The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
HORSES NOT HURT
 BY AUTOMOBILES Numbers and Value Greater
 Than Ever Before FALLING OFF IN HOGS Only a Slight Falling Off in Range Cattle Is Shown From Previous Year, While Mules, Cows and
 Sheep Have Increased.

Washington, January 25-In spite of the greatly increased use of the auto mobile it has been unable to depreciate in numbers or value it's rival, the horse. With automobiles coming into common use the price of horses according to g. statement made by the crop reporting board of the department of agriculture rose from an average of $95.64 a head in 1908 to $10S IS a head in 19109. In num- bers the horses of the United Staes in- creased from 2O,236, 664 to a gain represent ing per cent The eeffct of the automo- bile on the market of the horse has not been felt according to stock raisers. Only a slight falling off in range cattle Is shown from the figures of the previous year while there has been an increase in the number of horses, mules, milch cows and sheep.
 Hogs have, however, lost in numbers. The number of horses was 21041 900 with a value of $2,276, 36S, GOO as compared with the previous year when the number was 20, GOA 900, the average value $95,64 a head and the total value, s1,974O62,0Oo. The number of mules was 4,123,000, the aver age price, $11s.s4 a head and the total value, s4s4, ,os5,o00 as compared with the previous year when the number was f.
 
 total value, $437 082, ,oO0.
 Mich cows numbered 21 ,801 ,000 the aver age price s35.79 and the total value, $780, = 3O8 900 as compared with the previous year when the number was N, 720,000, the average price, s32 and the total value, $7O2, ,945, ,000
 The number of other cattle was A. 27s, ,0OO the average price was $1sH a head and the total value $917, 453,0O0 as xxrtth ha hon the number was 4s,379.o00, the average price $1749 a head and the total value $88S 754,000
 The number of sheep was 57,216000, the average price being $4.06 and the total value was $233, ,664, 900 as compared with the previous year when the number was 5e084,00O, the average price 3343 a head and the total value $192, ,632, 900. The number of swine was E,7S2 900, the average price per head was $9A and the total value was s486. .60S000 com- pared with the previous year when the number was 54,147,0O0, the average price $6.55 a head and the total value $S54,- 794. 900.
 Compared with January l. 1909, the fol- lowing changes are indicated: Horses have increased 100000; mules in- creased 7e.000; milch cows increased S1,- 900: other cattle decreased 2,1000O0; sheep - ~~~~~>~
 365, 900.
 On average value per head horses in- creased sl2.55; mules increased $12: milch COWS increased S3.42; other cattle in- creased $1.92; sheep increased $6.50; swine increased $2.59.
 In the total value horses increased 1 $3O2, ,311, ,0OO; mules increased $6.01S000 milch cows increased 377, ,363, 900; other cat tie increased $58. .699, 900; sheep increased l $41, ,O32, GOO; swine increased $21. .80e,o00 The total value of all animals enum erated January 1. 1910 was $5,1SS. .4S6 0ot l as compared with s4,525, ,259.O0o January | 1, 1909, an increase of $13. .227,0OO, or 13.' l per cent
 | who does possess it later on. Such own. 1 CTS appear to believe they hold the key l to the ultimate situation. as not ons | of them can now be induced to sell { | bale at current prices.