404 



REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE. 



The aggregate values of farm animals and a comparison witli val- 

 ues of last year are given as follows: 



stock. 



Horses 



Mules 



Milch cows 



Oxen and other cattle 



Sheep 



Swine 



Total 



1886. 



$800, S23, 208 

 l63,381,0iH; 



SHi), <m. ry£i 



G{il,!»j,:ir4 

 02,443,807 

 190,509,894 



2,305,159,802 



1887 



Increase or 

 decrease. 



S9Ol,0,S.5,7.'>5 +S40,S02..-)47 



107, 0.57, .5:W + 3,070,443 



378, 7h9, .-)H9 - 11.VJj,'.lU 



003, i37.itaj -;- MMUa-iS 



8'.l, .S72, 8.39 - 2.571,02S 



200,04:3,291 + 3,473,297 



2,400,586,938 + 35,427,076 



There is an increase in the totals for horses, mules, oxen and other 

 cattle, and swine. The decline is heaviest in milch cows, attributed 

 to discouragement over the prices of butter, which farmers claim 

 have been reduced by the abundance of oleomargarine sold as butter. 

 The feeling is better under the law regulating the sale of imitation 

 butter compounds, and prices of cows are already appreciating in 

 consequence. 

 Table showing the estimated number and value of animals on farms ^ January 1, 1887. 



States and Territories. 



Horses. 



Number. 



Average 

 price. 



Value. 



Mules. 



Number. 



Average 

 price. 



Value. 



Maine 



New Hampshire. 



Vermont 



Massachusetts. . . 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



New York 



New Jersey 



Pennsylvania 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Virginia 



North Carohna . . 

 South Carolina. . 



Georcia 



Florida 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



Louisiana 



Texas 



Arkansas 



Tennessee 



West Virginia . . 



Kentucky 



Ohio 



Michigan 



Indiana 



Illinois 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



Kansas 



Nebraska 



California 



Oregon 



Nevada 



Colorado 



Arizona 



Dakota 



Idaho 



Montana 



New Mexico 



Utah 



Washington 



Wyoming 



Total 12,496,744 



92,094 



49,:»i 



82, 370 



03, 916 



9,955 



48,413 



660, 802 



91,048 



583,300 



22,330 



129,026 



238.548 



142, 579 



01, 073 



107,902 



31,184 



127, 042 



130, 100 



114,105 



,038,810 



174.714 



2'.I4,370 



135,. 570 



.380, 804 



761,217 



4.54. 369 



635, .362 



,059,247 



408, 001 



354, 003 



973,808 



750, 324 



593,358 



3S2, 389 



289. 026 

 107,775 



44. 6.54 



12:3,770 



10, 165 



227. 027 

 48,750 



129, 203 

 20, 780 



.50, \m 



94,237 

 82,500 



$88 69 

 83 01 



82 31 

 106 04 

 106 62 

 100 00 



98 39 

 103 26 



94 87 



95 63 



83 15 

 70 11 



75 14 

 88 17 

 81 16 

 81 02 

 68 89 



70 59 

 .57 27 

 32 39 

 60 07 

 60 81 

 05 72 

 07 83 



81 97 



84 87 

 77 50 



76 01 

 80 72 



82 90 

 73 86 

 .58 00 



71 23 



76 75 

 64 00 

 5:1 92 

 55 15 

 58 00 

 52 00 



77 00 

 55 00 

 .50 .58 

 35 89 



43 94 

 63 87 



44 .59 



,s. 



$8,167,0.50 



4, 143, 889 



6,780,071 



6, 810, .300 



1,001,443 



4,841,212 



05,017,1:37 



9, 403, 130 



55,3:37,0.53 



2, 135, 491 



10,728,077 



16, 725, 673 



10,713,012 



5. 701 , 020 



8, 757. :335 



.545, 222 



751,. 5:35 



9, 187, 501) 



0, .5:34, 9.52 



13:3, 012, 0.55 



10, 495, 908 



19,007,205 



8,010, ](I7 



20. 242, 445 



02, .308,0(11 



:38, .50:3. 505 



49, 243. 72^' 



81,152.417 



;32,9K3.2;34 



29,402,0.52 



71,92ii,0.52 



44, 542, IhO 



42,203,12:3 



29,^9,719 



18, ,5:34, 94s 



9, 045, 1)03 



2, 402, 449 



7.178,918 



.528, 580 



17,018,192 



2, Oh], 2.50 



6, .535, OKS 



745, ;;44 



2, 4(>0, 400 



6,018,4.58 



3,078,075 



72 15 1901,085,755 



5,1.58 



9,407 



33,670 



4,001 



13, a58 



35, :372 



8.8, 181 



7:3.2.53 



140, 720 



] 1 . 789 



131.995 



1,53,412 



81.229 



180,046 



117,747 



190, 952 



0. 540 



123, 943 



24.479 



5,4S0 



.53, M4 



125. 718 



8,010 



10.447 



48,0.52 



218.993 



8:3, .59() 



40. :-!58 



30.2f4 



3, 1.55 



1.057 



8, 105 



1,803 



11,004 



2,4:30 



9.229 



10,912 



3, 579 



1,231 



2,850 



,117,141 



$110 87 

 120 84 

 110 .51 

 118 23 

 96 16 



86 40 



79 32 



94 04 



95 29 



93 93 



82 93 

 84 44 

 S4 66 

 51 80 

 72 75 



70 81 

 75 75 

 72 26 



87 98 

 101 39 



8:3 49 

 8:3 :33 



94 24 

 99 2:3 

 87 13 

 67 .58 

 87 57 

 92 09 

 8:3 07 



72 00 



73 18 

 8:3 92 



74 tH) 

 99 a5 



80 .50 



71 75 

 47 70 

 00 10 



83 00 

 09 78 



78 91 



$.571,800 



1,130,749 



2,015,091 



4ai, 130 



1,2R1,.544 



3,0.58,096 



0,994,096 



0,888,:383 



13, 9a'), 5.52 



1,107,284 



11.194,034 



12. 953, 9.58 



0, 870, 870 



9,037,233 



8, .500, 439 



13, .521,. 572 



495,399 



8,88:3, .5:35 



2,1.5.3,571 



550, 208 



4,49.5,201 



10,470,070 



7'.54,H77 



1,0.30.024 



4,180,822 



14,799,0:33 



7,:320.<X)1 



3.710,400 



3,0.35,912 



229,008 



121,2.51 



0R5,224 



137,802 



1,194,622 



210,714 



602, 181 



.520,501 



315,082 



,102,247 



198,887 



167,057,538 



