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Show Horse Ami .Mule Shortage In Five Years Probable In United States Estimate? of nil ihe horses ntul iiules oil :i, ; s the fir-i of this year i'.ow.i a lotal of ' 1 .u 1 :;,imhI he;ul. i do. line in w.-'.k slock population of -7 per cent since 1920. It is prac-' prac-' : -iliy certain that the next fjve years v i 1 1 show a reduction of the present umbers by 3D or -I'l perTent unless breeding is res-itmed. This rapid reduction is expected to develop into an acute shortage in those . States where ihe animals on farms are the eldest and where fewest colts art oomii'i on as replacements. Farmers of Sanpete County can well take note of litis fact and lay Mans to take advantage of the predicted pre-dicted shortage. |