864 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



CENTRAL COUNTIES. 



SUMMARY. 



State 



737,878 I 831,104 93,226 



Sheep increased 93,226 head between the last two assessments, and 

 35,782 head during the previous year. Up to that time there had been, 

 since 1882, a decrease in the number of sheep in the State. The assess- 

 ment of 1882 showed 1,798,625 head in the State, and that of 1889 

 702,090, a falling off of 1,096,529 head. 



Hon. Levi Chubbuck, secretary State board of agriculture, has re- 

 cently compiled a tabulated report showing the prices received by the 

 producer during the three years from June 1, 1889, to September, 1891. 

 The following counties are taken as representative ones in each section 

 of the State, showing the average prices received for each year for 

 sales of mutton and wool: 



