SHEEP AND WOOL IN THE UNITED STATES. 337 


Number and value of Sheep tn Central West tn 1871 and 1900. 





1871. 1goo. 
States. 
Neer aaaices lm vatien a eNeberall Sactce; | value: 
s b S. L 
Kentucky - : 904,300 10°5 476,600 549,832 12°5 345,000 
Ohioe t=) -- - | 4,641,000 9°4 2,185,100 2,839,690 15°5 2,194,900 
Michigan - - | 3,072,800 9°3 1,427,600 Hagens 14°9 1,036,000 
Indiana - Sn 2LOQ,0C0O 7°6 796,250 677,905 16°7 - 565,400 
Illinois - - = | 1,424,000 8°3 587,400 637,719 16'S 527,600 
Wisconsin - - | 1,056,000 10°2 536, 800 744.656 I 52 565 ,Q00, 
Minnesota - - | 140,000 9°3 64,800 419,218 133 2775700 
Iowa - - - | 1,822,700 Tt 649,300 619,476 168 518,300 
Missouri - - | 1,578,200 6°7 529,400 597,619 12.8 386,400 
Total - - | 16,742,000 8°7 7,253,200 8,475,188 I4°9 6,417,200 


value for the whole of the United States was 9°7s. in 1871 
and 12°2S. in 1900; so that whereas the value in the central 
west was considerably below the average in 1871, it was 
much above it in Igoo. 


