6 THE HORSE 



work stock in the southern states, was 15,258,783. 

 The population of the country, exclusive of Alaska and 

 Island possessions, was 62,622,250. This shows that 

 there were approximately twenty-five horses, not count- 

 ing those in cities, for every one hundred inhabitants of 

 the entire country. If the mules and asses, and horses 

 on Indian reservations be included, there would be 

 twenty-eight of these wore animals for every one hun- 

 dred inhabitants. The horses kept in the cities have 

 never been enumerated in the Census until 1900; if they 

 had been, the total showing above would be largely in- 

 creased. If the people, as well as the horses of the cities, 

 be excluded from the computation, it is seen that, in 

 1900, for every three persons living on farms at least one 

 horse was maintained. These facts emphasize as nothing 

 else can the usefulness of the horse in rural pursuits and 

 the great love of the Americans for one of the most 

 useful, charming and pleasure -giving domestic animals. 

 The horses of Great Britain numbered, in 1899, 

 1,517,160. The population, the same year, was 40,559,- 

 954. This shows that but one horse was maintained 

 for every twenty -six, or four horses for every one 

 hundred inhabitants. However, the horses in the cities, 

 as well as the city population, are included in these 

 computations and therefore are not strictly comparable 

 witih those of thej United States. It is estimated by 

 good authority that in 1900, in the city of London, 

 with a population of 4,504,766, there are 600, OOty horses 

 in daily use. It is evident that neither steam nor elec- 

 tricity is likely entirely to supplant the horse, either 

 in city or country, in the near future. 



