Notes. :2'.)5 



Live Stock Mortality in the Union. 



An examination ot the Census statistics recently published 

 furnishes the followino- interesting- aspect of the deaths aniono- the live 

 stock of the Union duiino- the Census years of 1910-11 and 1917-18: — 



Peraenfdfje of deaths in coinparison iritJi the fota] » inn her of 



Live Stock. 



Class. 



Cattle 



Sheep 



Goats ... 



Piffs 



Ostriclie.s 



Horses. Mules, and Asses 



Horses and Mules onlv 



(rt) Exclusive of lambs. (*) Exclusive of kids. 



Mouetari) Loss t/uoi/f/h Mortalitj/ in Lire Sf(je/,\ — The folloAvinfj- 

 lahh' sliows the returns of live stock which died durino' 1917-18, and 

 an approximate valuation thereof. Tlie latter is considered to he a 

 soniewliat low valuation tit ordinary prices, and if the hijL^'her prices 

 n(j\v ciUK'nt were applied the loss would, of cour.se, show a higher 

 h oil re : — 



,,, ,. ^., , Tiital So. of X'aine per ,. , , i. , 



Class ol M(K-i<. ,, ,, ,, Inlal Niiltic. 



Peat lis. Head. 



Horses and Mules 94,741 £'1'^ fl .l:;(J.892 



A.s.s(.s 28,f)8;i 4 94.7:52 



Cattle... 2:^9,724 G 1.4;58.:544 



Sheep 2,4G1,300 15 1.845,975 



Lambs 2.064,699 6 619,410 



Goi.ts 726,689 10 863,845 



Kids 510,209 4 102,042 



rio>s 56,658 1 56,658 



Ostriches 72.716 2 145.482 



Tot:il £5,802.880 



Thus, of the total estimated value of live stock lost during- 1917-18. 

 sheej) and floats contributed 50 j)er cent; ctittle, 25 per cent. ; horses. 

 mules, and as.ses, 21 per cent.; o.striches, 8 per cent: and pig's, 1 per 

 cent. : total, 100 per cent. 



An estimate ot the loss of live stock owing' to the severe drought of 

 1918-19 is published in the Any, 1920. issue of the Journal, 



