Hogs

The Commissioner of Agricultura furnishes the statistics of the hogs of the United states for three years. This shows the relative position of each State in the number of swine raised. The figures are as follows: 1878. 1877. 1876. Iowa 2,980,000 3,263,200 3,296,200 Illinois 2900,000 2,7S0,000 2,610,100 Missouri 2,586,600 2,560,000 1,874,300 Indiana 2,422,600 2,375,000 2,136,000 Ocio 2,250,000 1,765,700 1.696,100 Keutueky 1,950,000 1588.200 1,604,300 Tennessce 1,900,000 1,087,900 3,026,400 Tex? 1,716,700 1,144,600 1,090,100 Georgia 1580,900 1,483,100 1.360.700 Missiseippi 1,284,400 1,189,300 792,900 North Carolina 1,180,000 735,5(0 768,310 Arkansae 1,040,800 1,000,300 901,200 New York 975,000 680,000 568,700 Alabama 952,330 793,600 750,900 I'ennsyhania 937,200 901,200 875,000 Virginia 789,200 6(17,400 589,800 Wisconsin 635,300 602,3110 640,700 Michigan 566,100 605,600 459,700 Scrath Carolina.... 0,000 284,100 275,900 California 438,500 417,700 363,300 Kansas 431,700 359,800 246,500 Louisiana 350,1100 242 600 222,600 West Virginia 281,600 200,700 248,400 Maryland 259.6C0 252,100 233,500 Nebraska 250,700 170.600 80,900 Oregon. 198.100 188,700 181,500 Florida 190,000 166,600 175,400 Minneeota 180.OC0 215,600 213 400 New Jersey 154,400 151,400 153,000 Massachusctts 78,600 78,600 75,600 Maine 62,200 60,900 68.800 Connecticut 69,5C0 58,400 67,900 Veruiont 31,300 53,300 51,800 Delawaro 47,600 46,700 46,700 New Hampshire. . . . 42,9, 0 38 700 37,300 Rhode iBland 18,100 17,100 16,300 CV.orado 12,500 Nevada 10,800 5,400 6,200 The Territories.... 105,000 116,500 116,500 Total 32,862,500 28 077,100 25,726,800 Number reported ín the United States in previous years: 1875 28,062,200 1872 31,796,300 1874 30,860,900 1871 29,457,500 1873 32,632,050 1870 26,751,600