The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
LIVE STOCK SUPPLY
OF WHOLE WORLD

Statistics of the world supply Of
'iv" stock are incomplete. but ex-
'rel1elN interesting nevertheless. Large
areas OF Africa are unrcpresented the
number of animals in China. Persia
Nernnistam. Korea. bolivia. Ecuador
salvador. and several less important
countries is not accurately known. for
Brazil the number Of cattle alone is
estimated. In general. statistics of
cattle, horses. sheep. ana swine are
much more complete than those of
/ oth"r ANIMALS. as statements for the
world. In some countries the latest
available data relate TO numbers sew
cral Years ago. Keeping in view these
dehoi, noes in data. estimates OF the
approx innate number OF live stock in
the world so far as information is
available. are of great interest.
sheep seem TO be the most numer-
ous Of the large animals of the world
with : total OF about $50, 900. 600 head
Australia ranks hrst with about SIS. -.
"oh.oOp Argentina second. with 81
oce, ooo; United States third. with about
''"oo,"ou; European Russia and Asiatic
Turkey each have approximately 49,
"co. 600; Great Britain. with $1,000 600
has more sheep In proportion to its
area than any ether important nation.
Tn. number of cattle estimated
about iSo.oo0.o00, although smaller
than th:i OF sheep. is much more i'm :
portant. owing Ia their larger size. In
total number OF cattle. British India
ranks first. with 9l.oO.OO0 dncIudinr
"uifalos and buffalo calvcsl IN.
United states ranks second with
about 7o.ooo.ooo Russia third. with
about %G.u0o.n0 Argentina and Brazil
racn have about 10000 co. Germany.
about 10000, 900: Austria Hungary. IS
: 'oo.oco. France, li.00O.0oo. and the
;'nitcd Kingdom, 100000. The pro.
portion of tho total number of cattle
winch ~ beef cattle. work cattle. or
mich COWS has not been estimated
The United states is pre- eminent AS
swine producing nation. being cred
tied with approximately $4,000 600
mead out OF world supply Of less
thu" l5o,o0o,oo0 Germany ranks sec
/ ond. with about 100000. European
Russia has about 1000. 900 France
gary 5.oooeoo No other country is
credited WIKI as many AS 5000 900
Horses aggregate about 5000. 200
European Russia and the United
states have almost AN equal number.
between oo.Oo0.Ooo and -. 900 Goa
head; Arccrtina has about 5000. 0oO.
.\sittic RUSSIA is credited with about
'."e".o"o' ';crmanN about 1000. 600.
France, 3.0o0.OOo. the United King.
dow, 2.ooo.ooo, Austria and Hungary
each about 2.o0o.U0o
ot the 100000 mules tha, are es-
''ilr t"H III inc World more man half
are IN the United States no other
country is credited with 1000. 600:
Spa comes nearest. with abou. $40
Uac
These numbers aggregate abou,
l.2'o.""o. 900 I'm the entire world.
"hlic the number Of people in the
world is estimated AT about 500 900 =
oo" OF about so per cent as mauy do
ncSticc animals as people in the world.
ThcS" statistics do not Indicate that
as population becomes more dense
thcr" Is - necessary decrease in live
stoCk There IS a sense ia which /,
J rs Jrue that the live stock per CAPITA
deere. SEES II is III the early history
cot country when the population is
small and extensive systems Of live
stock production largely constitute
TIA" Agriculture Of the country In
such Instances population frequently
Increased more rapidly than live stock
. When. however the conditions dc.
i w"nd the establishment OF intensive
forms OF agriculture it. appears. a. in
+ iermouN, France. Denmark. Holland
Italy. and the British Isles. that there
! is tendency. with hut few executions
tor 1--we stock per capita to increa Sc
+ rather than decrease