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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OP AGRICULTURE. 



A general summarij shoivlng the estmated quaniiiies, numher of acres, and aggregate value oj 

 the xrrinci^al o-ops cf the farm in 1876. 



Table showing th^ average yield and cash value per acre, and price per lushel, pound, or ton 

 of farm-products for tlie year 187G. 



NUMBERS AND CONDITION OF FARM-ANIMALS. 



The estimates of numbers of farm-animals show a small increase over 

 the previous record, except as to sheep, which appear to have suffered a 

 slight diminution. They foot up as follows : 



There is also a slight decline in the price of everj^ kind of farm-ani- 

 mals. The averages for the entire country are thus given : 



