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Putnam County, Tenn. — Planters south raising more stock, which cuts down our 

 market. 



Monroe County Tenn. — Horses and mules have increased, from the failing demand of 

 the South. Some sheep sent to Virginia. 



Knox County, Tenn. — Declining demand for stock has discouraged shipments. Hence 

 all kinds are increasing in number. 



Gihs County, Tenn. — Wool worth 6.5 cents ; more dogs than sheep here. 



Larue County, Ky. — Mules are low-priced, because the choice animals have been 

 shipped to nuuket. 



Butler County, Ky. — Price of wool has increased ; large numbers of sheep sold, to be 

 driven out of the county. Hogs have increased on account of the mast. 



Lincoln County, Ky. — All the marketable mules have been bought up. Demand 

 for cattle improved, but not so great as last year. Active demand for sheep for 

 slaughter. 



Adair County, Ky. — More grass and stock raised than under the slavery rSffime. This 

 branch of industry increasing. Prices of stock are low. 



Hardin County, Ky. — Beef-cattle, 4^ cents choice; fat hogs, 4 cents. 



Medina County, Ohio. — Horses and cows not increased; sheep increasing, owing to in- 

 creased demand for wool ; hogs, decreasing; pork selling in Cleveland at $5 per hun- 

 dred-weight. Two fatal cases of Trichina spiralis in that city, and other cases not so 

 serious, have made pork unpopular, and cut down prices 12 per cent. Demand for 

 beef and mutton increasing. Cleveland is becoming a great market for farm pro- 

 ducts. 



Henry County, Ohio. — Fat hogs weighing 200 to 400 pounds, bring $3 80 live weight, 

 and |i4 to $5 dressed. 



Lorain County, Ohio. — Stock of cattle decreasing and sheep increasing, especially long- 

 wooled sheep ; sheep have done finely where well cared for ; j)rospect of better prices 

 of Avool encourages better treatment. Scarcity of fodder has cut down the prices of 

 cows. All kinds of farm stock healthy. 



Morroiv County, Ohio. — Demand for horses less than formerly ; cattle lower in price, but 

 rising ; sheep higher than for several years, on account of advance in wool. Long- 

 wooled sheep bring from $10 to $20 ; their number increasing. 



Franklin County, Ohio. — Mules in demand for fainn work ; sheep scarce and high ; 

 horse breeds improving. 



Montcalm County, Midi. — Hogs plenty; pork averaging $5 per hundred-weight, and 

 beef, by the side, $.5. 



Cass County, Mich. — Sheej) are the favorite stock, while hogs are disregarded. 



Calhoun County, Mich. — Low prices of beef, pork, and dairy products have depressed 

 cattle and hogs. Sheep have appreciated. 



La Porte County, Lid. — Horses mostly small or medium sized, hence they donotbring^ 

 good prices. Heavy draught-horses are in great demand at high prices. There is a small 

 sprinkling of Durham blood in the cattle, which add.s to their market value. 



Martin County, Ind. — Sheep reduced in numbers by heavy sales to drovers, to be sent 

 east and south. 



Cass County, 111. — Stock of horses gradually increasing, with diminution in prices. 

 Abundant corn leads to feeding more cattle than last year ; 5,0: )0 beef cattle feeding in 

 the county. Sheep scarce, on account of low prices of wool. Hog crop increased 25 per 

 cent. 



Williamson County, Lll. — Large number of sheep shipped for mutton, which, with the 

 advance in wool, has doubled the prices of last year. 



Bureau County, 111. — Sheep raised in price, but less in number. 



Fond du Lac County, Wis. — Sheltered stock looks extremely well. 



Green County, Wis. — Only the best class of horses salable. 



Pierce County, Wis. — Sheep rising in price; hog-raising will be less lively next year, 

 through present low prices. 



Dodge County, Minn. — Great increase of bees ; number of swarms double of last year. 



McLeod County, Minn. — Unexpected demand of the Hudson Bay Company, and the 

 great fires, have reduced the stock of cattle. 



Pocahontas County, Iowa. — Prices of all kinds of stock have fallen greatly in a year. 



Marion County, Iowa. — Prices of horses, mules, and cattle but little more than nominal. 



Linn County, Iowa. — All kinds of stock lower than for six years. 



Jefferson County, Iowa. — Large numbers of stock cattle taken to Illinois. Hogs in- 

 creased. 



Harrison County, Iowa. — Horse stock improving ; geld'ngs bringing .$200, and stal- 

 lions as high as $2,000. But in many cases horses decline in price from overdriving. 



F)-anklin County, Mo. — All sorts of live stock, except sheep, lower than ever known. 



Phelps County, Mo. — Stock i)rices low; sheep decreased by ravages of dogs. 



Vernon County, Mo. — Horses and nrales increased 27 percent, in numbers, and declined 

 30 per cent, in i)rice. Cattle declined 9 per cent, in numbers, and 33 per cent, in price. 



Perry County, Mo. — Low price of wool depressed the number of sheep, but it is en- 

 larging. 



