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for the purpose of reshipping to the European countries 

 engaged in war. Reports show that the mule business in 

 Kentucky is still quite good, and that quite a number of 

 mules are raised in this State. To prove this, only 19 jacks 

 and jennets were shipped into Kentucky against 131 that 

 were shipped out. We have no record of the number of 

 lambs shipped from Kentucky during the past season, 

 but on account of the high prices obtained at that time, 

 and as Louisville is known to be the largest lamb market 

 in. this country, I feel safe in saying that a greater num- 

 ber of lambs was shipped than ever before. Quite a num- 

 ber of young fat ewes were also included in this market, 

 and to replenish their herds 15,334 stock sheep were 

 shipped into this State and only 2,281 were shipped out. 

 Only 113 pure-bred sheep were shipped into .Kentucky, 

 and 197 were shipped out, proving that our sheep breed- 

 ers have not been inactive. One thousand seven hundred 

 and ninety (1,790) hogs were shipped into Kentucky for 

 slaughter, while twenty-one thousand two hundred and 

 fifty-eight (21,258) were shipped from the State. This 

 of course does not cover all the shipments either into or 

 out of the State, but whatever-the entire number amounts 

 to, the hog industry is at least fair. The pure-bred breed- 

 ers have shipped 430 hogs into other States, while only 

 243 have been brought into Kentucky. Nearly all of the 

 latter were shipments of one or two Ijoars or gilts for the 

 purpose of starting a pure-bred herd. Considerable 

 progress has been made along this line, as the feeding 

 of pure bred hogs has been much more profitable than 

 the feeding of the cross breeds. I believe that within the 

 next two years the breeding of pure-bred hogs will in- 

 crease at least one hundred per cent, provided we are 

 not visited with another epizootic as dangerous as foot- 

 and-mouth disease has been. I might make this same pre- 

 diction in regard to the cattle industry. A great amount 

 of educational work has been done and our farmers are 

 taking advantage of the instructions given them, and I 

 see no reason why Kentucky should not surpass every 

 other State in the breeding of thoroughbred cattle and 

 hogs. We have the cheapest and best food for about 

 seven or eight months of the year, viz., blue grass, and 

 our climate is not too severe for live stock. 



