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gon, with 2,456,077 ; and Utah, with 2,117,577. In aver- 

 age price Massachusetts leads, with $4.28 ; followed by Rhode 

 Island, with $4.21; New Jersey, with $4.19; Connecticut, 

 with $4.04; the lowest being Mississippi, with $1.49. In 

 value of sheep Ohio leads, with $13,900,263 ; followed by 

 California, with $9,559,479; Michigan, with $8,512,679; 

 and Texas, with $6,924,445. 



Hogs. 



The increase in numbers of swine in 1891 was followed 

 by a heavy misfortune in the reduction of the proportion of 

 young pigs raised. The excessively wet weather of spring 

 caused the loss of an unusual proportion of the natural in- 

 crease. It was early seen that numbers would be consider- 

 ably reduced. The increase in the value of swine has been 

 39 per cent in a single year, the result of a change from 

 apparent plethora to absolute scarcity. The estimated num- 

 ber of hogs on farms and ranches is 46,094,807 ; average 

 price. $6.41 ; value, $295,4*26,492. The estimated number 

 in Massachusetts is 65,871 (the number assessed May 1, 

 1892, was 30,866) ; average price, $10.73 ; value, $706,796. 

 In number Iowa leads, with 6,181,628 ; followed by Mis- 

 souri, with 4,076,392; Illinois, with 3,720,059; Kansas, 

 with 2,445,341 ; and Ohio, with 2,423,544. In average 

 price New Jersey leads, with $11.52 ; followed by Massachu- 

 setts, with $10.73; New Hampshire, with $10.23; Maine 

 and Connecticut, with $10.15; and Vermont, with $10.14; 

 the lowest being Florida, with $2.50. In value Iowa leads, 

 with $54,348,874; followed by Illinois, with $30,281,284; 

 Missouri, with $23,908,041 ; and Kansas, with $19,329,687. 



