To answer these questions, we have resorted to the most authoritative publications available, with the result that we are enabled to draw up the following table:—— Species. States. Cattle. Horses. Sheep. Swine. The Argentine Republic 29,116,625 7,531,376 67,833,112 1,403,501 The United States 69,438,758 21,216,888 61,837,112 64,694,222 Canada 5,376,451 1,577,493 2,510,239 2,353,828 Australia 9,349,409 1,765,186 83,687,653 813,569 Cape Colony 2,000,000 300,000 11,800,000 400,000 India, Burmah, E. Indies, etc. 91,700,000 1,300,000 18,000,000 —— European Russia 39,000,000 22,600,000 42,900,000 11,200,000 Germany 20,600,000 4,300,000 7,700,000 22,100,000 France 14,000,000 3,200,000 17,500,000 700,000 Austria 9,500,000 1,600,000 2,000,000 4,700,000 Great Britain 7,000,000 1,600,000 25,400,000 2,700,000 This table shows us that, in the matter of cattle, the Argentine Republic holds the third rank; it is also in the third rank in the matter of horses; in the second rank in the matter of sheep; and in the matter of swine she holds one of the lowest ranks. If we compare the Argentine with the United States in particular, the contrast is striking; while in North America the value of all bestial reaches the colossal sum of £664,800,000, in Argentina it amounts only to £130,400,000, distributed as follows:—— Numbers. Values. /------------------------\ /--------------------------\ Species. United Argentine United Argentine States. Republic. States. Republic. Cattle 69,438,758 29,116,625 £315,660,088 £82,604,353 Horses 21,216,888 7,531,376 218,601,571 18,112,761 Sheep 61,837,112 67,211,754 35,571,250 25,287,598 Asses 111,450 285,088 1,412,307 251,235 Mules 3,445,029 465,037 43,239,035 1,985,374 Swine 64,094,222 1,403,581 49,657,202 1,379,192 Goats 1,949,005 3,945,086 707,865 732,322