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higher in New England and the Middle Atlantic states than 

 in the East and West North Central states. This is of 

 course due to the fact that hay and forage are in great de- 

 mand in the east, and, having a high transportation charge, 

 they can be raised more profitably in the east than in the 

 middle west. 



The census figures show that there is a slight change in 

 progress as to the number of draught animals used in the 

 big cities. 



TABLE XIII 



The Number of Draught Animals (Horses, Mules, Asses, and Burros) 

 in Large Cities of the United States in 1900 and 1910 



City 



New York . . 

 Chicago — 

 Philadelphia 

 St. Louis . . . 

 Boston 



1900 



130,695 

 74,362 

 51,041 

 32,623 

 25,760 



(From U. S. Census.) 



In the largest cities of the United States, as table no. 

 13 shows, the number of draught animals is slightly de- 

 creasing due to the increasing use of the automobile truck. 

 In all smaller cities, however, the number has increased 

 during the last decade. To the extent that the automobile 

 displaces the horse and mule, the demand for hay and 

 forage from the city will be lessened. If this substitution 

 goes on to any appreciable extent, much of the acreage 

 in the eastern states now devoted to the growing of hay 

 and forage can be released and made available either for 

 the production of city-milk or bulky crops for which there 

 is a strong demand. 



