6 BULLETIN" 296, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



imports of live animals exceeded the exports in value; from 1878 

 to 1912 the imports were less than the exports, amounting to less 

 than one-tenth for a portion of the period, but in 1914 the imports 

 were four times the value of the exports. 



Cattle.— The cattle exported during the 10 years 1884-1893 aver- 

 aged 234,914 head annually. The greater portion of these went to 

 the United Kingdom, amounting to 218,752 head, or 93.1 per cent. 

 The next 10-year period, 1894-1903, the United Kingdom received 

 332,134 head, or 84.4 per cent. The next 10-year period, 1904-1913, 

 the United Kingdom received 233,987 head, or 74.4 per cent. During 

 1914, 18,376 cattle were exported, of which nearly 9,000 went to Can- 

 ada and 7,000 to Mexico. During the 10-year period 1884-1893 these 

 three countries supplied more than 98 per cent of the cattle imported, 

 the percentage being 56.5 for Canada, 40.9 for Mexico, 1.2 for the 

 United Kingdom. During the next 10 years these three countries 

 supplied 99 per cent of the imported cattle ; 29.2 per cent came from 

 Canada, 70.6 per cent from Mexico, and a small quantity from the 

 United Kingdom. During the 10 years 1904-1913 these three coun- 

 tries again supplied about 99 per cent of the imported cattle, the 

 percentage being 6.6 per cent for Canada, 92.9 per cent for Mexico, 

 and 0.05 per cent for the United Kingdom. In 1914, 868,368 cattle 

 were imported, of which 27.8 per cent came from Canada, 72 per cent 

 from Mexico, and 0.2 per cent from the United Kingdom. 



Horses. — The exports of horses during the 10 years 1884-1893 

 were consigned chiefly to three countries, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. 

 Canada received 38.6 per cent; Mexico, 29 per cent; and Cuba, 1.2 

 per cent. The average annual exports for that period were 2,671 

 head. From 1894 to 1903 the annual exports were 46,482, of which 

 22.1 per cent were consigned to Canada, 3 per cent to Mexico, and 4.8 

 per cent to Cuba. During the 10 years 1904-1913 the annual exports 

 amounted to 30,900, of which 77.3 per cent were consigned to Canada, 

 5.9 per cent to Mexico, 7.6 per cent to Cuba. In 1914, 22,776 horses 

 were exported, of which 17,700 were consigned to Canada. 



The imports of horses during the three 10-year periods, 1884 to 1913, 

 were supplied chiefly by Canada and Mexico. During the 10 years 

 1884-1893, 42,351 horses were imported annually, of which 42.4 per 

 cent came from Canada, 48.2 per cent from Mexico, and 3.8 per cent 

 from the United Kingdom. During the next 10 years, 1894-1903, the 

 annual imports were 5,910, of which 74.6 per cent were supplied by 

 Canada, 12.2 per cent by Mexico, and 5.3 per cent by the United King- 

 dom. During 1904-1913 the annual imports were 7,241, of which 

 Canada supplied 36.2 per cent; Mexico, 11.9 per cent: and the United 

 Kingdom, 14 per cent. In 1914 the imports were 33.019, of which 

 13.4 per cent came from Canada, 77.5 per cent from Mexico, and 0.2 

 per cent from the United Kingdom. 



