oregon. The largest relative increase is 31 percent, in 

 Oregon, and 12 per cent, in California. 



All the States report an increase in swine except Connecticut, Marj^- 

 land, North Carolina, and Texas. The total average increase appears to 

 be about 10 per cent. The percentage of increase is placed at 2 in Ken- 

 tucky, 7 in Ohio, 14 in Illinois, 18 in Minnesota, 27 in Kansas. 



The decline in the price of swine is general, yet not universal — in Ohio, 

 young hogs and 12 months old, from $6 95 to S6 20; $G 32 to $5 79 in 

 Hlinois; $3 53 to $3 37 in Missouri; $6 47 to $5 28 in Iowa; $10 25 to 

 $8 77 in New York; $14 55 to $11 60 in Massachusetts ; $3 63 to $3 46 

 in Tennessee ; $3 51 to $3 26 in Mississippi. An increase is observed 

 in Georgia from $2 67 to $3 68 ; $3 57 to $4 77 in California ; $6 11 to 

 $6 90 in Nebraska; $5 16 to $6 93 in Kansas. 



