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ducing States, for three years past, with Illinois a good second. 
Indiana held third place two years ago, but for two years past 
Missouri has taken that position. Ohio comes next on the 
list; and these five great States, it will be seen, furnish about 
forty per cent, of the entire number in the United States. The 
interest appears to be rapidly assuming large proportions in Ken¬ 
tucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and 
Texas; while the general aggregate is not now quite up to the 
figures reached in 1873, the intervening years showing considera- 
ble falling off. The Commissioner’s figures are as 
follows : 
1878. 
1877. 
1876. 
Iowa. 
3,263,200 
3,296,200 
Illinois. 
2,750,000 
2,640,100 
Missouri . 
2,560,000 
1,874,300 
Indiana. 
2,375,000 
2,136,000 
Ohio. 
1,755,700 
1,596,100 
Kentucky. 
1,588,200 
1,604,300 
Tennessee. 
1,087,900 
1,026,400 
Texas. 
1,144,500 
1,090,000 
Georgia. 
1,483,100 
1,360,700 
Mississippi.. 
1,189,300 
792,900 
North Carolina. 
.1,180,000 
735,500 
758,300 
Arkansas. 
1,000,300 
901,200 
New York. 
580,000 
568,700 
Alabama.. 
793,600 
755,900 
Pennsylvania. 
901,200 
875,000 
Virginia.. 
607,400 
589,800 
Wisconsin. 
562,300 
540,700 
Michigan. 
505,600 
459,700 
South Carolina.. 
. 450,000 
284,100 
275,900 
California. 
417,700 
363,300 
Kansas. 
359,800 
246,500 
Louisiana. 
. 350,000 
242,600 
222,600 
West Virginia. 
270,700 
248,400 
Maryland. 
252,100 
233,500 
Nebraska. 
. 255,700 
170,560 
80,900 
Oregon. 
188,700 
181,500 
Florida. 
166,600 
175,400 
Minnesota. 
215,500 
213,400 
New Jersey. 
151,400 
153,000 
Massachusetts. 
78,600 
75,600 
Maine. 
59,900 
58,800 
Connecticut. 
58,400 
57,900 
Vermont. 
53,300 
51,800 
Delaware. 
46,700 
46,700 
