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Show Enormous eij few people have anj Idea of the magnitude of the live stock in-dustiy in-dustiy of the United States, sajs an agricultuial papet. It isshown.byof-Hclal isshown.byof-Hclal government count, that the hoises, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep and goats In the United States number more than 220,000,000 head, and that their value is, accoiding to the same authoilty, more than $.1,200,000,000 (see twelfth census of the United States). The llguies alone would have very little attraction or meaning to tlio majoiltj or tcadets. Hut when told, In addition thereto, that these animals would make a solid column of more than elghtj-nlne abreast teaching teach-ing fiom San Francisco to Hoston, or if placed In single tile, a solid precession preces-sion that would reach nearly ten times aiound the earth; and, further, that their value exceeds tho total combined value of all the coin, wheat and other cctcals, potatos, hay, cotton, sugar, molasics, tobacco, lumber, wool, coal, flOtrolcum, silver, gold, and precious stones, iton, copper, lead, Inc and other metals produced annually In the wholo country, then perhaps somo adequate ade-quate conception may be formed concerning con-cerning the magnitude and Importance of the live stock Industry of the United States. |