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The following table shows the amount of wool produced in the New England States in 1860, as 

 compared with 1850 : 



I860. 1850. 



Connecticut 335, 866 497, 454 



Maine 1, 495, 060 1, 364, 034 



Massachusetts 377, 267 585, 136 



New Hampshire 1, 160, 222 1, 108, 476 



Rhode Island 90,699 129,692 



Vermont.. 3,118,950 3,400,717 



Total 6, 573, 064 7, 085, 509 



In 1850 there were over 7,000,000 pounds of wool produced in the New England States, and 

 6,500,000 pounds in 1860, showing a decrease of 500,000 pounds. 



Vermont raised nearly half the wool produced in the New England States. From 1850 to 1860, 

 however, the amount of wool produced in this State has fallen off more than 275,000 pounds. 



Maine stands next, in the New England States, to Vermont, as a wool-growing State. In 1850 

 she produced 1,364,034 pounds of wool, and 1,495,060 pounds in 1860, showing an increase of over 

 100,000 pounds. 



New Hampshire stands third, and in this State, also, there is a slight increase from 1850 to 1860. 



In Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, as well as in Vermont, the produce of wool has 

 fallen off since 1850. 



The following table shows the amount of wool raised in the middle States in 1860 as compared with 

 1850: 



I860. 1850. 



New York 9, 454, 474 10, 071, 301 



New Jersey 349, 250 375, 396 



Pennsylvania 4, 722, 522 4, 481, 570 



Maryland 491, 511 477, 438 



Delaware 50,201 57,768 



District of Columbia.. 100 525 



Total . 15, 098, 058 15, 463, 998 



This is a falling off in the amount of wool produced in the middle States since 1850 of nearly 

 375,000 pounds. 



New York produces about two-thirds of all the wool grown in the middle States. In 1850 she 

 produced 10,071,301 pounds, and 9,454,474 pounds in 1860, or over 500,000 pounds less than in 1850. 



Pennsylvania produced 4,486,570 pounds in 1850, and 4,752,522 pounds in 1860, or an increase of 

 over 250,000 pounds. 



The following table shows the amount of wool grown in the western States in 1860, as compared 

 with 1850 : 



I860. 1850. 



Ohio 10, 608, 927 10, 196, 371 



Indiana 2, 552, 318 2, 610, 287 



Michigan 3, 960, 888 2, 043, 283 



Illinois 1, 989, 567 2, 150, 113 



Wisconsin 1, Oil, 933 253, 963 



Minnesota 20,388 85 



Iowa 660, 858 373, 898 



Missouri * 2, 069, 778 1 , 627, 164 



Kentucky 2, 329, 105 2, 297, 433 



Kansas 24, 746 



Nebraska . . 3, 302 



Total . 25, 231, 810 21, 552, 597 



