The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
STOCK-RAISING BECOMING
 PROFITABLE IN ALABAMA
Official Reports Show That More Cattle are Raised in Baldwin Than Any Other County
 Of the State.
BY D. W. McIVER.

be surprised to learn that Jefferson has the largest number of horses, 4513, at valuation of $2OS 992; Madison comes next with 4.4S6, at a valuation of $l43,SS6 La mar has 3,356; Lauderdale, 3OlS; WILCOX, 2,SSO; Morgan, 2s27; Marengo, 2'S56 Mo bile, 2,575; Pickens, 256b; Tallapoosa. 21OO: Limestone, 2,9S5; DeKalb, 25l3; Choctaw, 2,554. The remainder of the counties have from near two thousand to 6Sh in Coffee County. which is the smalles' number.
 Mules.
 Mule raising has never been engaged in to any considerable extent in the State. although where it has been fol- lowed at all it has been shown to b" successful and profitable.
 Pike County comes first with the high" est number of mules, having 7,290 at a valuation of $17s,923, being a little less than $25 a head. Down in Pike they raise some mules and they are all strong and healthy and give better service than those imported.
 Dallas comes next with 5,53i; then Mont gomery with 5,81; Marengo has 4,S29; Perry, 4,796; Madison. 4,96S; Jefferson, A. l76; Henry. 3.06O; Hale, 3.760 Lowndes, 439O; Sumter, 3,666; Chambers, 33S2; Will | cox, 3,477; Bullock, 3n1; Blount, 2,616; Cherokee, 2,452: Coffee, 2.677; Dale, 2666; DeKalb. 2,207; Fillmore, 2.25S; Greene, 27OS; Lauderdale, 2,7O3 Lawrence, 2,4Ol; Lee, 2,243 Limestone, 2,S67; Marshall, 2,6S7; Randolph. 2357; Russell, 2,552; Macon, g. 231, and on down to Mobile which has | only 270; Baldwin has only 310 Of studs, jacks and jennsts there are 2,654 in the State at a valuation of $119,l57, something | over $50 a head
 Hogs. The raising of hogs in Alabama Is said to be the most profitable industry that can be followed in swamps where there are an abundance of hickory nuts, scaly barks, beech and hazlenuts. and these all abound in the forests of the State There are 30,561 hogs In the State valued at $54, ,656, nearly g a head. Dale has 4,002, | the largest number, with Washington sec- ond 23SS; Henry has 2,0s3; Marshall, | 1904; Baldwin. 1,236; Pike, 949; Marengo, | sO2; Montgomery. S2S Choctaw, 8S2; and | so on all the way down to Randolph, | which has only seven. Sheep. Sheep raising has been found profitable in some sections of the State, but the | dogs come very near breaking up the industry in some counties at one time l Baldwin has the largest number with 24,702: Washington comes next with l5,- i 316.
 | This portion of the State in the broad expanse of piney woods offers extraordi- nary inducements and advantages for sheep raising and the industry is steadily | on the increase there.
 Covington has 13,157; Escambia. S.424; Mobile. 2,S43; and down to g in Crenshaw.
 Goats.
 Of goats there are 54,OS3 at valuation of $29,744, a little more than 50 cents a head.
 Jefferson comes first with the largest number of goats 4.421; Baldwin next with 2,974; Chiffon. 23l2; Cullman, 2,26i Autauga, 2.244; Shelby, 2,24S; Blount, l.. S4S; Henry, 1920; Choctaw, 1,7S1; Geneva 1,704: Washington 1,762; Mobile 1625 S, Clair, 1924; Conecuh, 1,563; DeKalb. l. 396; Elmore, 1860; Etowah, 1909; Escam bia, 1,295 Bibb, 1124; and on down tC Lee which has only 2.
 The Aggregative.
 There are exemptions in cattle ant hogs but they are all given in. | The total If live stock in the Stat does not show that much has been dom in that direction but 1t is a growing an, a coming industry.