Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
CAVALRY HORSES.
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America Will Be Called on to Supply
Europe With Them.
have more than once advocated the
raising of a strong, able type of the
thoroughbred for the European cavalry
market Furthermore, / believe that the
tough stock of New York and Vermont,
from which has descended such long
line of noble trotting blood, is the best
foundation for such breeding, and that
that region, nearer the seacoast and
more humid than the west or middle
west, is most suitable for the raising OF
horses intended for hard service in Eng
land, France or Germany. For Eng
lands African and Indian service ]
would take the tough little native hall
Spanish stock of Southern California
and the valley of the Rio Grande. bred
to Arab sires of good weight. But it is
not the niceties of breeding of which
wish especially to speak, leaving that
to more experienced heads, but rather
of the actual demand for foreign cavalry
horses and the poverty of the American
market, which ought to be able to sup
ply the world.
The tight little isles of Britain, be-
ieve, export annually some 1900 fine
mounts. the pick of her county fairs
throughout England and Ireland. Agents
have repeatedly been sent to "the
States" and Canada and have returned
practically empty handed. Secretary
Rusk paid much attention to the sub
ject and was the first head of the de-
partment of agriculture, if l am not
mistaken, to appoint an expert to look
up the subject of horses and horse breed
ing, having in view perhaps the estab-
lishment of a national stud such as
that maintained by France and Russia.
After looking into the matter with con-
siderable care, however, he was COM
PEELED to admit that we had nothing to
offer to the British cavalry purchasing
agents. Secretary Wilson is now max
ing similar investigation, and it is to
be hoped that it will be followed up by
some practical move akin to the action
he has taken in our foreign butter mar
ket. the main object being to find out
just what our foreign customers want
and then endeavor to provide the article.
The Belgian ministry of war has re-
Gently made inquiry of our agricultural
department about American horses, and
the French war Office has gone to the
length of sending Mr.. Louis Noel to
Kansas City, Chicago and other Ameri-
can horse markets to make a personal
investigation, and if he is satisfied with
the offerings to buy 100 horses and
mules for shipment to France. In con-
nection with the mission of Mr.. Noel
DR.. de Malliol, who made some time
since preliminary report to the French
government, which led to it's taking
the present action, says, as reported in
Kansas City paper:
In very few years America will not
have enough horses to supply Europe.
France alone has 1870 regiments of cav
airy, and each regiment has about
1000 head of horses. France has the
finest cavalry in the world. She never
pays less than 5000 apiece for the
horses Of her private soldiers, and her
officers horses cost her from $500 to
$500 apiece No other country can
compete with America in fine bred
horses. and Kansas City is, as far as ]
know, the best horse market you have
in your country. Cor. Country Gentle.
man.