The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-13
DEMAND FOR GOOD HORSES


With the increased demand for really good
horses, both for domestic and export nse we
begin to realize how scarce is good breedin o
stock with which to renew the SUNNY Good
breeding mares are not common. and good
pure bred sires, of the kind that will nroduce
colts that will meet the more exacting de-
mands of the future, are at least equally
scarce 1t is common to say, and It is true.
that not much breeding was done last year.
IN spite OF the recognized necessity for It.
Probably, however as much was done as
should have been done with the stock at orr
command There was notable scarcity ~
good sires making the season. but all our re-
ports are to the effect that where good horses
were kept they had about all the business to
DO that they should have had WbiIa III.
number of stations kept for service LAST vear
was small those that did make the breedin o
season got their full quota of mares and in
some instances rather more than is USUALLY
regarded as advisable.-Iowa Homestead.
FACTS FOR HORSE BREEDERS
In view of the passage of the army bill
ana the imminent demand by the govern
lneht Ior more horses for military purposes.
look at the equine situation win be found
valuable as well as interesting. The fact ia
the government has deemed the situation
worthy OF special consideration. and has late
!! nad collected al the available data touch
ing on tns Eorse trade of the world These
J aasd nave oeen communicated to congress.
Gnu gnu shortly they will be published for the
0ersat Tea OF OF American horse breeders.
Ihe foreign contributions to this informa
tton snow tnat the Europ an armies feel an
almost constant need for serviceable horses
apparently the keenest need is felt bv PMS
aa' wnlen Ter want of fit stock is Obliged
70 mount It's enormous cavalry llpon ridicuN
lousiy poor horses. Italy, too badly ne da
5000 horses. as she raises few herself whi1e
1reat britain finds a large part of her sun
pI!, l0f tropical service in Argentina France
anu anu Germany seem to gst along pretty well
@ w nSIee sIaH animais, the former paving be-
tween slou and $3.50 for each and tbe Tartar
between s210 and $3.50. The comman ;nteot
on me continent is to brscd sound naive
horsss, so that in an emergency the sl1nnlv
wouic meet the demand: but even in thsss
| circumstances the military supply in the best
1aVorso countries is none too large while the
supply OF horses for commercial nurnoses is
altogether Inadequate "
mus 1t is plain that both divisions of the
european morse market the military and tba
conffnercial. o1rer a big opportunity to Amer
lean breeders. On ths cne hand there is tbe
need OF Weti-bred, thfck-set. shapely horses
Tor cavalry, and on the other young sound
well-broken horses for traffic The exnnrt
trade from this country began auspieiousIy
during the worlds fair and has continu al
briskly ever since. Already the effect unan
English breeding has been paralyzing as the
bulk of the exported animals has gone 70 the
markets of the tight littls isle But before
oar foreign trade in horses grows much Iare-
ST our breeders must study the various needs
and try to meet them with suppIv that
combining all the desired qualities. cannot
b rejected.
There. are the markets; there the different
Kinds OF demands. Yankee horse rsisers will