Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-11-03
HAS LOST
ITS MULE HOHORS-
TEXAS RAISES THE MOST
KANSAS LEADS THE UNITED
STATES IN THE RAISING OF
wHEAT-TExAs HAS MORE
LIVE STOCK THAN ANY oTH-
Err STATE
Montana Is the Sheep State and I'LL
nols the Corn and Iowa leads in
Raising s~ine-u. S. Leads the
World In Mules.

The United States Department OF
Agriculture recently issued a bulletin
showing she average agricultural pro
duodon Of the United States and the
world for the list ten years.
Texas leads the linked States In the
production Of horses, having l,258,-
900 for a yearly average. Illinois
comes second vita 1,224.0Oo. Iowa
third with 1.17s.OoO Kansas fourth
with $4,000 and Missouri fifth
with S3s, OO0 In the world production
the United States Is outdistanced by
Russia. which country raises an aver
age OF %, Sss, 900 horses each year.
Texas the Big Mule State.
Missouri has been long known as II
sovereign mule state, but its place
has been taken by Texas with a
yearly average Of 4S5.OOO. Missouri
now raises 100000 mules each year.
Mississippi 216,0OO. Georgia 1877
00e and Tennessee 1874, 900. United
States 'eads the world in mule pro-
duction, with a yearly average of
4,227 900. Spain comes next with
SIG. geo and Italy third with 3ss. goo.
Western states usually are asso
ciated with the idea OF cattle, but
the Eastern states lead in raising
mich cows. New York with its
cheese industry leads with 1923, 000
mich cows; Iowa is second with
1887 900. Pennsylvania third with
1,051 600. Illinois fourth with 1881
600. Wisconsin fifth with l.101 600
and Missouri is eighth with 726, 600.
Montana the Sheep State.
Cattle other than mich cows are
raised in the states of the larger
ranges. Texas has 7y3S9,0OO, Iowa
1898, 600. Kansas 2,SO3, 900, Nebraska
2-Sss, 90, Oklahoma 2,Ol3.00O and
Missouri 1888, 600.
Montana, always the sheep state
stin holds its place with an annual
average production Of 5,S13.0 600; Wy
omfng is second with 4.565 900, New
Mexico third with 4.33S, 900. Idaho
fourth with 3,44O. 900. Ohio fifth
with 9.125, 900.
Swine culture seems to be mos
profitable in the Central West. Iowa
leads with 7,017, 600; Illinois is mex
with 3,793, 900, Missouri third viii
3,S12, 900. Texas fourth with $500. 900
Indiana fifth with 2,5S6, 900.
The Most Wheat from Kansas.
In feeding the world, Kansas lead
ia it's production Of wheat. Seventy
two millions OF bushels have been fu
nished each year for the last decade
Minnesota Is next to Kansas with G.
million bushels; North Dakota thirt
with ca million, Nebraska fourth
with 40 million. South Dakota fiftl
with 80 million, and Missouri share
honors with Washington for eight
! place with a production Of rs md
: lion bushels. In the world produc
ton Russia is next to the Unhe'
States with SIS million bushels
France ome third with 329 mil
lion bushels and British India ha
fourth place with SO2 milliono.
Illinois lis first in the raising Q
corn with an annual production of q
moIlion bushels; Iowa is next wit
2S4 millions, Nebraska third with 81
Millions, Missouri fourth with 10
: million bushels and Kansas fifth wit
q 1853, 000, 900 bushels. In the world pre-
ductjon AustnalHungary IS next I
the United States with 165 miiIio
bushels. Argentina IS third with IA
IL million bushels and Italy fit
4 with % million bushels.