| 1831 | 1,825 | ||
| 1847 | 15,976 | ||
| 1852 | 13,316 | ||
| 1882 | 5,929 | ||
| 1898 | 24,000 | ||
| 1901 | 60,000 | ||
| 1903 | 60,000 | ||
| 1904 | 60,000 | Wt. in Kilograms. | Value in Dollars. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 18,339 | 5,415,000 | 259,800 |
| 1916 | 18,267 | 5,115,000 | 246,000 |
| 1917 | 18,333 | 5,195,000 | 325,000 |
| 1918 | 19,020 | 5,343,000 | 308,000 |
| Years. | Carcasses. | Wt. in Kilograms. | Value in Dollars. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 17,847 | 2,197,240 | 196,663 |
| 1916 | 18,267 | 3,315,990 | 334,216 |
| 1917 | 18,335 | 4,978,420 | 398,273 |
| 1918 | 5,867,770 | 467,867 |
In 1917-18 the exports of the "Pastoral Zone" were:
| Products. | Value in Dollars. |
|---|---|
| Salted meat | 3,398 |
| Frozen meat | 467,867 |
| Animal hair | 100 |
| Horns | 1,788 |
| Skins | 1,673,230 |
| Frozen residue of horned cattle | 10,982 |
| Horses, sheep, goats, pigs | 24,539 |
| Horned cattle | 308,188 |
| Wool | 155 |
| Soles | 67,442 |
| Total | 2,657,689 |
In 1919 it was estimated that $20,000,000 were invested in stock-raising and pastures. Since that time there has been a great increase and it is safe to estimate that now the sum is nearer $30,000,000.
Topographically Venezuela may be divided into three regions:
1. The mountain area of the north and northwest.
2. The Orinoco Basin, with its spacious "llanos" (plains).
3. The Guiana Highlands.