IMPORTS OF ANIMALS AT QUARANTINE STATIONS.

Imports of live stock received at the animal quarantine stations during fiscal year ended June 30, 1897.

Imports of live stock received at the animal quarantine stations during fiscal year ended June 30, 1897-Continued.

Imports of live stock received at the animal quarantine stations during fiscal year ended June 30, 1897-Continued.

Nov. 16 J. A. Fletcher

Vanceboro, Me

Jersey cow

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NUMBER AND VALUE OF FARM ANIMALS, 1870-1896.

The Division of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture has been collecting statistics relating to farm animals since January, 1864, and the results have appeared in the annual reports of the Department and also in the form of bulletins. The numbers and values of farm animals from January 1, 1880, to January 1, 1896, were published as Bulletin No. 11 of the Division of Statistics. In this bulletin the statistician, Mr. Henry A. Robinson, referring to the returns previous to 1880, disavows their accuracy owing to "the defects of the census of 1860, upon which the official estimates for a number of years were

AVERAGE PRICES OF FARM STOCK, 1870 TO 1896, INCLUSIVE. Table showing the estimated average farm price of farm animals for the years 1870 to 1896, inclusive.

based." However, as the estimates are the only figures available and are of some use for comparisons, it has been determined to insert them here. The tables herewith presented are from the published reports of the statistician, and cover the years from 1870 to 1896, inclusive. The Division of Statistics dates its returns January 1 of each year, but as the figures are really for the previous year, the dates in these tables have been changed accordingly. Thus, reports dated January 1, 1871, are here given for 1870.

In all matters pertaining to values previous to 1878 it is well to keep in mind the fact that values are given in currency. The currency equivalent of $100 in gold for the years 1870 to 1878, inclusive, is as follows: 1870, $114.9: 1871, $111.7; 1872, $112.4; 1873, $113.8; 1874, $111.2; 1875, $114.9; 1876, $111.5; 1877, $104.8; 1878, $100.8.

UNITED STATES.

Table showing the estimated number and value of farm animals for the years 1807 to 1896, inclusive.

[From Report No. 145 of the Statistician, Department of Agriculture.]