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land and good crops mean valuable horses. The second 

 reason for lower prices in the West is due to it being a 

 great breeding center, as is illustrated by figures com- 

 piled from the 1910 census. This gives the number of 

 colts produced in each state for 1909, as well as the mature 

 horses. All horses over fifteen and one-half months were 

 considered as mature horses in this classification. These 

 figures show that there were 9.9 colts produced in the 

 United States for every 100 mature horses. The sections 

 of states were rated as follows : 14.2 colts in the Mountain 

 states; 11.3 colts in the Pacific states; 10.5 colts in 

 the North Central states ; 9.2 colts in the South Central 

 states; 7.6 colts in the South Atlantic states; 5.0 colts 

 in the Middle Atlantic states ; and 2.8 colts were produced 

 for each 100 mature horses in the New England states. 

 In proportion to the numbers of horses, the West can claim 

 to be the greatest producers. Prices, therefore, so adjust 

 themselves that it is profitable to ship horses from the 

 producing to the consuming centers and pay the attendant 

 expenses of shipping, buying, and selling. 



EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 



Previous to- the European War, the United States had 

 been importing about 10,000 horses annually, and their 

 estimated value was about $285.00 a head. Of this 

 number, approximately 3000 were pure-bred, which 

 were imported for breeding purposes. Their estimated 

 value at the port of entry is given at $400.00 to $500.00 

 a head in spite of the fact that the larger number of them 

 were sold for several times this price. There is a tariff on 

 all horses imported to this country, except those brought 

 in for breeding purposes. Since the beginning of the Euro- 

 pean War, the importation of horses for breeding purposes 



