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STATISTICS. 



The number of farm animals in Denmark ( Uyeslr. Landm., 40 

 {1805), 2U^- 80-82, 125, 120). — Statistics giving tlie number of cattle, 

 sheep, and goats according to tlie census of 1893 are shown in the 

 article. The number of cattle in 1S93 and previous census years was 

 as follows: lu 1861, 1,118,771 head; 1881, 1,170,078; 1888, 1,459,527; 

 1893, 1,690,100; 976,331 of the last number given were in Jutland and 

 719,859 on the islands. The size of the herds of cattle is shown in the 

 following table, total number of different herds 179,800 : 



Size of herds of cattle in Denmark, 1893. 



Group. 



Larse herds (over 50 head) . . . 

 ^Medium lierds (15 to 49 head). 

 Smaller lieids (4 to 14 head) . . 



4 Small herds (1 to 3 head). 



Number 

 of herds. 



2,209 

 35, 200 

 72, 173 

 70, 218 



Total 

 niiinber 

 of cattle. 



221, 667 

 793, 474 

 539, 301 

 141, 748 



Per cent 

 of num- 

 ber of 

 herds. 



1.2 

 19.6 

 40.1 

 39.1 



Per cent 

 of num- 

 ber of 

 cows. 



13.0 



46.8 



31.8 



8.4 



During tlie last 5 years the number of herds in group 1 has been 

 increased by 292, that in group 2 by 7,179, and that in group 3 by 6,416, 

 while the number of herds in group 4 has been decreased by 11,273. 



Of the total number of herds of cattle in 1893, 178,070 were made up 

 of milch cows, the total number of milch cows being 1,011,098, or 59.6 

 per cent of the number of cattle. There were 26,771 service bulls, of 

 which 17,949 were 2 years old or over. Of the former number, 14,281 

 belonged to the red Danish breed of cattle, and other breeds were rep- 

 resented as follows: Jutland 7,339, Shorthorn 1,228, Holstein 216, 

 Ayrshire 80, other breeds 505, mixed breeds 3,122. 



The number of sheep in Denmark has been as follows: In 1801, 

 1,751,950; 1871,1,842,481; 1881,1,548,013; 1888,1,225,196; 1893,1,246,- 

 552. In 1893 there were 934,446 sheep in Jutland and 312,106 on the 

 islands. There were 49,213 rams, 40,269 of which were used for 

 breeding purposes. The latter were divided between the following 

 breeds: Xative 24,540, Disley and other long- wool breeds 7,858, South- 

 down and other short-wool breeds 4,608, Merinos and other Spanish 

 breeds 620, and various breeds 2,643. 



There were the following number of cattle and sheep per 1,000 

 inhabitants in 1893: Cattle, in Jutland 1,007 head, on the islands 

 (exclusive of Copenhagen) 767 head ; sheep, in Jutland 964, on the 

 islands 331. 



The number of goats kept in Denmark in 1893 was 25,266. — F. W. 

 WOLL. 



Annual Report of Florida Station, 1895 (Florida Sta. Bjyt. 1S95, i)p.S).— Brief 

 otitliue by the director of work carried on at station and substations, list of bulletLus 

 issued during tlie year, and a financial report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895. 



