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Recommendations to do the thefollowing thefollowing following were madeHold made madeHold Hold nation-wide nation wide - timely and an annual an- an annual - nual examinations for the positions positionsof positionsof of law clerks appointees to become becomejunior becomeJunior junior attorney upon admission to tothe tothe the barTake bar barTake Take full advantage of proba probe- probe probetlonary probationary . - tionary tlonary period to terminate serv- serv serv00 servi services ! - 00 ces $ of unsatisfactory seiecteesHold selectees seiectees selecteesHold Hold competitive examinations examinationsfor ' for law apprentice if U there Is ade ode odequate adequate quate demand by government law lawofficers lawofficers lawofficersTrain officers officersTrain Train Junior attorneys broadly broadlywithin broadlywithin within their major specializations specializationsespecially , , especially by a program of plann plann- planned planned - ed assignments assignmentsAllow Allow selective certification In Inappointments inappointments appointments to higher attorney attorneyposition attorneyposition position when interesta interests of the pub pub- pubIle public - lic Ile service require themUvestock them themLivestock Livestock Uvestock OB on Farms Farmsas FarmsA as of January FirstThe Firet First FiretThe The estimated number of horses horsesSn horseson Sn farms January 1 , , 1941 , was 1Or 10-304 10 304 , - 104 000 bead head , , a decrease of 238,000 238000 238,000rho 238,000The 238000The , rho value per head of $68 68 ( $ (6821 6821 21 was wastown wasdown town (915 915 $915 ( $ from a year earlier The Thenumber Thenumber number of aU all cattle on January 1 1em 1was em 71 71860000 head which was 2- 2 2105 2-865000 2 865000 , - 105 000 bead head larger than last year yearf yearOf ) f the Increase of 2 2805000 865 000 head head,777 head777 , , 17 000 head was in milk cows and andt and2088000 t 088 000 head in cattle kept prin- prin prindpally prin principally - cipally dpally tor for beef The average value valuetar valueper tar head of (43 43 $43 ( $ 42 was (2 2 $2 ( $ 82 high high- highr higher - er , r than a year earlier The value valuet valueper t r head of milk cows was $6088compared 6088compared $0088 0088 $ ; with $57.24 57.24 5724 $ . . a year earlier The number of stock sheep 0149 49 656 000 head was up 063 983 000 head headThe headThe The average value per head of all allsheep allsheep sheep was $6 6 $ 72 compared with with$630 with630 $6 6 $ 30 a year ago The number of ofmules ofmules mules estimated at 4,238 4238 4,238000 4238000 , , 000 head headwas headwas was about two per cent less than thanlast thanlast last year and the value per head headwas headwas was $105 105 $ 72 or $8 8 $ 84 less than last lastyear lastyear lastyearChickens year yearChickens Chickens on farms on January January1st January1st 1st numbered 413934000 birds birdswhich birdswhich which Is a 4 per cent decrease over overa overa a year ago The small number this thisyear thisyear year resulted from lower egg prices pricesand pricesand and higher fefd feed costs In the fall falland talland and winter of 1939 and the early earlyspring earlyspring spring of 1940 which caused farmers farm- farm farmers - ! ers to reduce chicken production productionin in 1940 While the number of ofchickens ofchickens chickens decreased , the average averageJanuary averageJanuary January 1st value iralue per bird in- in increased In Increased - creased from 60 604 4 cents In 1940 194 & to to65 65 3 cents In 1941 Value per head headaveraged headaveraged averaged highest 95 8 cents in the theNorth , North Atlantic States and lowest lowest49 49 8 cents in the South Central CentralStates CentralStates CentralStatesTurkey States StatesTurkey Turkey holdings were 7 7030000birds 030 000 000blrds blrds but 18 per cent lower than thanlast thanlast last year The number of hogs on onfarms onfarms farms on January 1st was 52 983 000 000or 000or or 7 224 000 head less than a year yearago yearago ago The average value per heat hea heaof . of $831 831 $8,31 $ , compares with $7 7 $ 81 a year yearearlier yearearlier earlier earlierBabies Babies Bom Born in inUnited InUnited United States In 1940 19411 19411Approximately 1940Approximately Approximately 2 350 000 babies babieswere babieswere were born In the United States in in1940 1940 the highest number recorded recordedIn In any one year since 1930 This Thistotal Thistotal total Is about 100 100000 000 greater thanIn than thanIn In 1939 The Increase is reflected reflectedIn in the Increased number of mar marriages marriages riages which accompany improved improvedeconomic unprovedeconomic economic conditions These figures figuresare figuresare are based on data received by theCensus the the'Census 'Census Census ' Bureau from the various variousstates various.states variousstates . states |