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On increasing our Supplies of Animal Food. 



ESTIMATED STOCK AT MARKET AT 



DATE. 



FALKIRK. 



DOUNE. 













' Observer.' 



' Journal.' 



' Observer.' 



' Journal*' 



1844 











August • 



Bad market 



* 8 







October . 



Over average 





Short supply 





1845 









August • 



One-third more, and 

 dull and dear. 



* * 



* * 





September 



Below average 





Good supply 







Fair average 









1846 











A n cm cf 











September 



Half the average 









October . 



Half over average 





Very large number 





1847 









August . 



Short 









September 











October . 



Full average 





Beyond the demand 





1848 









August . 



Below average 









September 



Not extensive 





A great show of cattle 





October . 



Most extensive 









Upon the whole, the above extracts show that these markets 

 are still as fully stocked as they have been, and that we may 

 depend upon their at least maintaining their supplies for a long 

 time to come. 



4. But the great source of lean stock now open to us is the 

 Continent : and the supplies imported thence are very rapidly 

 increasing. The following numbers tell us that plain enough, 

 but, unfortunately for the farmer, much of it is not lean stock, 

 but butcher-meat already fatted. 



Number of Animals Imported.. 





Year ending January 5, 



Nine Months 



ending 

 October 10,. 



1844. 



1845. 



1846. 



1847. 



1848. 



Oxen and Bulls , 



6,?82 



9,782 



17,191 



27,811 



16,791 





1,?54 



6,502 



25,349 



35,138 



15,919 



Calves .... 



53 



586 



2,503 



12,389 



12*389 



Sheep ..... 



2,801 



15,846 



91,732 



136,527 



79,388 



Lambs .... 



16 



112 



2,892 



3,349 



175 



Swine and Hogs . 



265 



1,598 



3,856 



1,242 



334 



