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B1TLLETIST 1409, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 14. — Five national censuses of livestock in Argentina — Continued 
October, 
1888 
May 10, 
1895 
May, 1908 
June, 1914 
December, 
1922 
Percent 
of 1922 
Asses and mules: 
Number 
Number 
197, 872 
285, 497 
Number 
285,088 
465, 037 
Number 
260, 157 
565, 069 
Number 
289, 365 
623, 416 
417, 494 
Total 
417, 494 
483, 369 
750, 125 
825, 226 
i 912, 781 
Sheep: 
Native ... 
24, 322, 212 
42, 002, 871 
381, 012 
17, 938, 061 
56, 106, 187 
335, 314 
22, 596, 807 
43, 652, 460 
962, 487 
17, 829, 497 
24, 875, 588 
520, 367 
5, 181, 676 
23, 842, 829 
1, 647, 336 
17 
Mixed _■ . . . 
78 
Total 
66, 706, 095 
74, 379, 562 
67, 211, 754 
43, 225, 452 
30, 671, 841 
100 
Swine: 
301, 486 
88, 678 
3,594 
483, 348 
155, 719 
13, 699 
805, 552 
566, 185 
31,854 
1, 372, 845 
1, 467, 086 
60,654 
377, 076 
947,002 
112, 560 
26 
66 
Purebred 
8 
Total 
393, 758 
652, 766 
1, 403, 591 
2, 900, 585 
1, 436, 638 
100 
Goats: 
Native . .-. .. 
1, 877, 669 
15, 100 
1,617 
2, 659, 799 
84,249 
4,812 
4, 108, 723 
198, 582 
17, 975 
Mixed 
Total 
1. 894, 386 
2, 748, 860 
3, 945, 086 
4, 325, 280 
'4,819,835 
Ostriches: 
Native.. 
176, 125 
82, 497 
409, 961 
12, 822 
357, 399 
20, 499 
Total 
176, 125 
82, 497 
422. 783 
377, 898 
Poultry: 
Chickens .. . -.. 
4, 249, 754 
1, 060, 123 
7, 886, 354 
1, 224, 968 
15, 213, 771 
1, 507, 409 
24, 691, 280 
2, 114, 793 
Ducks, geese, and turkeys.. 
Total 
5, 309, 877 
9, 111, 322 
16, 721, 180 
26, 806, 073 
1 Not included in census of 1922, but estimated on basis of 1914 census. 
Table 15. — Livestock by Provinces, census of 1914 
Provinces and 
Territories * 
Federal Capital . 
Buenos Aires 
Santa Fe 
Entre Rio 
Corrientes 
Cordoba 
San Luis 
Santiago del Es- 
tero 
Tucuman 
Mendoza .. 
San Juan 
La Rioja.. 
Catamarea 
Salta 
Jujuy 
Chaco 
Chubut 
Formosa 
La Pampa 
Los Andes 
Misiones 
Neuquen 
Rio Negro 
Santa Cruz 
Tierra del Fuego 
Total Re- 
public... 
Cattle 
Ninnber 
12, 663 
9, 090, 536 
3, 179, 260 
2, 334, 372 
3, 543, 395 
2, 540, 313 
603, 254 
757, 352 
358, 923 
226, 749 
63,286 
211, 729 
277, 773 
616, 080 
134, 026 
455, 684 
135, 822 
379. 092 
561, 284 
929 
91,084 
152, 333 
90, 957 
43, 521 
6,346 
Horses 
25, 866, 763 
Number 
128, 991 
2, 784, 576 
1, 097, 277 
657, 723 
547,440 
1,228,229 
231, 854 
252, 564 
109, 012 
139, 575 
46, 933 
51, 034 
60, 074 
104, 607 
33, 103 
27, 475 
106, 724 
21, 601 
364, 791 
124 
26, 932 
90,555 
157, 546 
50,002 
5,073 
8, 323, 815 
Mules 
Number 
15,500 
15,044 
26, 497 
11, 087 
17, 657 
138, 145 
52, 748 
60,543 
46, 425 
37,044 
25, 741 
20, 429 
17, 398 
24,583 
8,018 
2,043 
2,188 
2,297 
23,447 
2,651 
2,073 
7,996 
5,046 
435 
34 
565, 069 
Nu mber 
180 
6,281 
3,415 
3,080 
4,572 
20, 188 
13,434 
35,144 
10, 975. 
8,360 
10, 711 
32, 376 
28, 537 
22, 219 
45,640 
450 
149 
350 
2,770 
9,128 
422 
926 
823 
27 
Sheep 
Number 
9,697 
18, 776, 260 
563, 896 
4, 304, 305 
2, 348, 584 
1, 410, 486 
592, 110 
741, 909 
129, 191 
298, 487 
65, 329 
93, 829 
182, 374 
322, 965 
575, 757 
30,094 
2, 047, 037 
33, 010 
2, 282, 823 
85, 355 
12,456 
792, 417 
2, 802, 282 
3, 940, 616 
784,183 
260,157 43.225,452 
Goats 
Number 
2,900 
21, 326 
35,281 
15, 758 
19, 320 
736, 342 
473, 451 
775, 895 
108, 127 
195, 327 
81,846 
332, 083 
431,472 
328, 807 
125, 911 
14, 914 
34.670 
36, 328 
88,682 
29,011 
6,516 
325, 797 
104, 499 
1,005 
12 
4, 325, 280 
Swine 
Number 
3,926 
1, 394, 042 
474, 326 
112,007 
72, 577 
333, 793 
28,585 
90,028 
74,886 
65,206 
20,578 
9,394 
17, 147 
48,406 
9,335 
11, 225 
3,267 
4,083 
94,192 
23 
20,866 
3,642 
7,769 
1,016 
266 
2, 900, 585 
There are 14 Provinces, 10 Territories and 1 Federal capital in Argentina. 
