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BELGIAN HORSES AT A SHOW 



The censuses of 1900, 1901 and 1902 gave the following 

 number of horses, cattle and swine. 



The number of farm animals is rapidly increasing, thus 

 in 1902 on the farms of i hectare and above the number 

 of pigs nearly equalled the total number of swine returned 

 at the census of 1896. 



The following tables show the way in which these 

 animals are distributed as regards their age, and sex ; 

 the number of births and deaths per thousand animals; 

 and the relation between the number of mares, cows and 

 sows and young animals. 



