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1860, at about 33 per cent, every ten years, or 23 per cent, for 

 seven years, would be thus : 



Milk Cows, in 1860, . . . 5,422,909 



"Working Oxen, in 1860, . . . 507,843 



Other Cattle, in 1860, . . . 6,888,'765 



To these, add, say twenty per cent, for the six to seven years' 



increase, and the numbers would now be, in the Northern States 



and Territories : 



Milk Cows, _ 6,507,491 



Working Oxen, . . . • . 609,411 



Other Cattle, 8,266,518 



Thus, the present number of cattle in all the States and Terri- 

 tories, excluding Texas, stands, in 1867 : 



Milk Cows, 9,215,358 



"Working Oxen 2,170,400 



Other Cattle 13,215,886 



The value of these cattle may be safely put as follows : 

 Cows, at $40 each, . . . $368,614,320 

 "Working Oxen, at $50 each, . . 108,520,000 



Other Cattle, at $30 each, . . . 396,476,580 



$80,440,875 

 Here we have an aggregate value of $954,051,775 — near a 



