Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1901 — New York Leads in Asses. [ARTICLE]

New York Leads in Asses.

New York has more asses than any other city in the United States, according to the census just taken of live stock kept in inclosures. It has 188 asses, as against Philadelphia’s 155. The whole United States has only 12,870 asses. When it comes to swine, Chicago puts all other cities to open shame, having a total of 52,423. while Cleveland, Buffalo and other cities are feeble "also rans,” with 5,000 each. New York admits 2,131 swine. New York as a goat center leads all other cities, having 1,487 goats. Chicago has 1,627, but most of them are in the suburbs.