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Missouri Agricultural Report. 



EXPORTS OF PURE BRED CATTLE, HOGS, HORSES AND SHEEP FROM THE UNITED 

 STATES TO SOUTH AMERICA, ASIA, OCEANIA AND AFRICA, YEARS 

 ENDING JUNE 30. 1897-1906. 



*The exports of horses for the years 1900 to 1902, inclusive, were greatly enlarged on ac- 

 count of the purchases of the British Army for use in South Africa. Exports to British South 

 Africa for these three years are given as follows: 



. Comparing the figures in the above table with those for all 

 exports of animals, it is apparent that of the live animals sold 

 abroad, the vast majority are destined for slaughter soon after 

 landing or accompany emigrants. Nearly all European countries 

 prohibit the importation of ruminant animals and hogs, except for 

 immediate slaughter, and the only animals which go to those coun- 

 tries under other conditions are horses, and perhaps a few pets 

 and poultry. Of the horses, nearly all are used for pleasure or 

 business, and few for breeding; however, a sufficient number of 

 American trotters have gone to Europe to give the breeed an ex- 

 cellent reputation. Of the large numbers of horses which go to 

 British North America each year few are pedigreed stock to be 

 used for breeding; most of them accompany American farmers who 

 are emigrating to the Canadian Northwest. 



The countries of the world, whose markets appear to offer the 

 greatest opportunities for the development of an American export 

 trade in breeding stock, are those of Europe, for trotting horses; 

 Canada, for trotting and draft horses; Mexico, those of Central 



