Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-26
Wonderful Progress In Horse Breed
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The great demand for large WORKING horse,
has led TO extreme experiments in breeding
the small mares OF Western ranges To larg,
Pcrchcron stations. The results contrary Ia
pubic belief, have proven remarkably success
iul. From these mares. weighing frOm 1UO q
9JJ pounds, when bred 10 improved pcrchcrrn
stations are produced horses that possess
ABOUT oue-half the united weight of sire and
dhii, and while pdrtukiTgn of the ChHractcriSfi cs
u the sire. they l'O-c none of the cudur iuce
nnd hardlho I'd OF the dam. selling readily from
A. the vast herds OF tho lonv-horncd. r.unt.
Texas cattle. worth from . to 5 cents a pound.
mat appeared ON our mar ot- q i-wy years since
nave been improved Toy the use 81 short .horl,
aid Hereford bUlIs until Wc scarcely recognize
the blOOd.lilte looking steers worth from = To- Il
cents pound, now coming from the ranges a-
their desc ndants; 80 may we expect that the
useless horses that are hriuR brought from the
W ct and Southwest aud sold thr fughout the
states AT from 80 20 80 a head, will soon be-
displaced iu Otr markets by their descend AMI =
81 triple their value being of sufficient silc To-
work, and showiugt he character and doyility
3 of their sir.s.
one OF thc best evidences Of the success of
lhiS mcth OF 81 breeding b. deducrd from tho
fact thatM ". Guunam If Wu,up M Mn,
greatest importer az Draft horses in America.
ana from whose -tahe- have gone out nearly
.ll tn pur. bred i"rchcrou stations now %
breeding upon western rlugcs. unl who has
hIu the urhlNI experience Dt ull those
VINO nave btcu ur uulug from stations bought
Oh MN during the past ten years. hrs engaged
in the business with tine Nlts-rs. ~ulplaker. Of
south Hcud. Ind, ana John 4 Wittcr. 81 Den
Ncf, col, and invested half million dollars ia
ranges aud u lCk. The present year they are
brrcding about 2,uuu mares to ISL, of tho Nut'St
nnpurtcd Perchcrnu stations The uniformity
bcHuty ana sue OF tao coils produced from the
range mares and the imported sircs has aitrao-
tel ~" uttcntI ot many 81 the progressive
breeders OF the West; notably IN" lion. NJ f.
Post, member OF Congress, from W yuming, who
mas one OF he tn"st bands 81 horses. and prob
ABLY one OF che largest and best ranges in that
territory, consisting Of 10000 under fence. re-
Gently purchased. During the past year Mr.
iost has bought from Mr. Durham 10 import, a
Pcrchcrun stations and two imported Pcrche.
ron mares; also, the Oregon Hone 4 Land Co
located ON the snake River aud owning 500
nave bought 81 MN larg. number Of PCrChc-
ron stations. and are intru duc!ng them cXclI-
s.Nt!y Ter 5Ts vding on their herd. Many other
prominent stock breeders recognizing the SUI
periOrity OF the PcrChcr, cross have, been lib
crl purchasers OF Mr.. Dunham Among them
PoiudeNter n Orr. onrad Kohrs. MIR clark |
Mr.. Maul'icn, Nj. Murphy and others Of Mon
iaiai Shlpinau Bros. 1T Northwest lJ 81, hr. /
lsutnrr ana Hr Nc Mutt, Of Idaho; Mr. Dean ]
81 Nevada; Nr. Cory, Mr. Clark and SIT Ruun- I
ny 81 tan, Mr.. lot smith, Nj. HOrtis n of /.
Arizona; Nj. Starkwcathcr and numerous I.
Others ul Texas, which shows what a powerful F.
huld this system OF breeding ~ taking un the
minds of range breeders 10 supply mis- ast
trade which pcnCtratrs every portion of the
country from the Atlantic TO the Pacific, and
rom Manitoba To- the Gulf $.UJUtuJ worth -
l9rscs hntc been imported from France since
~ by NJ. w. Durham. of Oukawn Farm,
wayne, Outage Co., "a. who now has On hand
~ mead of podix reed static and mare.