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SHEEP INDUSTRY OE THE UNITED STATES 



in the same way as they do horses, cattle, and hogs, giving them the 

 careful atteution they deserve, they would undoubtedly succeed in the 

 sheep business, and soon realize that it is one of the most profitable 

 branches of general farming. 



NDMBEK, VALUE, AND DISTKIBUTION OF SHEEP. 



At the present time the number of sheep owned in Missouri exceeds 

 1,000,000 head, valued at $3,250,000. The wool clip for 1892 will be 

 over 7,000,000 pounds, valued at $1,500,000. The mutton sales will 

 aggregate $1,000,000 more, and the lamb crop for 1892 will represent a 

 total value of $1,000,000, so that the total value for 1892 of sheep and 

 their products will be about $7,000,000. If the value of other property 

 belonging or pertaining to the industry, such as barns, sheds, yards, 

 and permanent conveniences, as well as pasture lands, etc., be added, the 

 total value represented by the sheep industry of Missouri is not less 

 than $20,000,000. 



A table compiled from a late report of the Missouri State Board of 

 Agriculture shows the number of sheep in each county in the State, 

 excepting Scotland and Ozark, for the years 1890 and 1891. The 

 counties are classified by districts. The total increase over 1890 is also 

 shown. The table is compiled from the report of Levi Chubbuck, sec- 

 retary of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture, and is as follows : 



IfOKTHWESTEEN" COUNXIES. 



1891. Increase. Decrease. 



Andrew 



Atchinson . . 

 Buchanan . - 

 CaldweU.... 



Carroll 



Clay 



Clinton 



Daviess 



De Kalb . . . . 



Gentry 



Grundy 



Harrison . - . 



Holt 



Jactson 



Lafayette.. . 

 Livingston . 



Mercer 



If odaway . . . 



Platte 



Ray 



Wortli 



2,274 

 1,921 



1, 92S 

 17,485 



2,751 

 5,111 

 5,793 



12, 045 

 3,104 

 8,265 



13, 980 



12, 194 



428 



8,158 



3,837 



13, 499 

 7,179 

 3,317 



2, 275 

 6,788 

 3,874 



2,555 

 1,670 

 2,460 



21, 382 

 3,168 

 6,115 

 6,109 



16, 248 

 3,668 

 9, 322 



13, 945 



9,998 



631 



7,767 



4,974 



14, 171 

 6,116 

 3,048 

 3, 374 

 8,764 

 4,977 



281 



532 

 3,897 



417 

 1,004 



316 

 4,203 



464 

 1,057 



35 

 2, 198 



1,137 

 672 



391 



1,063 

 209 



1,099 

 1,976 

 1,103 



Total 



Ifet increase . 



136, 206 



160, 362 



18, 361 

 14, 156 



NORTHEASTEKN OOUNTIES. 



Adair 



Audrain 



Clark 



Knox 



Lewis 



Lincoln 



Linn 



Marion 



Macon 



Monroe 



Montgomery. 



5,404 

 14, 570 

 0, 499 

 6,020 

 11, 593 

 8,385 

 7,971 

 9,704 

 9,109 

 18, 576 

 7,630 



5,314 

 21,640 

 7,327 

 0,069 

 13, 909 

 8,694 

 9,201 

 11, 278 

 11, 637 

 26, 866 

 7,CS0 



7,070 



828 



1,049 



2,316 



309 



1,230 



1,574 



2,468 



8,280 



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