Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
TOO MANY CHEAP
HORSES IN STATE
STATISTICS SHOW
Are Worth S36,48 Per Head
Less Than the Average for
United States; Many Indian
Sheep Not Assessed.

Las Cruces, n. NJ, March 1.-R. f.
Hare, field agent for the bureau OF
crop estimates, United States depart
ment of agriculture, has lust given
out the following figures showing the
number of head of livestock, and the
average price per head, on hand in
the state, as shown by the 1910 census
and for 1918:
The 1910 census showed 1925
horses in the state, with an average
value of $43.S3 per head. on Januaty
/, 1919 there were 261,000 horses in
New Mexico with average value of
$62 per head. This means an increase
of about 50 per cent in the number
of horses since the census year in this
state compared to only per cent in
the number of horses since the CEN
sus year in the United States 1t is
also interesting to note that New Mex
leo horses have increased in value
$1S.17 per head during this period
This is rather remarkable in view of
the decline in prices of $13 for the
United states. This is conclusive evil
dence that the state is breeding bet
ter quality of horses. 1t is interesting
to note, however, that our horses arc
yet worth $36.4S per head less than
the average for the United States
This shows that there is still much
room for improvement. New Mexico
has too many cheap horses to feed
OF the POI, 900 in the state, there are
$4,000 on the tax rolls. There are
many Indian ponies in the state thai
are worcestershire.
Price of Mules Is low.
There were $4,000 mules in New
Mexico during the census year with
an average value of $3.50 per head
On January /, 1919, there were 10000
mules in the state, with an average
value of 1872 per head. This shows q
decline in price of $3.50 per head
which would seem to indicate fail
ure on the part of the state to I'M
prove its grade of mules to the same
degree that has been done with it!
horses. New Mexico mules are worth
$43.59 less per head than the average
price for mules in the United States.
The 1910 census reported 51,451
milk cows in the state--on January
1919, there were $4,000, or an increase
during this period of about SO pei
cent The value per head has in
creased from $3316 in the censu:
year to SIS in 1918. 1t is very like
ly that the ga 600 COWS estimated n,
milk cows for 1g1S include man,
range cows that are MIXED for ONLY
a short lactation period. and the num
her actually kent for milk will b,
somewhat less than this figure. TIL,
yalue per head more than doubled
and in spite of the increased price O.
all livestock. this marked increase UNI
do1btedly indicates Improvement il
quality
Other Than Milk Cows.
The census of 1910 showed 1924.
cattle other than milk COWS in tn,
state. ON January 1919 the mum
her estimated for the state was 1925,
900. This shows only about 3 per cen
increase in the ten wears. THE humble
of cattle in the state has fluctuatet
during this period. In 1913 the gov
eminent estimate was $4,000. Sine
that time the numbers have gradual,
increased and an increase of 1900
for Januarv /. 1919 is shown owe
January /, 1918, in spite of the sever,
drought in the state during the pas
year. 1t is possible that the apparen
increase of $4,000 as shown by tn,
government estimates NAV be due t,