The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-04
THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF LIN l.
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live stock are incomplete, but eX-
tremely Interesting nevertheless. Large
areas of Africa are unrepreSented; the
numbe of animals in hin Persia.
AfgraniStan, 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, and swine are
much more complete than those of
Other animals, as statements for the
world. In some countries the latest
Variable data relate to numbers sew
eral years ago. Keeping in view these
Deficiencies in data. estimates of the
approximate number of live stock in
the world, SO far as Information is
available, are Of great interest.
Sheep seem to be the most me
Gus of the large animals Of the world,
with a total of about $50, 600, 600 head.
Australia ranks first, with abou S.
600 ,OGO; Argentina second with e.
600, 900; United States third. with
about $1,000, 00O; European Russia
and Asiatic Turkey each have approx
mately As, 900, coo; Great Britain with
27, 00O, 600. has more sheep in pro
portion to its area than any other i'm
| pOrtant nation.
The number of cattle estimated
about 43O. coo, 600, although smaller
IIGI1 tAoN VI iIS ~, 10 htdAI1 iAIohN lif
portant, owing to their larger size. In
total numbe of cattle, British India
ranks first, with 81, 0OO, 600 tincluding
buffalos and buffalo calves; the
United States ranks second, with
about G, 1000, 600: Russia third. with
about $4,000, 600 Argentina and Brazil
each have about 100000 90: Germany
about 20, 000, 600; Austria-Hungary
Is, 900, 600; France a ,000. 000: and the
United Kingdom 1900. 0Oo. The pro-
portion of the total number Of cattle
which is beef cattle, work cattle, Of
mich cows has not been estimated.
The United States is pre-eminent as
a swine-producing nation, being cred
tied with approximately SO, 000, goo
head out Of a world supply of less
than $50, 600, 600; Germany ranks sec
onl, with about %, 900, geo: European
Russia a about 10000 0 France.
1909, 000; Austria, 5000, 600; Hun
gary, 1000, 600. No other country is
credited with as many as $4,000
Horses aggregate about $4,000 600.
European, Russia and the United
States have almost an equal number
between 20, 900, 900 and $4,000, 00(
head, Argentina has about 5000. 600;
ASiatic Russia is credited with abou1
7,0e0, 600: Germany about 4.000, 600.
France 5000, 900: the United King
dom 1900, 600; Austria and Hungary
each about 1000, 900.
OF the 5000 mules that are es-
timated in the world. more than hall
are in the United States; no othel
Ountry is credited with LOCO, 600
Spain comes nearest, with about $40,
600.
These numbers aggregate about L.,
$50, coo in the entire world, while tn
number of people in the world is est
mated at about 1,600. 600, 600; o.
about so per cent as many domestic
animals as people in the world.
These statistics do not indicate tina
as population becomes more denS,
there is a necessary decrease in liv,
stock. There is q, sense in which i
is true that the live stock per capt.:
decreases. 1t is in the early hiStor,
of a country when the population j
small and extensive systems of liv,
stock production largely constitute tn,
agriculture of the country. In sucl
instances population frequently in
creased more rapidly than live stock
When, however. the conditions de
mand the eStab liShment of ntenSiv
forms of agriculture it appears, as il
Germany. F. ance Holland
Italy, and the British Isles, that the
is a tendency, with but few exceptions
for live stock per capita to increas
rather than decrease-H Mumford, il
American Breeders Magazine.
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