The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-14
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Report Of the statistical Agent for ohio to
the u, =, Department of Agriculture

Report of the Statistical Agent for ohio 10
tho u, =, Department Of Agriculture
COLUMBUS, January 81 special T.
| The sla,ih,ual agent iOI UhlO Vi lht
\ United otaltb DephT VI Agriculture
hhs rent The lUliOWlLg ItIOlt OF Tue
number an1 prices OI live BLOCK III ONO
January |, leeB, lhe IepOTL In bhseu on
IeluIns received from county reporters,
| hnd from Alyhhte sheets klnlly luih'
lHhed by the Au1llOr VI stats
la reporting the number IN The dliier'
enI clhhbts OF STOCK, observe that lne
corr eepOndenlH relied solely OH The
figures Oblnlntd from their respective
County AUDITORS, as returned by The
| township Assessors. therefore obtain
ul from The Auditor OF blnlb q complete
an0 corrected report for the blhle, hhd
have usea that IN II basis IRON whlch 10
| figure the probable number Oi head, ao-
ding the per cenl, Ot increase III the dlf-
terent clAsbte accustomed by the blOck
| That comes into existence alter thb
| tprinR enumeration, ana which are ais
pObed OF before tho next spring, c0nee'
| QubuIiy hot enumerated, and never
snOWn in the blalp or County AUDITORS
reports. For prices have besh guided
enliTely by ihv returns IRON our eOrrtB'
pOndenls, they being more nearly COZ
rect Than Valuations furnished i0f
assessment,
HUIseb-,Number In the State, 76l ,223
aver age price per head undtr one JuaI !
| $37; average price per beh0 between Ohe
hnl Two ytaIs, Sb9i average pIice per
head between tWU aud three years, $685.
average price per head over lhree yehro,
$lO7. 900.
Mulee--Number In the State, 2i,302;
average pnee Yer head under ono year,
$3.50; average price per head between one
hnd Two years, tb7i average pflce per
head between tWO ahd three years, $ol !
Nv eIage price per head over three years,
500,
Milch COWs-Nnmber In the State,
$3.50 d30; average price per Lead, aSl.
Oxen and O,heI Uallle-NumUer IN the
SLATE, l,2bl,BSli average Price per head
uh1er ono year, tlli average pllce per
head belw ecu Que hhd Two years, sloi
ave rage pIice pei head between Two ah0
three years, $751; average price per head
over three SehIs, S4l,
sheep-Number IN the State, b,d2l,'
1856; average pIlCe per head under one
Year, $l,62; average price per head over
one year, $245i number killed by dogu,
2S 140. --.ks, ..
hOgs-Number In The State, l,023,0O3,
average pTlce per head under one yeal'
S3 Sbj average price per head over one
year, " 40,
There is u growing tendency In the
Stale " breed Detler lafm animals. In
the counties where Improved blood has
been more generally introduced, IL IN
observed that prices per head range
much higher than IN The counties where
puIt-bItd stock N limited. The intro
auction OF improved blood IL not for the
mere idea Of fashion, ~ prevailed u few
years ago, but with u view 10 early ma
luTily, good feeding qualities, nd
vance prices, and u ready return OF ILL.,
Yeslmtbl. In some parts OF lhe Stale,
owing 10 drought and the consequent
shortage OF grass aud hay, many young
cattle were not matured, but shipped
" est IN stOcRefa, bIlbglng hut Il small
amount Of money IN comparison with
the amount that would have been re-
Celyed II matuTed and SOLD ~ iat ani-
mails. kl-.4- 49,.
There IL u growing interest In the
care Of stock by housing and feeding
prepared iOo1, this assisting materially
IN early maturing. Many Oi the coun'
lies report that Notwithstanding the
0ss Of IRON three TO i've per cent. OF
no hogs from cholera, the large corn
crop haa caused an increase over last
year Ia tho number fed.
ln the dairy regions II IL claimed that
wing TO the adulterati0n Of dairy pro-
ucls the business has suffered consld'
Table loss, causing manufacturers TO
reed aud feed for beef rather than for
mix.
The sheep growing counties report
apid decline Of the interest, occasloned
y continued low prices for both wool
nd mutton.
With the exception Of glanders In
orses reported from sections OF the
state, VIZ: CDyahogO, Erie and Clinton
counties, and the hog CHOLERA already
epOrted, live stock generally are In
good and healthy condition.