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Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



sumption of beef and veal. The annual slaughter is representative of 

 annual production. Beef production shows a slight decrease and veal 

 production shows a considerable increase from 1907 to 1922 inclusive. 

 Failure of our beef production to keep pace with our growing popula- 

 tion is reflected in the annual per capita consumption of beef which 

 declined from 79.7 pounds in 1907 to 61.4 pounds in 1922. Veal con- 

 sumption per capita shows a slight increase. It will be noted that we 

 exported considerable beef during the World War. 



Estimated annual production and consumption of dressed beef and veal in the United States 



1 Includes differences between quantities in storage at beginning and end of year. 



The distribution of beef cattle in the United States is shown by 

 the numbers of cattle other than milk cows in the leading states and 

 the numbers of such cattle in the various geographical divisions: ^ 



Leading states in numbers of "other cattle" on farms, January 1, 1923 



state Number 



1. Texas 5,041,000 



2. Iowa 3,479,000 



3. Nebraska 2,700,000 



4. Kansas 2,487,000 



5. Missouri 2,003,000 



Distribution of "other cattle" on farms by geographical divisions, January 1, 1923 



Division Number 



North Atlantic 1,222,000 



South Atlantic 2,872,000 



North Central, East of Mississippi River 4,699,000 



North Central, West of Mississippi River 14,293,000 



South Central 9,851,000 



Far Western 8,986,000 



Total United States 



1 Estimates of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



.41,923,000 



