4 SWINE IN AMERICA 



swine, and in New England and the Rocky mountain 

 states the total number falls to the minimum. 



THE WEALTH THAT SWINE REPRESENT 



The value of the swine in the United States in Jan- 

 uary, 1908, was $339,030,000, and in 12 states alone 

 they were valued at $239,317,000, which shows the 

 degree to which swine raising has been concentrated in a 

 few states of the corn belt. The values in these states 

 do not follow the order of numbers, as will be seen by 

 referring- to the Appendix at the close of this volume. 

 Texas, for instance, has over 3.000,000 head, valued at 

 $16,500,000. In numbers Texas exceeds Ohio by over 

 half a million, while in values Ohio leads Texas by over 

 $100,000. Similar contrasts may be noted as to num- 

 bers and values in other states. The larger value per 

 head in certain states may be attributed in a great 

 measure to improved breeding in those states. 



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■Numbers. 



-Values. 



CHANGES IN NUMBERS AND VALUES OF SWINE FOR 3O 

 YEARS. 



The numbers and farm values of swine for the past 30 

 years have shown a somewhat irregular increase. From 



