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horses and over 50 per cent, of the world 's mules. During the 

 World War, or from 1914 to 1918 inclusive, the United States 

 exported 1,054,000 horses, valued at $219,459,000, and 357,255 

 mules, valued at $70,926,000. 



Spain is the only country which has more mules than horses. 



The average value of horses in the United States in 1919 

 was $98.48, while the average value of mules was $135.59. These 

 figures include all ages. Utah was the only state in 1919 which 

 reported a higher average valuation for horses than for mules. 



Iowa, with 1,567,000 head, had more horses in 1919 than 

 any other state. The other leading states in order of rank were 

 Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, 

 North Dakota, and South Dakota. These ten states have a 

 little more than half of the horses of the country. 



The leading mule-owning states are Texas, Missouri, Georgia, 

 Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, 

 and Kentucky, in the order given, while no mules were reported 

 in 1919 from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, 

 Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Six states own more mules 

 than horses, these being North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, 

 Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. 



