246 Western Live-stock \anagement 
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 thisclassification. 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 
