(From the Porsst Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 



Sun Francisco Office) 



LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY III CALIFORNIA 

 SHOWS LU3STANTIAI GROFTH 



The growth of the livestock industry in California between 

 the years 1910 and 1913 shows greater increase than in any other 

 of the 17 states west of Missouri. According to statistics recently- 

 issued by the Ummted States Department of Agriculture, the total 

 number of livestock in California in 1913 was 1,964,000 cattle, 

 503,000 horses, and 2,603,000 sheep; these figures showing an actual 

 increase for the three-year period of 392,000 cattle, 83,000 horses, 

 and 231,000 sheep. 



Taking the country as a whocte , there was a considerable de- 

 crease in the number of cattle and sheep and a slight increase in 

 the number of horses during that time. An increase in value, how- 



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ever, for all livestock in the entire United States for the same 

 period is recorded; the figures for 1913 showing a total of 

 T:145 , 682 , 000 increased valuation since 1916. 



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