cxii INTRODUCTION. 



In 1850 Vermont had 218, but in I860 only 43. In Massachusetts, on the other hand, the&quot;rc were 

 34 in 1850, and 108 in I860. In Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, there is also an increase. 

 But it is very evident that the mules are not a favorite working animal in the New England States. 



The following table shows the number of asses and mnles in the middle States in 1860, as com 

 pared with 1850: 



I860. 1850. 



New York 1, 553 903 



Pennsylvania 8, 832 2, 259 



New Jersey C, 302 4, 089 



Delaware 2, 294 791 



Maryland 9, 829 5, 044 



District of Columbia. . 122 57 



Total 28, 992 13, 803 



There were in the middle States 13,803 asses and mules in 1850, and 28,992 in 1860, an increase 

 of over 100 per cent. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey employ mules to a considerable extent, 

 but as yet in New York they have not generally been introduced, though they are on the increase. 



In Pennsylvania and New Jersey they are used principally in the mining districts; while Mary 

 land adopts, to some extent, the southern system of agriculture, in which mules are more generally 

 used than at the north. 



The following table shows the number of asses and mules in the western States in 1860, as com 

 pared with 1850: 



I860. 1850. 



Indiana 28, 893 0, 599 



Illinois 38, 539 10, 573 



Ohio 7, 194 3, 423 



Michigan 330 70 



Missouri 80, 941 41, 007 



Kentucky 117, 634 05, 609 



&quot;Wisconsin 1, 030 156 



Iowa 5, 734 754 



Minnesota 377 14 



Kansas 1, 496 



Nebraska . . . 469 



Total 282, 637 129, 865 



There were in the western States, in 1850, 129,865 asses and mules, and in 1860, 282,637, show 

 ing an increase of over 115 per cent. Kentucky has more mules than any other western State, and 

 Missouri comes next. These two States have more than twice as many asses and mules as all the 

 other western States. In Illinois and Indiana mules are being extensively introduced, and the same 

 is true of Iowa. 



The following table shows the number of asses and mules in the soathern States in 1860, as com 

 pared with 1850: 



I860. 1850. 



Alabama Ill, 687 59, 895 



Arkansas 57, 358 11, 559 



Florida 10, 910 5, 002 



Georgia 101, 069 57, 379 



Louisiana 91, 762 44, 849 



Mississippi 110, 723 54, 547 



North Carolina 51, 388 25, 259 



South Carolina 56, 456 37, 483 



Tennessee 126, 335 75, 303 



Texas 03, 334 12, 463 



Virginia 41, 015 21, 483 



Total 822, 047 405, 222 



