8 PROFITABLE STOCK RAISING 



Nebraska. The highest average value is in Illinois, 

 with $28.50. 



The accompanying statement shows the total 



number and value of cows and other cattle by 

 states : 



Number and Value of Cattle by States January 

 I, igio 



[Last three figures, OOO's, omitted.] 



, Milch cows > , other cattle 1 



No. Per head Value No. Per head Value 



N. B 1,049 $38.00 $39,862 664 $18.00 $11,952 



N. Y 1,837 35.00 64,296 957 17.00 16,269 



N. J 191 44.00 8,404 87 21.00 1,827 



Pa 1,163 38.00 44,194 946 19.00 17,974 



Tex 1,092 28.20 30,794 7,357 14.0Q 102,998 



Ark 349 22.80 7,967 645 11.20 7,224 



Tenn 382 30.00 11,460 658 15.90 10,462 



W. Va 220 33.60 7,370 539 21.00 11,319 



Ky 402 32.40 13,025 706 21.10 14,897 



949 39.20 37,201 1,115 26.00 * 27,876 



Mich 840 39.90 33,516 979 21.00 20,559 



Ind 669 39.60 26,492 1,083 26.40 28,591 



111 1,287 42,00 54,054 2,058 28.60 - 58,653 



Wis 1,249 35.25 44,027 1,170 21.20 24,804 



Minn 1,065 34.35 36,583 1,200 20.10 24,120 



la 1,668 36.30 60,648 3,622 24.70 89,463 



Mo 878 34.10 29,940 2,165 23.80 51,627 



Kan 889 36.25 32,226 3,456 24.10 83,290 



Neb 780 36.10 27,375 3,063 22.80 69,836 



N. D 248 37.60 9,325 732 24.70 18,080 



S. D 632 33.80 21,362 1,433 24.00 34,392 



Cal 423 36.70 15,524 1,222 20.70 25 295 



Ore 182 42.10 7,662 739 22.10 16,332 



Wash. ... 182 42.00 7,644 408 23.50 9,588 



Okla 229 33.25 7,614 1,300 20.00 26.000 



Other 2,666 30.00 79,980 10,476 20.00 209,520 



Total.. 21,521 $35.24 $758,434 48,780 $20.76 $1,012,847 



Something more than 60 per cent of the sheep of 

 the country are in the Rocky Mountain states and 

 on the Pacific coast. Ohio is the only mixed farming 

 state making a large showing in numbers, followed 

 by Michigan and New York in the order named. 

 New York leads in average value per head again 

 on account of its location and accessibility to 

 market. Naturally, the heavy hog states are the 

 states of the corn belt, Iowa leading, with 6,487,000, 



