Live Stock in Germany. 



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the Empire in the number of horses, cattle, swine, and goats, but 

 a decrease in sheep. 



The number of horses has increased by about 360,000. Of 

 the total number (4,195,361), 138,845 are army horses, while 

 out of the animals of four years of age and over 2,390,502 

 are exclusively or mainly used for agriculture. This number is 

 only very slightly in excess of that reported in 1892 (2,384,386), 

 while army horses have increased by 12,000 and other horses 

 over four years by 220,000. The number of foals returned as 

 having been born during the preceding twelve months amounted 

 to 228,987. 







1900. 



1892. 



1883. 



Horses 



: Under 4 years 

 4 years and over 



Number. 



851,215 

 3-344,146 



Number, 



Number. 





Tctal horses 



4,l95o6l 



31836,256 



3,522,545 



Cattle : 



5 s 

 5 5 



Under 1 year ... 



1 to 2 years 



2 years and over: Bulls 



,, Cows & heifers 

 ,, Other cattle ... 



4,322,417 

 2,764,856 

 133,252 

 10,458,631 

 1,260,536 



j 6,045,641 



185,252 

 9,946, 164 

 ^,37^,^37 



5,069,132 



185,035 

 9,087,293 

 1,445,204 





Total cattle 



18,939,692 



17,555,694 



15,786,664 



Sheep : 



Under 1 year ... 

 I year and over 



2,686,092 

 7,006.409 



3,772,849 

 9,816,763 



4,491,088 

 14,698,627 





Total sheep . ... 



9,692,501 



13,589,612 



19,189,715 



Swine 

 Goats 

 Poultry 



5> 

 5 , 



5 5 



: Geese... 



Ducks ... ... 



Fowls 



Turkeys ... ... ... 



Guinea-fowl ... 



16,807,014 

 3,266,997 

 6,239,126 

 2,467,043 

 55,395,837 

 351,105 

 120,071 



12,174,288 

 3,091,287 



9,206,195 

 2,640,994 



Germany possesses but a very small number of mules and 

 asses, the number in the whole Empire amounting to but 649 

 mules and 7,199 asses. 



The number of cattle shows an increase of about 1,400,000 

 during the previous eight years. This augmentation, however, is 



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