The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-01-11


The constantly increasing demand for
lar-c draft horses is as constantly ig-
nored b. the farmers of the northwest,
and the fact that the prices of this class
of horses do not iluctu,te, tnat they al
ways are saleable at "emunerative fig
urcs, and that buye"s are constantly in
search Of them. does not seem to attract
attention of but few of the class of men
who must supply this great and growing
want, if it is supplied. The breeders of
daft horses can barely supply what are
needed for breeding purposes, and the
markets depend upon farmers for
their supply. What a;e we farmers of
the northwest doing to meet this mar
het demand, and add another important,
because large money crop. to the farm
The present light stock of horses in the
face of this loud demand is an indict-
ment against the intelligence of north
western farmers. They have forgotten,
ifever they knew the fact, that blood
rnns in currents, and they have so
c;ossed, mixed and impe,led these cur
rents that they have ceased to flow in
any particular di. ection, until ,he2 have
a succotash or hash that answers the
fusm purpose. Hand on the pow, fair
on the road ,,but when we offer them for
sale who wants them? Where is there
h cash market for them? They are
neither roadstcrs. cnachers, nor draft
horses. but merely a general purpose ami
NAL. A little of all these anil not much
of either.
NV experience is, and it is that of
many others, that it costs M more to
raise a colt 10 four yeas old that weighs
400, or even |, 900 pounds, than it does
one that weighs 800 or 1000. This at
fist seems preposterous, but is it not a
fact that the large and more lymphatic
daft colt will assimulate and grow on
the food given, while his more nervous
and froliesome little comrade will use it
up in wasted energy. And l really be-
lieye that cclt fany of the draft breeds
can be grown to the weight Of 400 to
GEO pounds at , loss cost at tho ace of
three wears than can A steer of .nv of
the hest breeds to the same weiybt mt
that age. Save the difference in the
first cost, (the service fee of sire), and
how do The soles comnacaq Fopr IN
seven ccnts nor poupJ ara overage N, ices
for yooJ wall finisbed Ieef l., cood
shane ior the f,cler and tbe time has
not bea, far the last tea n, fiCteen and 7
believe in twent five wears. when the
good sornj I aOO IN 600 mounds eop,.
veor.old d-,ft horse wor,J NOT br;,o
10 cents ner nopnd and or,en 10 IN II
cents or from SI4O IN S2o5 each. And
is IT IT very gratifying to have n nair
of horses to sell tnat have cost Won $50
each s,oO per uair and oct $500 m sl5o
for tbom-a nat n~ofit of soO, IN
s35Op For sncb satisfaction co,l6 vop
mt aff;,rd to be one.b half hour lonrer
on the road IN onl f,om towpp Or
f,...,o o,o co,,. ,f n;t.h 4, o.ob y;s;tp
Ia tb.rc ,ny a, ,car or roy.o.rrod,,;,,p
Nj E;.s, ,,o o,.,r,r, I;co of Y,a 5r,n
borss ,,.onr cit;.s r;ner;es and m,,ino
,,wrs 10 o,I, s,rr yoos. ,nd ,I,o.e ara
pirs H.. n borsas in usa i, such nlaces IN
one roadster mr. co,,h borso The yreat
,i,is. wore laid ant who, the -a;i;c i,
tbo;r s,-e.ts w,s small. ,hooo small, vii.
l,,,os or,, roy ,,,,oo,,a c;,;.s ,fbrn,;,,ds
~ ,horso,d, of ;,h,,;,o,,s and th.ir
h,s;,o,s los ;,croosod ond y,I oon,;,ra
~ ;,..,o.o ;r nr.nor,;o, "a incubation
,rh;,, a, a @, cots ,,,;iI ro,o;, ,f III s,,,a
ridt,, ord tho oorston,,, i,.cro..;,,
ofr;c vii 90 oo,ston,,v i,cr.oss tho ,e.
mand far lar,o n,weyfnl bo-ses
Farmo,. hr.aJ van, ho,sas IN mana Int
f,lI bl,,d -,,;s,er,d dan st,ll;,ns
hoyi,r ,,. ,.co,,st,lIow,,,, ,ho dan, ,,,or
van have least wort fur her toJo Ke.n
nor. Int marrs sal, ,eldi,,s and h...d
M, in s;yc :, ,,o no,k,t asn,,,ds ,dl;o,
tl,us to vour ow, wealth. and to ,ne
conmericol interests of ,hecountrv viii
vnn dn i,p Reed in line Ifyou conn
r,o,,o win p,.r,h,,,, N,.r,n,,s s,;cL IN
thcm anil A., not l,se ,b,. l,,.pefit of tl,at
blood IN rant by c,ossinr with other
dralt br.,ds IF Won stat win Cl,o,s.
dales. keen IN that line. and 3, with all
the En,Iisb Daft ar English Sbi, breed.
All are good. Make you, selections and
stick to il usin. II st The native, and then
the Grade mares. but always a full blood
sire Remember that five crossrs of
pure blood entities 10 .euist-atio, and
that it ia possibl, in Is or lG years to
have substnint;ulls full blooJs. These
horses are olreouv far n, -kct as soon as