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CATTLE OF THE WORLD

STEADY INCREASE. The cattle population of the world is steadily increasing, according to statistics issued by the United States Bureau of Economics. Practically all of the countries for which annual estimates are available showed increases in 1932 above the preceding year, and above the five-year average 1921-25. Most of the countries reporting for 1932 are in North America or Europe. In the United States numbers have been increasing since 1928. The two estimates are available for 1932, Brazil and Uruguay, laso show increases over 1930, the most recent census year for most countries. Cattle numbers in 38 countries reporting for 1931 are now estimated at 194,000,000, an increase of one per cent, above 1930. Including Russia, the increase over 1930 was even greater, due to the abnormally heavy decrease in Russia in 1930. Estimated world totals for the five years 1926-30 place the average annual number of cattle at 670,000,000 head, compared with an average of 648,000.000 head for 1921-25 and the pre-war average of 562,000,000 head. The increase in the world total for the five-year average 1926-30 appears to be principally in Europe, Africa and Asia, as the important countries of North America and the important exporting countries of Brazil, showed a slightly smaller total. South America, with the exception of for the five-year average in the years 1921-25.

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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19668, 9 December 1933, Page 15

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CATTLE OF THE WORLD Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19668, 9 December 1933, Page 15

CATTLE OF THE WORLD Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19668, 9 December 1933, Page 15