754 



CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 



A glance at this table shows that the number of neat cattle decreased somewhat; 

 the number of sheep considerably; tbo number of horses has increased a trifle; the num- 

 ber of goats has also increased, and the increase in the number of hogs is an important 



one. 



The following table shows the relative comparison of the extent and character of the 

 change in numbers of stock, and the per centual increase and decrease in 1883 as against 



This comparison shows that horses decreased only in Lower Franeonia 2.3 per cent., 

 and in the Palatinate one-half of 1 per cent., whereas the number increased in the dis- 

 tricts of Upper Bavaria, Upper Palatinate, and Suabia from one-tenth to one-half of 1 

 percent., and in Middle Franconia and Upper Franconia 5} to 6} per cent, The in- 

 crease in the whole Kingdom amounted to 3 per cent. 



The number of neat cattle increased in Lower Bavaria 1 per cent. , and in Middle 

 Franconia 1 per cent., whereas there was a moderate decrease in the other districts, 

 amounting in Suabia to over 3 per cent. , and in Upper Franconia to nearly 6 per cent. 

 In the whole Kingdom the decrease was a little over 1 per cent. 



Sheep have decreased everywhere except in the Palatinate, where the increase was 10 

 per cent. The decrease in Upper Francouia and Lower Bavaria was 25 per cent. , in 

 Upper Bavaria 15 per cent., in Upper Palatinate 13 per cent., and in the other districts 

 from 4 per cent, to 7 per cent. In the whole Kingdom the decrease reached 12 per 

 cent. 



The increase in the number of hogs is large in all the districts, amounting in Middle 

 Franconia to 57 per cent., in Upper Bavaria, Palatinate, Suabia, and Lower Bavaria, 25 

 to 30 per cent. ; in Upper Franconia and Lower Franconia, 14 to 17 per cent. ; Upper 

 Palatinate, 6 per cent. In the whole Kingdom the increase was 25 per cent. 



The number of .goats was augmented in all the districts except Upper Bavaria and 

 Lower Bavaria, where the decrease was 3 per cent, and 4 per cent. The increase in 

 Lower Franconia was 28 per cent., and in the other districts from 10 per cent, to 16 per 

 cent. The increase for the whole Kingdom amounted to 13 per cent. 



The decrease in neat cattle has been more than compensated by the improvement of 

 stock in breed, size, and value, and the farmers prefer to keep ffewer and better stock. 



The decrease in sheep is partly owing to the low price of wool, the changing of pas- 

 ture into arable land, and similar causes. 



The rapid increase in hogs is due to a larger consumption and high prices. 



The increase in goats may be attributed to the fact that marriage and the establish- 

 ment of a household is now more easy, and the working people keep one or more goats 

 for milk, as it is not necessary for them to possass land for their nourishment. 



Population of the Kingdom of Bavaria, about 5,000,000. 



JOSEPH W.. HARPER, Consul. 



UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Munich, May 12, 1883. 



