864 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



CENTEAL COUKTIES. 



Benton — 



Boone 



Callaway . 

 Camden — 

 Chariton... 



Cole 



Cooper 



Dallas .... 

 Hiclvory . . 

 Howard — 

 Laclede . . . 



Maries 



Miller 



Moniteau . 

 Morgan.. . 



Osage 



Pettis 



Phelpe 



Pulaalci... 

 Kandolph . 

 Saline 



Total 



Net increase . 



6,857 

 9,855 



20,344 

 5,341 

 6,990 

 3,562 



15, 814 

 7,631 

 5,849 



11, 271 

 5,812 

 8,196 

 9,617 

 6,603 

 8,830 

 7,770 



10, 368 

 8,389 

 5,208 



15, 291 

 6,814 



186, 412 



7,662 



13, Oil 



21, 518 



6,730 



8, 134 



7,904 



12, 443 



9,067 



6,708 



11, 946 



7, 309 



10, 175 



10, 746 



7,348 



10, 052 



8,005 



12, 267 



9,223 



5,952 



12, 220 



8,071 



207, 451 



Increase. 



805 

 3,156 

 1,174 

 1,389 

 1,144 

 4,342 



27, 481 

 21, 039 



Decrease. 



3, a7i 



SUMMAKY. 



Slieep increased 93,226 head between the last two assessments, and 

 35,782 head during the previous year. Up to that tinae there had been, 

 since 1882, a decrease in the number of sheep in the State. The assess- 

 ment of 1882 showed 1,798,625 head in the State, and that of 1889 

 702,096, a falling off of 1,096,529 head. 



Hon. Levi Ohubbuck, secretary State board of agriculture, has re- 

 cently compiled a tabulated report showing the prices received by the 

 producer during the three years from June 1, 1889, to September, 1891. 

 The following counties are taken as representative ones in each section 

 of the State, showing the average prices received for each year for 

 sales of mutton and wool : 



