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graphical divisions on January 1, 1923, as estimated by the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture: 



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



Average Average 



State Number value State Number value 



1. Texas 863,000 $80 6. Arkansas 335,000 $73 



2. Georgia 390,000 105 7. Alabama 311,000 99 



3. Missouri 373,000 63 8. Kansas 307,000 58 



4. Tennessee 343,000 84 9. Mississippi 302,000 93 



5. Oklahoma 337,000 58 10. Kentucky 287,000 76 



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



Division' Number 



North Atlantic Division 77,000 



South Atlantic Division 1,047,000 



North Central, East of Mississippi River 313,000 



North Central, West of Mississippi River 927,000 



South Central Division 2,954,000 



Far Western Division 188,000 



Total, United States 5,506,000 



The South Atlantic and South Central states, extending from the 

 western border of Texas to the Atlantic coast, have over 70 per cent 

 of all the mules in the United States. 



No mules were reported on farms on January 1, 1923, in Maine. 

 New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Con- 

 necticut. The 1920 census found only 2,367 mules two years old or 

 over in these six states, including those in use on farms and in cities 

 and villages. 



More mules than horses were reported in 1923 in North Carolina, 

 South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, 

 Louisiana, and Arkansas. Georgia has four times as many mules as 

 horses. 



The average value of mules on farms in the United States in 1923 

 is reported at $85.86, and the average valuation of horses on farms is 

 reported at $69.75. In only two states are horses reported at a higher 

 average value than mules. These are Utah and Wisconsin. 



The average value of mules varies widely in different states, due 

 principally to differences in the average age of the animals. Low 

 average values are usually due to proportionately large numbers of 

 mule colts and yearlings. 



Countries having the largest numbers of mules are United States 

 5,506,000, Spain 1,295,000, Argentina 611,000, Italy 497,000, Colombia 

 203,000, France 181,000, Mexico 133,000, and South Africa 95,000. > 

 Spain and Peru have more mules than horses. 



Production of mules in the United States.— 0. E. Baker of the 

 U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics states that two-thirds of I lie 



'U. S. Dept. Agr. Yearbook, 1921, pp. 675-680. 



