ox INTRODUCTION. 



The following table shows the numberof horses in the middle States in 1860, as compared with 1850 : 



I860. J850. 



New York 503, 725 447, 014 



New Jersey 79, 707 63, 955 



Pennsylvania 437, 654 350, 398 



Delaware 16, 562 13, 852 



Maryland 93, 406 75, 684 



District of Columbia 641 824 



Total 1, 131, 695 951, 727 



There are a little over 1,000,000 horses in the middle States. New York has about 500,000 and 

 Pennsylvania only about 60,000 less than New York. Maryland has about 93,500, and New Jersey 

 nearly 80,000. 



The following table showsthe number of horses in the western States in 1860, as compared with 1850: 



]860. 1850. 



Illinois 563, 736 267, 653 



Indiana 520, 677 314, 299 



Iowa 175, 088 38, 536 



Kansas 20, 344 



Kentucky 355, 704 315, 682 



Michigan 136, 917 58, 506 



Minnesota 17, 065 860 



Missouri 361, 874 225, 319 



Ohio 625, 346 463, 397 



Wisconsin 116, 180 30, 179 



Nebraska 4, 449 



Total 2, 897, 380 1, 714, 431 



There were 1,714,431 horses in the western States in 1850, and 2,897,380 in 1860, an increase 

 of over 1,000,000. Ohio has more horses than any other western State, or 625,346. Illinois and 

 Indiana have each over 500,000 ; Missouri 361,874, and Kentucky 355,704. These five States have 

 over 2,500,000 horses, while all the other western States have less than 500,000. 



The following table shows the number of horses in the southern States in 1860, as compared with 

 1850: 



I860. 1850. 



Alabama 127, 063 128, 00 1 



Arkansas 140, 198 60, ] 07 



Florida 13, 446 10, 848 



Georgia 130, 771 151, 331 



Louisiana 78, 703 89, 514 



Mississippi 117, 571 115, 460 



North Carolina 150, 661 148, 693 



South Carolina 81, 125 97, 171 



Tennessee 290, 882 70, 636 



Texas 325, 698 76, 760 



Virginia 287, 579 272, 403 



Total . 1,743,697 1,421,014 



There are less than one and three-fourths million horses in the southern States. Of these over 

 one-sixth arc in Texas, and nearly one-sixth in Tennessee. Virginia stands third, having 287,579 

 horses. There are more horses in Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia, than in all the other southern 

 States together. 



