The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-03-16
LIVESTOCK REPORT

Nearly 100000 less head of live
stock were on farms in the United
States on January l, 1921, than year
preceding, according to estimates
based upon reports of agents and cor
respondents of the Bureau OF Crop
Estimates. Horses decreased about
$4,000 head, or 80 per cent; mules
decreased slightly, $4,000, or 0.8 per
cent; milk cows decreased 298,000, or
1.3 per cent; other cattle decreased
1,8S0,000, or AZ per cent; swine de-
creased 5,078, 900, or IL per cent; and
sheep decreased 2,O47 900 or As per
cent.
The total numbers on farms and
ranges January 1 are estimated as
follows: Horses, 2O,183, 900; mules,
1899 900; mich COWS, % ,321 900; 9TH
er cattle, 42,S7O,OOO; swine, 6,649 900;
and sheep, 45,067, 900.
The results of the 1920 census of
livestock have been issued for a few
states only; the two sets of figures
| Census and Crop Estimates) are not
made from the same basis and there
fore are not comparable in that the
Bureau of Crop Estimates figures are
the result Of applying yearly estimat-
ed changes to the census figures of
1910 which We're taken on April Is
instead of on January 1, as was done
in 1920. No attempt has been made
to readjust the bureaus 1920 figures
to the new census basis in the few
states for which census figures have
been published. Readjustments will
be deferred until the census will be
complete for all states.
The total value of livestock has de-
clined 1921, $4,000, or 26.7 per cent
during the year: that is from a total
of So ,507 las 900 on January l, 1920
to $6,235 $4,000 on January 1, 1921.
This decline is due partly to the re-
duction in numbers, but more to the
|, lower value per head.
Horses, with a value of $82.45 per
head as compared with $94.42 a year
ago, are lower than they have been
: since 1906. The total value of horses
: is estimated at 81 1854, 1885, 900, which is
1928 1897 900, or 1853 per cent less than
year ago.
t Mules have declined in price rela.
, lively more than horses, due, proba-
i bly,, to the depression in the cottor
r states, where mules are largely used
: The January 1 price, $155.72, is the
Y lowest value since 1916; whereas thu
t value a year ago, $18707, was thu
: highest on record. The total value O.
mules is $578, 473,OOO, a reduction o
S $162,927 900, or % per cent, as com
It pared with year ago.
y Mich cows have declined 24.8 pc
r cent in value per head, from $85.11 t
is $63.97, and in total value have declin
e ed $518, 228, 900, or 25.8 per cent, iron
G 5000, 12S,O0O to 81 ,491 100000. Othe
cattle have declined 27.3 per cent i
t. value per head from $43.22 to S31. Al
IF and in total value have declined $587
" $4,000, or 30.4 per cent, from 81
re 934,185,000 to $1,346, sos, 900. All cal
er tie have thus declined $1,1O5, 748, OOt
n or % per cent from $3,944, $4,000 t
Sc $1,934,185, 900.
ct Swine have declined in value pc
ne head 91.7 per cent, from $19.O1 t
RS 1929 and in total value have declir
ce ed $497, 636,000 or 1856 per cent, frol
w $1,363, 100000 to $685., $3.50, 900.
er Sheep have declined in value pt
nd head 39.1 per cent, from $10.52 to Sc
Al, and in total value have decline
1t, $206,92S,000, or Alb per cent, frol
he 1896, 100000 to 1888, 1892, 900.
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