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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



The following table exhibits the schedule of valuation of the various 

 descriptions of land in the State, as adopted by the " Valuation Com- 

 mittee " of 18G0:— 



The committee valued asses and mules at $40 each, cows $25, work- 

 ing oxen $40, steers and heifers $10, sheep $2, and swine $6, throughout 

 the Commonwealth. Horses in Boston were valued at $150, and in 

 other parts of Suffolk County at $100. 



The folloAving table, compiled from the official report of the above 

 named committee, exhibits the number of acres of each description of 

 land in the several counties, and the total aggregates of the same : — 



