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Table showing the estimated number and value of animals on bie ete.—Cont’ d- 
Sheep. Hogs. 
States and Territories. yf | — ie 
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Number. price. Value. Number. price, Value. 
PAT IKATIBAS) 2's /ojos outset ates bie Sine 220, 167 $1.41 $310,127 | 1,538,260 $2.56 | $3,928, 202 
SRENNESREE ©. 23.2 dhe cis eee 516, 504 1.61 832,440 | 1,853,070 | 3. 66 6, 774, 825 
Wiest Virginin : 22.5.7 0s nee 474, 933 2. 26 1, 073, 824 .| 432,778 | 4,20 1,819, 744 
GHPUCKY hic! Sooty sh ke eee. 797, 998 8.43 1,936,741 | 1,718,173 | $27 | 7,820,727 
QAO isis rans ra ee teins Man eee 4,106, 622 | 2.61 10,714,177 | 2, 668, 384 | 5.72 | 15,261,021 
Michigan: s).1 2.20 rate ..| 2,118, 004 | 2.72 5,743,990 | 906, 255 | 6.39 | 5,789,700 
1, 003, 068 | 2.85 21553,611 | 2,371,085 | 5.94 | 14,082, 349 
614,177 2.49 2, 026, 894 3,102, 945 5.47 | 20,088, 468 i 
911, 662 rt) 1,962, 261 1, 123, 866 6.02 6, 765, 798 
283, 725 2.58 | 674, 698 | 549,793 | 5.92; 3,254,775 
408, 473 | 2.41 985,249 | 4,148,811 6.74 | 27,969, 624 
1, 087, 680 1, 7 1,894,973 | 38,798,799 3.96 15 on Sag 
830,139 | 178) 1,457,558 | 2,377,561 5.66 | 138,457,469 
) ‘ 422,112 2. 02 852,456 | 2,334,525 | 5. 13, #41, 813 
OBTFOUNIAS 2 oo Nap ether eee 5, 462, 728 | 1.88 | 10,291,779 | 1,047,842 | 4 62 , 836,00) 
Oregon Shi; Minmig he deneale.o aegis sabes 2, 930, 123 1.70 4, 987, O69 220, 723 |! 2.01 664, 819 
Nevadars (hf ues So. Fee F Aes 660, 996 1.91 | 1, 259, 660 | 21, 087 5.30 111, 846 
(CalorAdorz ries. Aepteaten ten 2 1, 137, 686 1°98"]* 2, 257, 169) 23, 419 6.54 153, 108 
PATA Z OME oi 5 ale Save wah s Salsa ins Coe 658, 561 1.75 | 1, 152, 482 | 16, 441 5.75 94, 
DAO LA oes AEs. eet cence ee 269, 019 2.60 | 700, 526 532, 970 5.94 3, 173,918 
HORN OEY Re tte pee roe he ete dee 312,408 2.05 | 640,486 |, 42,150 6.10 252, 900 
Montana . ae AS SACO OSES 1, 265, 000 2.10 | 2, 658, 398 | 22, 289 6.77 150, 898 
NewATaxICO:.. Suh see ny eee 3, 623, 168 1.09 3, 953, 259 | 19, 941 5,64 112, 466 
(Cibeiign tee hate ses Sc: aoe te 1,335, 000 1.94 | 2,594, 172 | 40,118 ZB 286, 
WHshington = fe eee cae 549,885.|. 1.94 1, 068, 976 | 91, 054 5.01 | 455, 997 
(Way Omi oy ite eee 2 Ao es 523, 2.68 | 1, 089, 865 | 2, 613 ©. 64 17,358. 5 
Indian Territor ps Ghee MEE cee SS PAG tte sere ae 1h see eee 841, 500 2.50 2, 103, 750 
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POUL oe ces day Se et | 43,544,755 | 2.05 | 89, 279, 926 | 44,346,525 4.98 | 220,811,082 
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SWINE PRODUCTS AND EXPORTS. 
The prominence of maize in this country has given a remarkable 
development to the breeding of swine. The estumated numbers at 
present are near 44,000,000, or about 73 to every 100 of our popula- 
tion. It has sometimes been 80, at che exportation is less than 
eight or ten years ago, and fat animals are turned off ai an earlier 
age, making more animals slaughter ed in proportion to total num- 
bers at a given time. It is probable that the aggregate slaughtered 
in the Western porking establishme nts, in commercial packing else- 
where, and by the farmers in all parts of the country amounts to 
about 29,000,000 per annum. The number slaughtered in the vari- 
ous packing establishments are thus reported by Mr. Charles B. 
Murray, of Cincinnati: 
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1887-88. 1886~°87. 
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Western States........ Se AEE Se AEA ER ET th ia S abla cdece in Sonar 11, 532, 797 | 12; 083, 012 
Boston Bae age Sm acre ee Paso ier aiaya fis ecatove past lore Sins wate teehee aed TT Cae EEOC S = 1,185, 032 1,016, 261 
Buffalo, Aldiny, ‘and Troy.......--. JAR EA ene Aaa Ae Bc,s a3 ones SB OeIOe “23, 950 430,273 
New ee Riayat tei e(Qehiain Cee Ieee A Res Seen Ste EE Lec teten tide savers 560, 498 | 4738, 901 
GENERSMASEGED ABO INES mee sce conn Secelees s adlctie en Cote Sele eee eee a SR Ate | 89; O77a| 5. seus eee 
Pacifie cane AEE Aa Reet art ap enon Sean operas orig geecotn care Ore 225, 000 | 895,600 
New York, V’hiladelphia, and Baltimore ..... ofS RN de RE Te Sie in eave 2,598, 993 | 2, 904, 697 
16, 615, 257 17, 303, 22 
The average exportation of our swine products has been about 15 
per cent. of our production for twenty-seven years past. It has av 
aged about 2,800,000 hogs, or 560,000,000 pounds, if we allow 200 
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