The Weekly Tallahasseean. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 18??-1905, 1901-10-11

zach animal. The ratio, proportion
and average of these is about the same
as with that of horses, though judging
from the statistics alone, the Dreeu1ue
of select animals alone is carried 10
much greater extent here than amOns
horses, Several counties appear 10
nroduce superior animals. Leon coun-
tv while doing well, seems to do bet
ter with horses than with mules, IN
less the tables are somewhat mlslead-
ing.
Leon county's three asses, valued at
s1 nm would seem to contradict our
last statement, and we hope that II
does The writer cannot withstand
the conviction, from thetables alone,
that he is correct in his estimate, anu
that Leon produces better average
horses than average or high priced
even mules.
STOCK CATTLE
Leon county produces good stock
cattle. but she evidently does not half
try. The writer will wisely refrain
from commenting on her present stat
us or her possibilities, as the table
gives him no clue to her possibilities
SHEEP AND GOATS.
These are also difficult to estimate
on. Leon county reports $50 head Of
sheep, valued at 5000, and 327 goats,
valued at $500. A study Of the table
shows that she raises better sheep as
a sheep raiser than goats as a goat
raiser. l mean, that among sheep rails
ers she would be called fairer sheep
raiser than among goat raisers she
would be called goat raiser. In other
words, her sheep would take a prize
among sheep when her goats would
not take a prize among goats. These
tables are like all the other stock
tables, misleading in many respects.
They imply that more attention has
been expended in horse and mule rails
ing than in cattle raising in Florida.
HOGS.
We come now to palmer sailing, and
can see our way to better results than
in cattle raising. Leon cOunty'S 30
100 hogs, valued at $51, $50, would cas-
lily give her first prize as a hog raiser,
at $3.50 per hog average; for while sew
eral other counties raise numbers OF
$3.50 hogs, none raise SO many as Leon
county.
CHICKENS.
Icons 1920 chickens, valued at
ST, 400, is a -walkOVer. Putnam's 49,
O96. valued at $25,451. alone completes
with her.,
DUCKS.
Icons 1900 ducks, valued at S37O,
and WaltOn's 1927, at S6O6, stand in
much the same proportion. FlOrida's
million chickens are worth about 20
cents apiece; her $3.50 ducks are worth
$2,868, or about AZ cents apiece. Flor
ida's duck raising is still in it's in
fancy.
GEESE.
Leon county is not a goose county.
Her 200 geese, worth $3.50, represent
so Genus apiece for the value of her
geese. Many counties raised a greater
number of 5G-eent geese, a few raise
a smaller number of select $1.O0 geese.
TURKEYS.
Leon county has another WaIkOyer
on turkeys, with $500, worth $4,70O,
or about 20 cents apiece. Many cOQn-
ties raise a small number of $1.OO virds
and Polk leads these with 1,O61, while
Walton alone approaches Leon, with
4,9O1, but they are mostly 5O-cent
birds.
EGGS.
Leon county furnishes 278,S80 dozen,
worth $29,86O, and completes for first
place with PascO's 438, 100 dozen, worth
$44,51O, but Icons eggs are thus worth
a little more than 10 cents a dozen, and
PascO'S little less than 10 cents a
doz' n Several counties average Is
and 20 cents dozen, and two counties
as high as 80 cents a dozen.
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