Show NUMBER OF PUREBRED PURE BRED ANIMALS IMPORTED FOR BREEDI BREEDING NG USES conditions favorable here for stock raising prepared by the united states department ent of agriculture an interesting sidelight on the breeding of domestic animals in the united states Is s the number of purebred animals Un ported tor for breeding purposes most of the live stock la in this country Is descended from foundation stock from foreign countries but so favorable are conditions here for stock raising that this country now holds first position in livestock live stock resources during the last fiscal year ended june 30 1825 1925 according to the report of 0 the bureau of animal industry mote more purebred pure bred pred dogs were imported than any other kind or of purebred domestic animal the official figures are an as an follows dogs 1600 cattle 1420 sheep heep horse bonef horsek 38 1 swine 21 eat cats 14 compared with i the lie preceding year imported purebred dogs and sheep show a considerable increase and cattle a decrease all of the foregoing numbers department officials point ou out are very small in proportion to the total number of domestic animals in this count country ry which Is about head the figures arp arc small email also in comparison with native purebred pure bred live stock which though only about 3 per cent oi of the total number several million head the united states though still acquiring small numbers of purebred pure bred breeding stock from abroad apparently raises almost all of its finely bred domestic ant animals mals |