New York State 



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LIVE STOCK 



The principal cattle-raising sections lie in the northern part of 

 the state and in the Allegheny plateau, St. Lawrence, Delaware, 

 and Jefferson counties having the largest number. 



The greatesl number of sheep are found in Livingston, Ontario, 

 and Orleans counties, the other largest sheep-raising counties, with 

 the exception of Washington, bordering the three counties 

 mentioned. 



St. Lawrence, Monroe, and Erie lead in the production of swine, 

 which are largely raised also in Oneida and Jefferson counties and 

 in other sections in the central and western parts of the state. 



Poultry raising is extensively followed in various sections, the 

 counties of Erie and Chautauqua leading in this industry. 



The list following show the counties of the state leading in 

 various kinds of products, with the amount of their production, 

 according to the census of 1918: 



Counties Leading in Yield of Oats 

 (1,000,000 or more bushels) 



Bushels 



1. Jefferson 2,495,955 



2. Steuben 1,724,447 



3. St. Lawrence 1,666.921 



4. Monroe 1.242,982 



5. Erie 1.197,079 



6. Ontario 1,048,367 



1 



Monroe . . . 



Counties Leading in Yield of Wheat 

 (300,000 or more bushels) 



Bushels 

 852,384 



? 



Livingston 

 Ontario . . . 





835,787 



3 





688.546 



4 



Genesee . . . 





583,934 



5. 







510,689 



6 



Wavne . . . 





492,084 



7 







468,694 



8 



Niagara . . 





448,435 



a- 







390,270 

 311,572 



10 



Wyoming 





11 





311,566 











