Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-07-10
Wonderful Progress In Horse Breed
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The great demand for large worKIng horses
has led TO extreme experiments i'm breeding
the small mares of Western ranges To large
PerchcrOn stations. The results. contrary TO
public belief, have proven remarkably success
tul. From these mares, weighing f'om 200 o.
HUJ pounds when bred 10 improved Pcrchcron
stations. are produced horses that possess
about Onc-half the united weight of sire and
dam, and while partakirg of the characteristics
Of the sire, they loose none of the endurance
anu hardlhood of the dam, selling readily from
SlUO TO S2OO
81 vast herds of the ong-horned gaunt
Texas cattle, worth from TO 3 cents a pound
that appeared on our markets few years since
have been improved 10y the use of Short-horn
aid Hereford bulls until we scarcely recognize
the blood-li looking steers, worth from 3 To d
cents pound, now coming from the ranges as
their descendants; 50 may we expect that the
useless horses that arc being brought from the
West and Southwest and sold throughout One
states at from $50 to $50 a head will som lie
displaced in our markets 10y their descendants
of triple their value being of sufficient size to
work, and showing he character and docility
OF their streS.
One of the best evidences of the success of
this meth Cd of breeding is deduced from the
fact thath W. Durham, OF Wayne ILL., tn,
greatest importer Of Draft hors"s IA America,
and from whose tables have gone out nearly
all the pure bred PcrchcTOn stations now n
breeding upon Western range and who has
had the benefit of the experience al all those
who have been breeding from stations bought
OF him during the past ten years, hst engaged
in the business with the Messrs. Stude baker OF
South Bend, Ind, aud John A. Witter of Den
yer, Col, and invested half n million dollars i'm
ranges and stock. The present year they are
breeding about 1900 mares to - of the finest
imported Percheron stations The uniformity
beauty and size of the colts produced from the
range mares and the imported sres has aitras
ted the attention Of many of the progressive
breeders OF the West; notably the Hon. NJ. T..
Post, member OF Congress, from Wyoming, who
nus one of the finest bands of horses, and prob
ably one OF The largest and best ranges i'm that
territory, consisting Of i00,UO under fence, re-
Gently purchased. During the past year Mr..
Post has bought from MIR. Durham Is Import, d
PercherOn stations and two imported Perche.
ron mares; also, the Oregon Hof sc & Land Co.
located on the Snake River and owning 5000
have bought Of hun large number OF Perehc-
ron stations, and are introducing them exelu-
svely for breeding on their herd. Many other
prominent stock breeders recognizing the SUI
perioriiy OF the PerchcrOn cross have been lib
crl purchasers of Mr. Durham. Among them
Ioindertcr * Orr. Conrad Kohrs. Mr. Clark,
Nc. Mauldcn, Nj. Murphy aud others OF Mon
Latimcr and Mr.. Nc Mutt. of Idaho; Mir Dean,
OF Nevada; Nr Cory, Mr.. Clark and MT. Roun-
dy, of Utah, M. Lot Smith. Mr.. Morrison OF
Arizona; Mr.. Starkwcathcr and numerous
others of Texas; which shows what powerful
hold this system Of breeding Is taking ON the
minds of range breeders. To supply his asst
trade which pcnetratcs every portion OF the
country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and
from Manitoba to the Gulf, 100000 worth at
horses nav been imported from France since
ls1z by VI. w. Dunda n, OF Olklawn Farm.
wayne, DuPagc Co., ill who now has ON hand
w mead OF pedigreed stations and mares.