During the war there was a marked demand for Montana horses, but since 

 then the demand has practically ceased. Growth of automobile and truck power 

 and of motor power in farm machinery have tended to decrease the demand 

 for horses further. 



There are great numbers of wfld horses on Montana ranges that have been 

 declared nuisances to the state and are gradually being eliminated by both na- 

 tural decrease in the winter seasons and slaughter for canning. 



NUMBER OF HORSES IN MONTANA 

 January 1, 1870-1929 



Number 



YEAR (head) 



1897 175,000 



1898 172 , 000 



1899 165 , 000 



1900* 347 . 000 



1901 302,000 



1902 275.000 



1903 247 . 000 



1904 244 , 000 



1905 237 , 000 



1906 239 , 000 



1907 292,000 



1908 292,000 



1909 304,000 



1910 319.000 



1911** 344,000 



1912** 350,000 



Based upon Census Oata. 

 'Tentative revisions ; all others 



Number 



YEAR (head) 



1913** 385,000 



1914** 440,000 



1915** 485 , 000 



1916** 520,000 



1917** 580 , 000 



1918** 640 . 000 



1919** 720 , 000 



1920 669 , 000 



1921 669 , 000 



1922 650 . 000 



1923 643 , 000 



1924 611 , 000 



1925 590 , 000 



1926 576 , 000 



1927 547 , 000 



1928 531 , 000 



1929 515 , 000 



are U. S. Department of Agriculture Estimates. 



MULES 



An estimated total number of 11,000 mules in Montana on January 1, 1929, 

 is the same estimate as for the past four years. This total would allow for less 

 than one mule for every four farms in the state. The trend in mule numbers in 

 the state has been slowly upward. 



YEAR 



1870 



1880 



1885 



1890 



1895 



1900 



1905 



♦ Based on Census Data. 



**Tentative revisions; all others are U. 



NUMBER OF MULES IN MONTANA 

 January 1, 1870-1929 



Number YEAR Number 



600* 1910 5,000 



900* 1915 6,500** 



2,800 1920 9,000 



2,400 1925 11,000 



900 1926 11,000 



2,800 1927 11,000 



3,400 1928 11,000 



1929 11,000 



S. Department of Agriculture Estimates. 



SWINE IN MONTANA 



The earliest census record of swine was taken in 1870 when 2,600 were record- 

 ed. In 1928, 288,000 were estimated. An increase is shown for this year, the 

 number on January 1, 1929, being estimated at 328,000 head. 



