Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-16

tue SOIL, and the best grass h, a.
grew IN natural meadows ,ne world
,hnu " required no especial predicted
FORESIGHT to arrive nj IN, utgree d
that England. Germany elusion)
would soon be asking us for huu Trance
we would have none TO aiye ,h.ses and
pointed out that England onS m. and
Market e"'S making inquiries n 'p paa
This paper provoked nm ir,.,
inc department of agrlcultur. ~ tfon
safes OF horses Tor the Enro,,ss.a ing
airy. ana the fact that none Ian cav.
NJ the time. seemed TO shn,, found
arguments were founded ~ ehat my
imagination than fact. Tho upon
war came on, creating a sudan Spahish
ior horees and mules. Then e,,,,n Aand
" a oi me soudan and tho trnn,i. NE
south Africa. and breeders th,s,uDie In
me Middle West and Northv,ao'uu shoat
besiegcd with orders. A 49,, Nere
Tue sound "gunncrs" and dr,s,t al
slght are engaged BY Eneiish US IN
while agents from London .yerl
ana Berlin are picking out ,o''tNetp
SADDLE hofses for export. In ~ aud
tue country IN being picked Az soaih
inules' TWO steamers having ~, lgf
Cape. SUES 10 the
One of the leading eeolor. h.
stock yards. which il the laegs,," We
market IN the country. hn. ~ nurse
turned from a tour throuvb y u.
anu the continent. and savs Island
both England and Germany Ia vnI ~
can horse enjoys the greatest n,,el'
ity. France. too. has nowhse.' , ~ gag,
ior supply OF reliable mounts H., ..A
Ainerica; BESIDES the British 49,,
buyers, he says that agents r.. al1hy
many. France ana Russia "A Oui YER
our markets looking for Tho Le", y
can be had. Other proinlnan, hat lat
dealers At the stock yards expfe., ~ ~
ilar opinions. and add that tbs ,a,. ~.
was never so healthy and prosnos,, a.A st
at present. indianapolis. ioulsyiils ~ y,
81. Louis. the latter the socpnd i',. aua
horse market Ia the country ses1 i.,.tt
reports The orders exceed the stnris
BALES at Chicago are now ah,i,s Ky,
per week. and the total for Inc ve, Nv
far In upward OF 5000, an lncressa
about 30 per cent over the dun tlnits y
three years ago. while price. ,.,.' y.
from 20 to 100 per cent higher. IN. ne.
ter for the best coach, cavalry anJ A.,
horses. Az an indication OF III card,1
lions or the market. one " the ierv.
dealers here was recently offered ~ TX
for the pick OF twenty out " a iot N
100 line coachers shipped 10 New yo,t
ty-nvc, on the ground. For purpeS,,
OF comparison II IL enough to sly M
exports In 1880 were but gtO0 ba,I
while In 1895 we sent abroad Il 900. VAL
ued at s6.0O0.OO0. '''
The important thing now II FOR on,
dealers to hold on to their best blood
both In stallion and brood mares Ia,
by following the example Of The Youth
who Killed the hen that laid the golden
eggs, they lose entirely the soufce m
wealth and the power TO take ndrhntags
OF the growing demand that seems NE.
~ 10 exist for some years 10 come.
Horse raising on the farms % Cali.
fornin has almost ceased. EXCEPT among
the breeders 81 nnc horses there ave no
colts or young horses 10 be f1und II
was the old case OF the scare about the
horse having come 10 the emf q hi,
rope.
When canals went through everybody
said good-by. old horse; the canal boat
will take the place % the freight wagon.
The railroad came and the same thing
was repeated. The bicycle came N and
the farmers all gave up hone Then the
automobiles gave the horse his final
deathblow In the opinion ~ sensational
papers nns the faint hearted breeders.
Now horses are higher and scarcer than
at any time within two decades and
they are going to keep on going higher
The government horse-buyers are
diminishing all over the Pacific Slope
for horses and mules for the Philippines
and having to pay big prices for anil
mails that are not Of the hes, quality
In the meantime all OF the horses are
getting older and there are no colts OF
young horses to take their place.