384 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



From 1918 to 1921 inclusive we exported 16.5 per cent of our 

 total production of dressed pork, lard, and edible offal, and during 

 these years our total production of pork was 32 per cent greater than 

 that of beef, veal, mutton, and lamb combined, including edible offal. ^ 

 Our per capita consumption of dressed pork, exclusive of lard, was 

 greater in 1921 and 1922 than that of all other meats combined. This 

 is shown by the following table: ^ 



Annual per capita consumption of dressed meat and lard in the United States 



Product 1922 1921 1920 



The distribution of hogs in the United States is shown by the 

 numbers in the leading states and in the various geographical divisions, 

 as estimated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture: 



Leading states in numbers of hogs on farms, January 1, 1923 



The estimated average value of all hogs in the United States on 

 January 1, 1923, was $11.46. 



Half of the hogs in the United States are produced in the seven 

 corn-belt states, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Indiana, 

 and Ohio. 



Distribution of hogs on farms by geographical divisions on January 1, 1923 



Division Number 



North Atlantic Division 2,205,000 



South Atlantic Division ' 6,480,000 



North Central, East of Mississippi River 14,746,000 



North Central, West of Mississippi River 26,300,000 



South Central Division 11,050,000 



Far Western Division 2,643,000 



Total 63,424,000 



As hogs are now distributed throughout the geographic divisions, 

 the North Central States, extending from Ohio to the western line of 



lU. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook, 1921, p. 683. 



2U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Anim. Indus., Mimeographed Report. 



