THE LIVE STOCK FIELD 



Changes from Low Point 



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Tear Price 



Horses 1897 $33.66 



Mules 1898 39.66 



Milch cows 1892 21.40 



Other cattle 1896 14.15 



Hogs 1897 4.13 



Sheep 1896 1.60 



Details by States 



In distribution of horses Illinois ranks first, 

 closely followed by Iowa and Texas, with Kansas 

 fourth, the last state having more than a million 

 head. The average value per head of horses shows 

 some peculiar conditions. New Jersey, as might 

 naturally be expected, on account of its location 

 between the great cities of the East, ranks first, 

 with an average of $120. The state of Washington 

 has a similar average, but Ohio stands first, with 

 $118.15, in the states having large numbers of 

 horses. In the case of mules Texas leads, with 

 Missouri second. As in the case of horses, New 

 Jersey leads in value per head. 



The leading dairy states, as shown by the num- 

 ber of milch cows, are the New England states. 

 New York and Pennsylvania in the East, Illinois, 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa in the West, with 

 Texas having a large number because of the large 

 total number of other forms of flesh food animals, 

 such as cattle, in the state. The average price is 

 highest in New Jersey, with $44, followed closely 

 by Illinois, with $42, and Pennsylvania, $38. Ar- 

 kansas, with $22.80, shows the lowest price. 



In the case of cattle other than milch cows Texas 

 leads, with $7,357,000, or nearly one-seventh of the 

 total number in the country. Iowa comes second, 

 with about half as many, followed by Kansas and 



