| Show LIVE STOCK ON RANGES T UNITED states census bulletin is devoted to live stock on ranges not including cattle on farms it was prepared by mr whitehead special agent of the census office az since the census of 1880 1980 great changes have taken place in the industry of range cattle large areas once used as ranges are now enclosed as farms and the cattle are driven to new and distant feeding grounds A large portion of texas colorado washington one third of kansas and one half of nebraska have been converted into farms during the last decade I 1 in june 1890 there were upon the ranges horses mules basses ases cattle and swine wath sales of horses in 1889 amounting io lo of cattle of sheep and of swine the total number of men reported upon ranges in care of stock is the work of enumerating the live stock on ranges was assigned to special agents who visited as far as possible every portion of the vast range territory it was divided into nine districts and a special agent assigned to each the whole under the general supervision of mr mccoy of oklahoma the sixth district comprises utah and nevada and shows horses cattle sheep but gives il no fili figures ures for mules asses or swine these latter animals are not fed on ranges in this district therefore they will come under live stock on farms the eighth district comprises arizona and shows horses mules awes asses cattle sheep and swine As a range section it Js is low less densely stocked than any other grazing region in the united states the sheep industry there is reported in good condition |
