The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-04-17
JSo. c. Firms.
Wonderful Progress in Horse Breeding.

The great demand for large work horses has
led to extreme experiments in breeding the small
mares of Western ranges to large Pereheron
stations. The results, contrary to pubic belief,
have proven remarkably successful. From these
mares, weighing from 100 to 900 pounds, when
bred to imported Peacheron stations, are pro-
duced horses that possess about one-half the
united weight of sire and dam, and while partak-
ing of the characteristics of the sire, they lose
none OF the endurance and hardihood of the dam
selling readily for from 500 to 500.
As the vast heards of the long-horned, gaunt
Texas cattle, worth from 2 TO : cents a pound,
that appeared on our marketa e few years since
have been improved by the use of Short-horn and
Hereford bulls until we scarcely recognize the
blood-like looking steers, worth from 5 to 6 cents
a pound, now coming from the range as their de-
scendents; SO mag We expect that the useless
horses that are being brought from the West and
Southwest and sold through the states at from S25
to $50 a head, will soon be displaced in our mark
cts by their ~Gascendents of triple their value be-
ing OF sufficient size to work, and showing the
character and dociiity of their sires.
One of tho best evidences of the success of this
method OF breeding is deduced from the fact that
al. w. Durham, of Wayne, ILL.,, the greatest i'm
porter of draft horses in America, and from
whose stables have gone out nearly all the pure
bred Percheron stations now in breeding upon
Western ranges, aud who has had the benefit of
the experience of uil those who have been breed
ing from stations bought of him during the past
ten years, has engaged in the business with the
Messrs. Studebaker, of South Bend, Ind, and
John Witter. of Denver, Col, and invested half
4 million dollars IN ranges and stock. The pres
ent year they are breeding about 900 mares tn
80 of the finest imported Percheron stations.
The uniformity, beauty and size of the colts pro-
duced from the range mares and the imported
siree, has attracted the attention of many of the
progressive brseders of the West; notably the
Non. NJ. L. Post. member of Congress, from
Wyoming, who has one of the finest bands OF
i.orees, and probably one OF the largest and best
ranges in that territory, consisting of lW,0N
acres under fence, recently purchased. During
the past year Mr.. Post has bought from Mr.. Dun.
ham Is imported Percleron stations and two
imported Percheron mares; also, the Oregon
Horse and Land Co., located on Snake River
and owning 1900 horses, have bought of him 1
large number of Percheron stations and ar,
introducing them exclusively for breeding OF
their herd. Many other prominent stock breed
ers, recognizing the superiority of the Perchero1
cross. have been liberal purchasers of Mr.. Dun
ham. Among them Poindextcr q Orr, Conrat
Kohrs, Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Maulden, Mr. Nurplyan c
others Of Montana ;Shipmnn Bros, of Nortli-wes
Ty., Mr.. Latimer and Mr.. McNutt. of Idaho; Mr.
Dean of Nevada; Mr.. Cory, Mr.. Clark and Mr.
Roundy, of Utah. Mr.. Lot Smith. Mr.. Morrison
of Arizona; Mr.. Starkweather and numerous 9th
ers of Texas; which shows what n powerful hol,
this system of breeding is taking on the mind
of range breeders. To supply his vnst trad
which penetrates every portion of the countr
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from Mani
toba to the Gulf. $s.Oo0,0D worth of horses hav
been imported from France since 1879 by NJ. W
Dunhsm, of Oaklawn Farm, Wayne. DnPage Co
Ill. who now has on hand 800 head of pedigree,
~stalliens and mares.