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TABLE B.—Farm Animals of the United States and Territories. 
1880. 
States. 
Mules 
Work- 
Milch 
Cows. 
Other 
Cattle, 
If 
Sq Si 
Wool 
DAIRY PRODUCTS, 1879. 
Horses. 
and 
Asses. 
ing 
Oxen. 
Swine. 
sheared 
1880, Lbs. 
Milk used 
Gallons. 
Butter , 
Pounds. 
Cheese , 
Pounds. 
Alabama. 
113,950 
121,081 
75,534 
271,443 
404,213 
347,538 
1,252,462 
762,207 
267,387 
7,997,719 
14,491 
Arizona. 
6,7!'8 
891 
984 
9,156 
249,407 
34,843 
76,524 
3,819 
313,698 
42,618 
61,817 
18,360 
Arkansas.. .. 
146,333 
87,032 
25,444 
433,392 
246,757 
1,565,098 
557,368 
316,858 
7,790.013 
26,301 
California.... 
237,710 
28,313 
2.28S 
210,078 
451,941 
4,152,319 
603,550 
16,798,036 
12,353,178 
14,084,405 
2,566,618 
Colorado_ 
42,257 
2,581 
2,080 
23,770 
116,319 
315,989 
746,443 
7,656 
3,197,391 
506,706 
860,379 
10,867 
Connecticut. 
44,940 
539 
23,418 
92,149 
59,431 
63,691) 
230,133 
12,289,X93 
8,198,995 
826,195 
Dakota. 
41,670 
2,703 
11,418 
40,572 
88,825 
30,244 
63,394 
157,025 
415,119 
2,000,955 
39,437 
Delaware.... 
D. Columbia. 
Florida. 
21,933 
1,027 
8,931 
68 
5,818 
4 
27,284 
1,292 
42,174 
20,450 
271 
21,967 
48,186 
1,132 
287.051 
97,946 
1,132,434 
496,789 
40,967 
1,876,275 
20,920 
353,156 
1,712 
22(636 
9,606 
16,141 
409,055 
56,681 
162,810 
2,406 
Georgia. 
93,520 
132,078 
50,026 
315,073 
544,812 
527,589 
1,471.003 
1,289,560 
374,645 
7,424,485 
19,151 
Idaho . 
24,300 
610 
737 
12,838 
71,292 
27,326 
1,037,073 
14,178 
127,149 
15,627 
310,644 
20,295 
Illinois. 
1,023,082 
123,278 
3,346 
865,913 
1,515,063 
5,170,266 
6,093,066 
45,419,719 
53,657,943 
1,035,069 
Indiana.. .. 
581,444 
51,780 
3,970 
494,944 
864,846 
1,100,511 
3,186,413 
6,167,498 
6,723,840 
37,377,797 
367,561 
Iowa. 
792,322 
44,424 
2,506 
851,187 
1,755,343 
455,359 
6,034,316 
2,971,975 
15,965,612 
55,481,958 
1,075,988 
Kansas. 
430,907 
64,869 
16,789 
418,333 
1,015,935 
499,671 
1,787 969 
2,855,832 
1,360,235 
21,671,762 
483,987 
Kentucky.... 
372,643 
116.153 
36,166 
301,882 
505,746 
1,000,269 
2.225,225 
4,592,576 
2.513,209 
18,211,904 
58,468 
Louisiana.... 
101,428 
76,674 
41,729 
146.454 
282,413 
135,631 
633,189 
406,678 
256,241 
916.089 
7,618 
Maine. 
87,818 
293 
43,019 
150,845 
140,527 
565,918 
74,369, 
2,776,407 
3,120,183 
14,103,966 
1,167,730 
Marvland.... 
117,796 
12,561 
22,246 
122,907 
117,387 
171,181 
335,408 
850,084 
4,722.944 
7,485,871 
17,416 
M is’sachus’ts 
59,629 
243 
14.571 
150,435 
90,0 i5 
67,979 
80,123 
299,089 
29,513,190 
9,609,821 
817,028 
Michigan.... 
378,778 
5,033 
40,393 
331,578 
466,660 
2,189,389 
964,071 
11,858,497 
7,898,273 
38,821,890 
440,540 
Minnesota... 
257,282 
9,019 
36,344 
275,545 
347,161 
267,598 
381,415 
1,352,124 
1,504,407 
19,161,385 
523,138 
Mississippi... 
112,309 
129,778 
61,705 
263,178 
387,452 
287,694 
1,151,818 
731,643 
427,492 
7,454,657 
4,239 
Missouri. 
667,776 
192,027 
9,020 
661,105 
1.410,507 
1,411,298 
4,553,123 
7,313,924 
3,173.017 
28,572,124 
283,484 
Montana. 
35,114 
858 
936 
11,308 
160,143 
184,277 
10,278 
995,484 
41,165 
403,738 
55,570 
Nebraska.... 
204,864 
19,999 
7,234 
161,187 
090,129 
199,453 
1,241,724 
1,282,656 
625,783 
9,725,198 
230,819 
Nevada.. 
32,037 
1,258 
765 
13.319 
158,137 
133,695 
9,080 
655,012 
149,889 
335,188 
17,420 
N.Hampshire 
46,773 
87 
29,152 
90,564 
112,689 
211,825 
53,437 
1,060.589 
5,739,128 
7,247,272 
807,076 
New Jersey.. 
86,940 
9.267 
2,022 
152,073 
69,786 
117,020 
219,069 
441.11,0 
15,472,783 
9,513,835 
66,518 
New Mexico. 
14,5-17 
9.063 
16,432 
12,955 
137,314 
2,088,831 
7,857 
4.019,183 
10,036 
44,827 
10,501 
New York... 
610,358 
5,072 
39,633 
1,437,855 
862,233 
1,715,180 
751,907 
8,827,195 
23,196,553 
111,922.423 
8,362 590 
No. Carolina. 
133,636 
81,871 
50,183 
232,133 
375,105 
461,638 
1,453,541 
917,756 
44,679 
7,212,507 
57,.380 
Ohio. 
736,478 
19,481 
8,226 
767,043 
1,084,917 
352,561 
4.902,486 
3,141,333 
25,003,756 
4,680,153 
67,634,263 
2,170,245 
Oregon. 
124,107 
2,304 
4,132 
59,549 
1,083,162 
156,222 
5,718,524 
22,754 
2,443,725 
153,198 
Pennsylvania 
533,537 
22,914 
15,062 
851,156 
861,019 
1,776,598 
1,187,968 
8,470,273 
3,654,054 
79,336,012 
1,008,686 
Rhode Island 
9,661 
46 
3,523 
21,460 
10,601 
199,321 
17,211 
14,121 
65,680 
383,170 
1,007,103 
67,171 
So. Carolina. 
60,660 
67,005 
24,507 
139,831 
118,889 
628,198 
272,758 
25,718 
3,196.851 
16,018 
Tennessee... 
266,119 
173,483 
27,340 
303,832 
452,162 
672,117 
2,158,169 
1,917,268 
100,679 
17,886,369 
98,740 
Texas. 
806,099 
132,581 
90,603 
606,717 
3,387,967 
2,411,887 
1,954,948 
6,928.129 
129,680 
13,910,396 
58,466 
Utah. 
38,131 
2,898 
3,963 
32,763 
58,680 
233,121 
17,198 
973,216 
15,526 
1,052.903 
126,727 
Vermont. 
75,215 
283 
18,863 
217,'iS3 
167,204 
439,870 
76,384 
2,555,113 
652,655 
25,240,826 
1,545,789 
Virginia. 
218,838 
33,598 
54,70J 
243,061 
388,411 
497,289 
956,451 
1,836,673 
122,446 
11,470,923 
85,535 
Wasldng'n T. 
4o,81S 
626 
3,3-21 
27,622 
103,111 
292.883 
46,828 
1,389,123 
22,670 
1,356,103 
109.200 
W. Virginia. 
126,143 
6,226 
12,643 
156,956 
288,815 
674,769 
510,613 
2,681,444 
75,027 
9,309,517 
100,300 
Wisconsin 
352,428 
7,135 
28,762 
478,374 
3,730 
622,005 
1,336.807 
1,128,825 
7,016,491 
2,515,697 
33,353,045 
2,281,411 
Wyoming ... 
11,975 
671 
718 
273,625 
140,225 
567 
691,650 
7,534 
105,643 
2,930 
Total. 
10,357,981 
1,812,932 
993,970 
12,443,593 
22,488,590 
35,191,656 
47,683,951 
155,684,834 
529,979,992 
777,215,597 
27,257,989 
ing only the farm-kept sheep shorn that year. Af¬ 
ter these exceptions, the total numbers stand thus: 
Swine.47,683,951 | Horses.10,317,981 
Neat Cattle*.35,926,153 Mules and Asses.... 1,812.932 
Sheep. 35,191,656 | Total .130,972,673 
•The Neat Cattle comprise Cows, 12,443,593; 
Working Oxen, 993,970 ; Other Cattle, 22,488,590. 
It will be noted that there are about the same 
number of Sheep as of Neat Cattle which include 
Cows, working Oxen, fattening Bullocks and 
Young Cattle.—Also that there are nearly twice as 
many Mules and Asses as there are of working 
Oxen, and nearly eleven times as many Horses. 
The Horses used in carts, carriages, under the sad¬ 
dle, etc., in cities and villages, would largely swell 
the number of Horses, if enumerated.—The per¬ 
centage of increase between 1870 and 1880 shows 
that Horses increased 45 per cent; Mules and 
Asses, 61 per cent; Milch Cows, 39 per cent; work¬ 
ing Oxen decreased 25 per cent; other cattle in¬ 
creased 66 per cent; Sheep, 24 per cent; and Swine, 
99 per cent. In this period the human population 
increased 30 per cent; and there was an increase of 
131 per cent in the product of Indian Corn, which 
is so largely used in sustaining or fattening Swine, 
beef Cattle, working Horses and Oxen. 
Number of Animals, by States and Territories, 
in 1880. 
Making the exceptions above noted (of animals 
not used by farmers, of those on ranches, and of 
unshorn spring Lambs), we have the following table: 
Ohio.10,631,964 
Iowa. 9,938,457 
Illinois... 9,738,021 
Missouri.. 8,905,156 
Indiana_6,283,908 
Calif ornia..5,686,059 
New York 5,422,082 
Pennsyl’a. .5,251,304 
Kentucky..4,558,089 
Michigan.. .4.428,952 
Wisconsin.3,954,387 
Georgia. ..3,139,101 
About sixty per cent of all farm animals, or 
nearly seventy-eight millions (77,976,436), were 
found in the above 12 out of 47 States and Territories. 
In Farm Horses, Illinois leads off with over 
a Million; Texas has over Eight Hundred Thou¬ 
sand ; Iowa nearly as many; Ohio nearly Three- 
quarters of a Million ; Missouri with Two-thirds of 
a Million ; New York and Indiana about Six Hun¬ 
dred Thousand each; Pennsylvania over Half a 
Million; Kansas a little under; Michigan, Kentucky 
and Wisconsin over One-third of a Million each. 
Of Mules and Asses, Missouri has 192,027, 
followed’in order by Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, 
Mississippi, Hlinois, Alabama, and Kentucky, each 
of these States having over 100,000—Georgia and 
Texas being about equal. The Empire State has 
only 5,072 of these useful animals ; the Keystone 
State quadruples this, and Kansas has already accu¬ 
mulated 64,869. Arkansas, N. Carolina, Louisiana, 
S. Carolina, and Indiana, each have over 50,000. 
Of Working Oxen, Texas leads with 90,603, 
followed in order of numbers by Alabama, Virginia, 
Mississippi, N. Carolina, and Georgia, each having 
over 50,000; then by Maine, Louisiana, Michigan, 
and New York, with 50,000 to 40,000 ; by Minnesota, 
Kentucky, N. Hampshire, Wisconsin, Connecticut, 
Tennessee, and Arkansas, with 36,344 to 25,444 each. 
MilcH Cows.— New York leads off far ahead, 
scoring 1,437,855 ; the nearest approach being Illi¬ 
nois, with 865,913; Iowa and Pennsylvania nearly 
as many. Next in order, with over Half a Million 
Milch Cows each, are Ohio, Missouri, and Texas.— 
Between Five and Four Hundred Thousand, we 
have in order, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Kansas; in 
the Three Hundred Thousands, Michigan, Georgia, 
Tennessee, and Kentucky, while Minnesota, Ala¬ 
bama, and Mississippi have above a Quarter of a 
Million each. The larger table above shows the 
number in other States, some of the smaller ones, 
like New Jersey, Connecticut, etc., having a large 
number, in proportion to the area of land. 
Of other Cattle, that is, growing and fatten¬ 
ing steers and young animals, Texas stands far 
ahead of all others, with 3,387,967, from which we 
drop to Iowa, having 1,755,343; next to Illinois, 
with 1,515,063; then to Missouri, with 1,410,507; 
Ohio and Kansas each have above a Million ; New 
York 862,233 ; Pennsylvania 861,019. (These eight 
States contain over half of all the Milch Cows, and of 
“ other cattle,” and over half of all the neat cattle 
in the 47 States and Territories.) Next follow Wis¬ 
consin, Nebraska, Georgia, and Kentucky, each 
having above Half a Million. In the Four Hun¬ 
dred Thousands, we have in order of numbers 
Michigan, Tennessee, California, Arkansas, Florida 
and Alabama. In the Three Hundred Thousands, 
are Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oregon, 
Minnesota and Colorado. Above a Quarter Million, 
and just under Three Hundred Thousand, are West 
Virginia, Louisiana, and Wyoming Territory. 
Rhode Island has only 10,601; little Delaware, 
20,450 ; and New Jersey nearly 70,000. 
Of Shorn Slieep, Ohio leads vvith nearly Five 
Millions, followed by California, with over Four 
Millions ; Texas, Michigan, and New Mexico, with 
over Two Millions ; Pennsylvania, with over One 
and Three-quarter Million. These five States and 
one Territory have more Sheep than all the other 
41 States and Territories. New York comes next 
with 1,715,180.—Six other States run above One Mil¬ 
lion each, viz., Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ore¬ 
gon, Illinois, and Kentucky.—Five States have over 
Half a Million, viz., Colorado, West Virginia, Ten¬ 
nessee, Maine, and Georgia—Kansas, Virginia, 
Iowa, North Carolina, and Vermont, are nearly up 
to Half a Million. Seven others exceed 200,000. 
Of Swine, Iowa leads with over Six Millions 
Illinois follows with over Five Millions ; Missouri 
with over Four and a Half Millions ; Indiana and 
Ohio with over Three Millions each ; Kentucky 
and Tennessee, with over Two Millions each ; and 
Texas nearly Two Millions. These eight States con¬ 
tain very nearly tbree-fiftlis, or 60 per cent, of all the 
Swine in the United States. Kansas has 1,787,969; 
Arkansas over, and Georgia and North Carolina 
nearly One and a Half Million; Alabama and 
Nebraska about One and a Quarter Million ; Penn¬ 
sylvania nearly as many; while Mississippi and 
Wisconsin have over a Million each; Michigan and 
Virginia nearly reach a Million; New York has 
Three-quarters of a Million ; Louisiana, South 
Carolina, and California, over Six Hundred Thou¬ 
sand ; West Virginia over Half a Million. Nebras¬ 
ka, during ten years, increased her Swine 1,989 per 
cent, Kansas 765 per cent, and Iowa 346 per cent. 
Xlie AVool Clip of 1880.— Ohio leads with 
nearly one-sixth of the whole product of the 
United States, followed in order by California, 
Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Missouri. 
These 6 States produced from 7,300,000 to 25,000,000 
pounds each, and together more than all the other 
41 States and Territories, excluding Ranch products. 
States Producing Neak 1,000,000 Lbs. Wool & Upward. 
Ohio.25 
Cal... 16, 
Mich. 11 
N.Y.. 8, 
Penn. 8, 
Mo... 7, 
Wis.. .7, 
,003,756 
,798,036 
,858,497 
1,827,195 
,470,273 
,313,924 
,016,491 
Texas.6,928,129 
Ind. ..6,167,498 
Ill.6,093,066 
Ore’u. 5,718,524 
Ky....4,592,576 
N. Mx.4,019,188 
Col’a..3,197,391 
Iowa.. 
Kans.. 
Maine. 
W. Va. 
Ver’t. 
Tenn.. 
Vir’a.. 
2,971,975 
2,855,832 
,2,776,407 
.2,681,444 
2,555,113 
1,917,268 
1,836,673 
Wa.T.1,389,123 
Minn..1,352,124 
Geo...1,289,560 
Neb.. .1,282,656 
N. H.. 1,060,589 
Mont . 995,484 
Utah. ..973,246 
Wool Grown, Imported, and Used. 
The interesting figures below show the great 
progress in wool growing in the United States 
within 30 years ; also the amount imported and ex¬ 
ported and consumed in our own manufactures in 
each of the last 20 years. The figures are prepared 
for the American Agriculturist from Congressional 
Documents. (The first column gives more than 
Table B, as it includes the Sheep on ranches, etc.) 
Tear. 
1850. 
1862. 
1863. 
1864. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869 
1870. 
1871. 
1872. 
1873 
1874. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
1879. 
1880. 
1881. 
Raised. 
Pounds. 
52,516,959 
90,000,000 
106,000,000 
123,000,000 
142,000,100 
155,000,000 
160,000,000 
168,000,000 
180,000,000 
162,000,000 
160,000,000 
150,000,000 
158,000,000 
170,000,000 
181,000,000 
192,000,000 
200,000,000 
208,250,000 
211,000,000 
231,500,000 
264,000,000 
Import'd 
Pounds. 
18,695,294 
42,131,061 
73,934,944 
90,464,002 
43,840,154 
76,532,274 
16,558,046 
24,124,803 
39,275,926 
49,230,199 
68,058,028 
122.256,499 
85,496.049 
42,939,541 
54,901,760 
44,642,836 
42,171,192 
48,449,079 
39,005,155 
128,131,747 
55,964,236 
Ex¬ 
ported. 
Pounds 
35,898 
1,486,341 
1,064,572 
378,957 
1,145,463 
1,824,720 
926,005 
3,360,287 
786,804 
1,862,945 
1,330,506 
2,406,908 
7,115,515 
7,135,757 
3,745,661 
1,623.194 
3,168,556 
6,300,075 
4,165,400 
3,840,071 
5,578,989 
Used 
Here. 
Pounds. 
71,176(355 
130,644,720 
178,867,372 
213,085,045 
184,694,691 
229,707,554 
175,632,041 
188,764,516 
218,489,122 
209,367,254 
226,727,522 
269,849,591 
236,380,534 
205,803,784 
232,156,099 
235,019,642 
239,002,636 
249,149,004 
245,839,755 
356,791,676 
314,385,247 
The home production increased in ten years (1871 
to 1881) from 160 to 264 millions lbs., or over sixty 
per cent, while the total population increased only 
30 per cent, from about 38i to 50 millions. The 
average home consumption of wool for the whole 
population in 1871, was 5 lbs. 14 ounces, and in 
1881 it rose to 6 lbs. 31 ounces, an increase of 6f 
per cent. In 1880, however, the home consump¬ 
tion was 7 lbs. and l*/ s ounces per head, of which 
36 per cent was imported wool. The smallest wool 
crop in 15 years past occurred in 1872; while last 
year’s clip was 321 million pounds in excess of any 
previous year. The lightest consumption was in 
1873, following the light clip of 1872. A compar¬ 
ison of the various figures for different years, will 
afford the reader several interesting deductions. 
