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First of all, we note that from two to three times as many families 
own cattle as own sheep. This is due, in part at least, to the fact 
that sheep require almost constant attention in herding whereas 
cattle do not; therefore it is desirable, from the standpoint of labor, 
to have fewer and larger herds of sheep than would be the case with 
cattle. Second, we note a marked uniformity of percentage of fami- 
lies owning cattle. Third, more than half the owning families possess 
less than 11 head each. 
HORSES 
We do not have the distribution of families by number of horses, 
mules, and burros owned. (Note: The Agency’s figures do not 
always distinguish between horses and mules; and, as I have noted 
earlier, the number of burros has decreased virtually to a vanishing 
point. The animals in table 20 are, therefore, predominantly horses.) 
We do have, however, the number of families owning these animals 
and the total number owned (table 20): 
TaBLE 20.—Number of families owning horses, mules, and burros 1 
Number of Number owning | Total animals 
Year families in Sia horses, mules, owned 
burros 
52 40 122 
45 37 184 
48 36 138 
52 36 142 
52 45 174 
52 45 173 
65 35 90 
1 Source: Extension Division, United Pueblos Agency. 
The percentage of families owning horses is considerably larger than 
the percentage owning cattle, just as the latter is larger than the 
percentage owning sheep. Why this is so is not very clear since, as 
we have seen earlier, horses are not used extensively for practical 
purposes. Perhaps there is an attitude that “every family should 
have a horse or two.” 
HOGS 
TABLE 21.—Families owning hogs ! 
Number of | Total hogs 
Year families owned 
owning 
1941. S.o love eeant sec eke oo). Sane ie oo ae oe 15 22 
NQAG. 2a. Fated ante aie eee POD Telen eh ae oot ee ee ee ee ee 16 24 
DAS ac st sede aed ait a ty Sd ee ea i el See Tobe eee 16 21 
1949. eee = foe mete 4 9. do es a ee ee eee 16 27 
NORD ie st ode ae + 5B Bie 5 Fig PE es are Se ae eee ae 17 37 
1 snare Extension Division, United Pueblos Agency. No family owns more than 5 head of hogs, ap- 
parently. 
