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in 1951. Chickens and turkeys likewise have fluctuated between 0.2 
percent in 1930, a high of 1.2 in 1946, then to 0.5 in 1951. 
The Sia have derived considerable income from the sale of cattle 
and sheep; a few goats, horses, and hogs are sold, also, from time to 
time, but income from these sales is relatively insignificant (see 
table 10). 
TaBLE 10.—Income from sale of livestock in dollars 1 
Year Cattle Sheep Goats Hogs Horses Total 
TOSBEeA1 = 2 24 ee EE te bs sae ae 480 BLT) laasene neta] ess Ls eee 2, 297 
OST ae Be We at 9 ah Se eee eee 5, 625 5605" 3 soe tees 4 195 11, 519 
NGAGAE RY S22 he ee See ee ee ee 5, 245 4, 397 M158 4[os-seee2 350 11, 150 
MOAR SS oes 2A Se 9) See ee 9, 490 9, 584 O20 Fees 145 20, 239 
PO49 2 eee Se hik SEER, oc eee ee 6, 995 10-548) 5) 5 _ Q480 2 a | Lee eee 18, 491 
1 i Cae ae at ee ae eee sey ee 11, 570 11, 244 824 1, 200 110 24, 
TOBE Me 2k AA Re ee A Se 05 1,060) | 22.552 ]24225..2.4'| eee , 205 
1 Source: Extension Division, United Pueblos Agency. 
I suspect the 1951 figure for sale of hogs may be an error. The 
meager income in 1936 may reflect the years of the great depression. 
The decline between 1951 and 1956 is very marked, and I shall com- 
ment upon its possible significance later. Table 10 shows an in- 
crease in total money income of 117 percent between 1941 and 1951. 
During the 5 specified years, 1941 to 1951, inclusive, $38,925 were 
received from sale of cattle; $47,235, from sheep and goats—21 per- 
cent more than from cattle. 
WOOL 
Table 11 shows the amount of wool produced and sold for a num- 
ber of selected years, 1936 to 1956, inclusive. All wool produced in 
each year was sold except in 1941 when, for some reason which I did 
not ascertain, 365 pounds were kept for home consumption. 
TaBLE 11.—Production and sale of wool! 
Year Pounds Price per Amount 
produced pound received 
DOSE: oie Pee he EA Oe SR De eb A ike es eee 6, 271 $0. 22 $1, 379 
OMS SAS 2 Ds ee RE SS SE Oe 6) Bie Re ae 10, 865 ; : 
NO4GhS 3 SrA Reh LEE 0 Ae eh, ke. Se See So pes ee Se 10, 000 soe 3, 200 
[OAREE 2 SSE Teo a: 8 Se A Ee hah ee eee 9, 450 35 3, 308 
QAG: Seek eS Te A Se ONE AT ae ye ROR NS A Fa 8 Se eee 9, 625 31 2, 984 
TORU Se FSET kis ee ee ce ee a eee oe OS 8, 967 40 3, 587 
OSG! See eee ike Fe ee Eee. pee a Be oe 2, 397 26 623 
1 Source: Extension Division, United Pueblos Agency. 
The significant facts emerging from table 11 are the marked drop 
in wool production in the 1950’s and a sharp decline in the price of 
wool; we have already noted a great decrease in the number of sheep 
during this period. Since Sia has traditionally emphasized sheep and 
wool production, this may presage a significant change in their econ- 
omy and with it their whole way of life. 
