The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02

total valuation has decreased during
the ear, S2,11t,O 900. Table 3 shows
nu increase Boz the uumuvr or horses
since the census year OF 2N,12a. aud
an increase lu value Of the states
horses amounting 10 si,o92,239 The
Increased valuation Is due 20 improve
meut In quality OF stock during the
10 yodr period. In 1909 the average
price OF horses iu New MeNlco was
Sass per head, iu the United states
Il WAS $1,000. In New Mexico horses
v.yru valued at $500, IN tho United
! States they were valued az S'ial.
$1,000 mules wcr" estimated ON
! January /. 1891, aud 10000 year
ago. In spite Of the gain Of 1000
: Ma,,S -, total valuation hans do
1 creased hy S232.00O. IN 1909 the
average price of nulos iu th" static
was Sg7.g5 per head. while 90 1921
tho price per head amounted 'o SIS
Ia 1890 the Vri.. per head for the
United states wa Sli7.lu. u would
appear from these uguro8 that tho
New MoNico mule had not improved
In quality tU tho HlI.u degree la has
tho horse.
Min Cows.
The number OF milk cows loo the
state was reported by the census Tor
1903 al 5G.SgS. IN 1890 they We're
estimated al $1,000 and ln 1921 ct
| $1,000. In 1903 the av,raE" Iliyo
was 1916 per head. In 1920 they
wcrc worth $500 per head, but iu
1921 th,y had been reduced Go $40
Iiangc Cattle.
In 1890 New Mexico ranked t"uth
among tho states 200 point OF numbers
OF range ClttIy. The number esti-
mated for January /, 1891. b. liOh.
600. which rcprrs. pts an increase OF
I H. .L.a .. a.. WH.f. .aH. I.NH H..IH a
decline in price Turing this period
ia shown from $3.50 in 1920, 90
s3b.lO In 1891. lu 1903 n average
price reported lH tho census Wus
sIS.S7 Tor Sew Mexico. and $500
for the United states. The number
Of cattle have decreased IN the Unit
ed States duriup 'Ic year hy lNhu.-
600, and the number In % less Boo
thc country than II has been since
1917, when IN, lycragc price was
Si3.15.
or tho dtG,r,ut breeds 81 cattle IN
the state, 5t.6 p,. cent Is estimated
"a be Hereford. lb per cent as Ilol-
sicius, 60 per cont Jerseys and ''
psr cent Durham. with smaller p't-
cottages of uUnu. foripts and other
breeds.
Sheep.
Now Mexico ranked eighth ln point
~ numbers Of sheep In 1890, The
estimated number Tor 1891 Is 1910 poo
moro than Tor 1890. In 1910 IN"
census reported 10000 sheep for
the state. but this number had boon
reduced to g,tGf.UuO IN 1874, Tho
average value per head IN 1910 was
y3.Gl. ON January /, 1890 the price
was estimated az $3.50, but unc year
later this price vJH reduced TO 5000
prr head Tho total value ot the
sheep % the state has decreased Tor
the year by S7.6nl. 900, II is csti-
mated that COS u,I cent u the sheep
I'm tho stat, are Ncrinos. lac per
cent Rambouillot. N3 por cent Shrop-
shire, with 12b per cent nond'acripi.
and "a smaH percentage Of other
breeds.
swine.
Tho number OF wine I'm the state
show an lncr.ls, of 1000 In the past
year. In 1910 tho average value ui
the swine OF the state was $500, in
1920 II was SisOi. while IN 1921 II
was $500. A decrease In value dur
ing IN, year of 500 per head has
resulted in a total decreased v lug
for the state Of ~s5ei0OO In spite Of
tho increased numbers.
as per cont Of tho hogs In the
state arc p'.coc Jerseys, 27.d per cent
Poland China. lOd per cent Bcrk-
shire, with small percentages Of o.her
breeds and nondeacripts.