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WASTAGE OF HORSES IN WAR. The wastage of horses in war is enormous, and the problem of renewing that wastage is not eas] to solve. The Russians prior to the war owned 88,888,888 horses, or about one-half of the worlds Kupply. In parte of Western B Iberia there is a horse to every human In tag, while in some of the Russian provinces the people rear herds id horses in place of cattle, and mares milk takes the place Of rows milk. In other provinces there are large stud farms owned by the crown, as well as others privately owned. Countries which ::n muster a horse to every Inhabitant are exceedingly rare. Some ears ago the Oermaai collected statistics which showed that far the Whole of Barope the average was about ten heroes to every 100 inhabitants. Kansfal Owned twenty-three horses to every 100 inhabitants; Austria came next with ten to 100. while France and Great Britata had each eight to the lot. The I aited States had about twenty eight hois, s |a 100 inhabitants and Australia !ifty-si. la the Argentine there were Jt4 horses to be set against erery loo of its people, and in Dragnaj the pro portion reached the extraordinary number of 370 to 100 inhabitants, -ltd Hits.
