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 THE TREND IN HORSE AND MULE NUMBERS 4 



Where are horses and mules used as workstock? 5 



How are horses and mules used? 5 



Use of horse-drawn compared with tractor -drawn machines 7 



Horsemeat for animal food . 8 



Prepared in 



Farm Economics Research Division 



Agricultural Research Service 



United States Department of Agriculture 



