CHAPTER XXXVII 



HORSE BREEDING 



The following figures reported by the U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture show the rank of the leading countries in numbers of horses: 



Numbers of horses in leading countries 



Country Year Total horses 



1. Russia 1921 23,670,000 



2. United States 1923 20,559,000 » 



3. Siberia 1913 11,959,000 



4. Argentina 1920 9,293,000 



5. Brazil 1916 6,065,000 



6. Canada 1921 3,814,000 



7. Germany 1921 3,683,000 



8. Poland 1921 3,187,000 



9. France 1920 2,542,000 



10. Australia 1920 2,414,000 



11. India 1920 1,976,000 



12. Great Britain 1921 1,903,000 



World total 100,524,000 ^ 



1 Includes the estimated number on farms on January 1, 1923, and 1,706,000 not on farms as re- 

 ported by the 1920 census. 



2U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook, 1921, p. 680. Includes 3,825,000 designated as "horses, mules, and 

 asses," or "mules and asses," or "horses and mules." 



The distribution of horses 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 horses on farms, January 1, 1923 



Average Average 



State Number value State Number value 



1. Iowa 1,305,000 $79.00 6. Minnesota 887,000 $77.00 



2. Illinois 1,183,000 70.00 7. Missouri 870,000 52.00 



3. Kansas 1,019,000 45.00 8. North Dakota 797,000 56.00 



4. Texas 971,000 53.00 9. Ohio 771,000 93.00 



5. Nebraska 901,000 58.00 10. South Dakota 760,000 52.00 



The estimated average value of all horses in the United States 

 on January 1, 1923, was $69.75. 



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



Division Number 



North Atlantic Division 1,389,000 



South Atlantic Division 966,000 



North Central, East of Mississippi River 3,887,000 



North Central, West of Mississippi River 6,539,000 



South Central Division 3,127,000 



Far Western Division 2,945,000 



Total 18,853,000 



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