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was in the South, while they had a value of less than one-fourth 

 of the total value of all the animals owned in the United States. 



On January 1, 1917, according to the Bureau of Crop Esti- 

 mates, the live stock in the Southern states numbered 48,171,000 

 and were worth $877,643,000. The number of animals in the 

 United States was 179,553,000, worth $3,961,527,000. There was 

 an increase for the country as a whole, therefore, in numbers, of 

 7,118,000, and in value, of $1,829,825,000. In other words, while 

 the increase in live stock as a whole is relatively small, the value 

 almost doubled. 



Animals in the Southern States 1916. 



Number Value 



Dairy cows 5,889,000 $276,085,000 



Other cattle 13,005,000 365,747,000 



Sheep 6,978,000 37,047,000 



Swine 22,299,000 198,764,000 



48,171,000 

 Animals in United States 1916. 



Number 



Dairy cows 22,768,000 



Other cattle 40,849,000 



Sheep 48,483,000 



Swine 67,453,000 



179,553,000 



$877,643,000 



Value 



$1,358,435,000 



1,465,786,000 



346,064,000 



791,242,000 



$3,961,527,000 



During the six years under discussion, the number of animals 

 in the South increased by 3,155,000, as compared with 7,118,000 

 for the United States. There was also a very substantial increase 

 in value, amounting roughly to $405,000,000. In the matter of 

 gain in numbers, the South more than held its own, but did not 

 make much progress as compared with other sections of the 

 country in an increased valuation of its live stock. An analysis of Lifter 

 the figures shows that there was quite a substantial gain in the 

 number of dairy cows, amounting to 238,000 head. In the number 

 of beef cattle there was a loss of 790,000 bead. Sheep also de- 

 clined by 218,000. Hogs increased by 4,025,000 head. It is grati- 

 fying to observe that the hog industry is being recognized at 



Swine as a 

 Mortgage 



