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Show India Leads in Cattle Production With America Ranking Close Second Contra'iy to popular opinion, the I'nited States is not the world's greatest great-est cattle country, says the New York Times. India has 100,000,000 more than America, though this country is second, sec-ond, and there are 29 countries that have more than two million each. In the last 33 years Guernse.vs led by far all other breeds in numbers of purebred cattle imported into this country, and of the five breed;; leading the importations four were -distinctly dairy types. More than 8.750 Guernsey cattle were imported; Jerseys ranketl second In number, with Durhaius, including Shorthorns, third; Holsteins fourth, and Ayrshires fifth. The volume of purebred cattle importations has been extremely variable. These fads are brought out in a recent publication of the department of agriculture, which shows the trend of the industry in this country and Its relation to the world trend. |