The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-07
LIVE STOCK COMPARISON

The following is a summary of the
number and value Of livestock on
farms and ranges on January 1, for
Tennessee and the United States, with
comparisons, as compiled by the Blu
reau of Crop Estimates, and wired
to its field agent.
Horses
Stats-Number, $4,000, compared
with $4,000 a year ago and $4,000
five years ago. Value per head, S109,
compared with $105 year ago, and
S1l6 five years ago
United States-Number, 81 1858, 900,
compared with 21,210,000 a year ago,
and 20,962000 five years ago. Value
per head, SOAPS, compared with
S102.89 year ago, and S109.32 five
years ago.
Mules
Number, 273,000, compared
with 100000 year ago, and 100000
five years ago. Value per head, $131,
compared with S120 a year ago and
$127 five years ago,
United Number, 4,824,000,
compared with 4,723.000 a year ago,
and 4,449,00O five years ago. Value
per head, $128.74, compared with
$118.15 a year ago, and $125.05 five
years ago.
Mich Cows
State-Number, $4,000, compared
with 100000 a year ago, and $4,000
five years ago. Value per head, S55,
compared with $43 a year ago and
$41.40 five years ago.
United States-Number, "a, 1924, 900,
compared with 22,894,000 year ago,
and 20,737,00O five years ago. Value
per head, $7059 as compared with $59.63
a year ago, and $5S.94 five years
ago.
Other Cattle
State-Number, $4,000, compared
with $4,000 a year ago and 100000
five years ago Value per head, $30.10,
compared with $3.50 a year ago,
and $21.40 five years ago.
United States-Number, 43,546,000,
compared with 41,689.000 year ago,
and 35,S55,OO0 five years ago. Value
per head, $4088, compared with
1852 a year ago, and $31.19 five
years ago.
Sheep
State-Number, 100000, compared
with 100000 year ago, and $4,000
five years ago. Value per head,
$3.50, compared to $3.50 year ago,
and $3.40 five years ago.
United States-Number, $4,000 900,
compared with 47,689,00O a year ago,
A5,719,000 five years ago. Value per
head, S11.62, compared with $7.13 a
year ago, and $4.02 five years ago.
Swine
ate--Nunber, l,634,0 900, compared
with l,4S5y000 a year ago, and L.
100000 five years ago. Value per
bead, SIS, compared with $40 one
year ago, and $3.50 five years ago.
United States-Nnmber, 1874 1000,
compared with 1868 900 a year ago,
and So, 9S3, 900 five years ago. Value
per head, $l9.5l, compared with $l1.75
year ago, and S10.A0 five years
ago,
Contrary to the generally accept
ed belief that there is q shortage Of
live stock in this state, one Of the
most careful and painstaking surveys
that has ever been undertaken has
failed to disclose this shortage. On
the other hand, there seems to be
an increase in nearly all kinds Of
livestock, only in horses, which re-
mains the same as last year.
There has been an increase Of all
others, while slight in most cases.
The heaviest increase is in the num-
Der of swine, where the inreease
amounts to 10 per cent. This is the
result of there being more pigs and
shoats, as there are but few full
sized hogs at this time Of the year.
There has been q decline in beef
steers, but this has been more than
made up by an increase in heifers
and calves, generally the cattle that
are being carried through the win
ter as feeders are smaller in size than
usual.
The seeming scarcity and high pric-
es of mules have kept many farm
ers who make practice Of selling
off in the fall all they can spare, and
buying again in the spring, from do
ing SO as usual. While the surplus
for sale seems short, it is for this
reason.
The general trend of prices has
been heavily upward except for hors-
es, for which there is but slight de-
mand.