REPORT OF THE STATISTICIAN. 445 



Tabic showing the estimated numbers of animals on farms, total value of each kind, and 

 average price, January, 1884 — Continued. 



States and Territories. 



Sheep. 



Hogs. 



Number. 



Average 

 price. 



Value. 



Number. 



Average 

 price. 



Value. 





293, 477 





$1 



57 



$I6.\ 759 



1,177,296 



$3 



29 



$3, 873, 304 





124, 984 





1 



67 



208. 723 



626, 527 



3 



78 



2, 368, 272 





7, 95(5, 275 





2 



24 



17, 822, C56 



2,011,785 



3 



82 



7,685, 019 





227, 293 





1 



63 



320, 488 



l; 550, 636 



3 



58 



5, 551, 277 





655, 214 





1 



79 



1, 172, 833 



2, 127, 966 



4 



17 



8, 873,618 





671,220 







61 



1,751,900 



424, 626 



4 



91 



2, C84, 914 





980. 166 





2 



63 



2. 577, 837 



1,954,919 



4 



£*2 



9, 618, 201 



Ohio 



5, 000,036 





2 



93 



14, 650, 105 



2.442, 701 



6 



20 



15, 144,7^6 





2, 412, 422 





3 



01 



7, 261, 390 



840, 766 



6 



10 



5, 128, 673 





1, 145, 084 





2 



81 



3, 217, 686 



2, 642, 652 



6 



15 



16,252,310 





1,126, 908 





2 



67 



3, 008, 844 



4, 010, 472 



6 



78 



27, 231,105 



Wisconsin .................... 



1, 336, 403 







38 



3, 180, 639 



1, 046,014 



6 



08 



6, 359, 765 





275, 463 





2 



66 



732, 732 



411,335 



5 



22- 



2,147, 1H9 





497, 161 





o 



78 



1, 382, 108 



4, 800, 998 



6 



38 



30, 630, 367 





1, 439, 380 





2 



00 



2, 878, 760 



4, 087, 566 



4 



74 



19, 375, 063 





821,709 





2 



30 



1, 889, 931 



2, 103, 725 



7 



03 



14, 7fc9, 187 





333, 834 





2 



is 



727, 758 



1, 786, 383 





29 



13, 022, 732 





6, 203, 064 





1 



90 



11, 785, 822 



950, 160 



5 



66 



5, 377, 996 





2, 571, 378 





1 



81 



4. 654, 194 



184, 160 



4 



19 



771, 630 





385, 350 





2 



06 



793, 821 



13, 200 



8 



40 



1 1 A con 



110, 880 





1, 248, 360 





2 



16 



2, 696, 458 



12, 342 



9 



50 



117,249 





812, 700 





2 



00 



1, 625, 400 



9, 384 



6 



50 



60, 996 





182, 000 





2 



71 



493, 220 



122, 752 



6 



80 



834, 714 





187, 500 





2 



50 



468, 750 



24, 780 



9 



20 



227, 976 





465, 750 





2 



00 



1, 350, 675 



17, 514 



9 



28 



162, 808 





4, 435, 200 





1 



70 



7, 539, 840 



23, 353 



8 



04 



187, 758 





564, 300 





2 



30 



1, 297, 890 



24, 525 



9 



15 



224, 404 





456, 300 





2 



;>><j 



1, 090, 557 



54, 827 



7 



73 



423, 813 





598, 000 





2 



IS 



1, 303, 640 



























Total 



50, 626, 626 



2 37 



119, 902, 706 



44, 200, 893 



5 57 



246, 301, 139 



CONDITION, DISEASES, AND LOSSES. 



The health and condition of farm animals during the autumn of 

 1883-'84 have compared favorably with former years. Horses are best 

 cared for, being most valuable and necessary for daily use in the work 

 of the farm. Diseases are usually fewer and less fatal than in the case 

 of cattle and swine. The disease known as pinkeye has prevailed more 

 extensively than any other, with comparatively small mortality. Lung 

 fever was occasionally reported. Glanders and other infectious diseases 

 have been so carefully guarded against that their occurrence has been 

 infrequent. 



The reports concerning cattle are generally favorable, though the 

 usual losses from exposure and lack of provision of feed in inclement 

 weather have been reported from the South and distant West. In New 

 England and the Middle States, where care and protection were uni- 

 versal, there has been little suffering or loss. There is more complaint 

 of loss from neglect and scarcity in Virginia and the Carolinas, inten- 

 sified by excess of rainfall, which increased the discomfort and loss. In 

 the lower latitudes there had been drought and short pasturage in the 

 autumn, and scanty winter feed was the rule over these dry areas, with 

 much suffering and loss of cattle necessarily resulting. In Winston 

 County, Mississippi, it was said that " not less than 2,000 died from 

 want of proper pasturage." In Texas comparatively favorable returns 

 were received, though some counties had been parched by drought. 



In Missouri and Arkansas there were losses of cattle by overflows of 

 rivers. 



