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Counties Leading in Numbeb of Sheep 

 (20,000 or more) 



Number 



1. Livingston 45,175 



2. Ontario 35,219 



3. Orleans 34,338 



4. Genesoo 32,630 



5. Wyoming 29,643 



6. Steuben 27,078 



7. Washington 21,613 



8. Yates 20,202 



Counties Leading in Number of Swine 

 (10,000 or more) 



Number 



1. St. Lawrence 17,856 



2. Monroe 15,886 



3. Erie 14,828 



4. Oneida 14,055 



5. Jefferson 13,643 



6. Wayne 13,550 



7. Ontario 13,049 



8. Cayuga 12,617 



9. Onondaga 12,536 



10. Niagara 11,345 



11. Steuben 10,459 



Counties Leading in Number of Pouutrt 

 (250,000 or more) 



Number 



1. Erie 304,407 



2. Chautauqua 296.040 



3. Otsego 293,642 



4. Wayne 292,425 



5. Ulster 267,795 



6. Cayuga 267,571 



7. St. I awrence 263,317 



FOREST RESOURCES 

 The forests of New York constitute one of the valuable resources 

 of the state. Originally the state was almost entirely forest- 

 covered, and in many sections lumbering was the leading occupa- 

 tion for many years. At the present time much of the Adirondack 

 section is heavily wooded, although but little of the virgin forest 

 remains. During the year 1017 the lumber sawed in this state 

 amounted to 360,541,000 feet board measure. The amount of 



