EQUINE

      Inventory, 1998-1999; Number Sold and Value of Sales, 1997-1998
                      Inventory       Number Sold      Value of Sales
 State
                 Jan. 1998  Jan. 1999 1997   1998     1997        1998
                          -Thousand Head-              -Thousand Dollars-
 Kentucky          150.0       155.0   27.0  28.0     570,000     650,000
 Maryland             45.0      45.0    4.0   4.0      40,000      40,000
 North Carolina    138.0       140.0   10.0  10.0      30,000      30,000
 Tennessee         185.0       190.0   19.0  18.0      49,400      48,600
 Virginia          145.0       150.0   12.0  12.0      58,000      60,000
 W. Virginia          43.0      43.0    8.0   8.0      11,000      11,000

                              EQUINE RANKINGS
                         By State, January 1, 1999
  Rank  State  Inventory  Rank  State  Inventory  Rank  State  Inventory

                             - Thousand Head-
   1-    TX      600.0     19-    AL     130.0     37-    WY     62.0
   2-    CA      240.0     20-    MI     130.0     38-    MD     45.0
   3-    TN      190.0     21-    MT     130.0     39-    NJ     45.0
   4-    FL      170.0     22-    OR     120.0     40-    WV     43.0
   5-    OK      170.0     23-    WI     120.0     41-    ND     40.0
   6-    PA      170.0     24-    KS     105.0     42-    MA     35.0
   7-    OH      160.0     25-    IA     100.0     43-    CT     26.0
   8-    KY      155.0     26-    IL     100.0     44-    VT     20.0
   9-    MN      155.0     27-    MS     75.0      45-    ME     17.0
   10-   NY      155.0     28-    NE     75.0      46-    DE     10.0
   11-   WA      155.0     29-    SD     75.0      47-    NH      8.0
   12-   VA      150.0     30-    UT     75.0      48-    HI      7.0
   13-   CO      145.0     31-    AR     70.0      49-    AK      2.4
   14-   ID      145.0     32-    GA     70.0      50-    RI      2.0
   15-   IN      140.0     33-    NV     70.0
   16-   MO      140.0     34-    LA     65.0
   17-   NC      140.0     35-    NM     65.0
   18-   AZ      135.0     36-    SC     65.0