St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-09-01
FARMER AND PLANTER.
HORSE AND MULE OUTLOOK.
n.~.nd for War Purposes Hss
Largely Balanced the ss
Of the Animals.

Horses In the Chicago market nave
Increased from IS to 100 PER Cent III
x,,ue since this time last year. ana
the same is true of mules; ZOE 'ne
huving for army supplies OF 'rahsp"
k,tion stock has made the supply "i
1h.sc useful animals short, and SO en-
HANGED the value
Dealers recently interviewed oy tne
philadelphia Times gave the 1o.""-
tp,, reasons for the advance IN Friss'
First. the large purchases ut h'.'ses
ono mules for use in the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico by the Ini'eo
states government. Second. the large
sh;umcnts to South Africa. Third. 'h"'
horses are again popular among 'he
richer class Of persons in TINS c''""-
try. Fourth, that there has oeen :"
cr,,t revival OF interest in trotting ana
runninr racing. The sales oil horse'
x,.r,, double those of last MAJ.
II was also stated that the united
etutes and Great Britain fad puf
chased 1s7 500 horses and mules IN M's
.,ur; Texas. Kentucky and Tennessee
mr.; the other horse breeding states
during the past three years. at an as-
,rose of Sis each. This would make
total of Se1 .462 500. the largest amount
ever paid for horses and mules III 'he
same time in the history of the co"h-
try. Except in thoroughbred running
horses and animals not suitable 1or
military purposes, these states nave
practically been cleaned out OF saiabie
horses.
The United States is still purchasing
horses for the Philippines, which are
being shipped by way OF san r.al- F.,
cisco and Vancouver to Manila Inc
sales to former bicycle enthusiasts are
said to have doubled.
Two or three years ago light dransht
md OF binary carriage horses sold IRON
$40 TO 500 each. Trotters, saddiers'
eoachers and medium draught horses
sold from $50 to SIPS. Thoroughbred
,rotters. saddle horses and other Ene
animals, when they could be soid NJ aii'
brought only from 500 to $500, '.x-
cept in long pedigree strains. The
prices are double and triple these ns-
ures to-day. Cab. carriage, hsht
draught, saddle and trotting horses
have become scarce, because they Are
most needed for cavalry, mounted IN
fantry and field artillery. Coach and
medium and heavy draught animals
have been put into the artillery, army
Transportation and into the hospital
Germs. The mules have gone into the
nrmy transportation service with the
dra,eht horses. Most of those from
Kentucky, Missouri and Texas are now
p,cking loads on their backs or drag
eing wagons, or among the kopJes OF
South Africa.
As nearly five years will be required
to replace the horses that have al
ready been sent to foreign countries,
md even longer to replace those that
rrc going during the next year, horse
breeding has reason for its present
lccm. Money is again being invested
IN the business of horse breeding. and
there is every prospect that 4 will pay
ROOD interest, while the man who Has
stuck to the business during the bad
wears is at last the recipient OF the
reward he so richly deserves. The
moral of the whole story is that farm
ers should breed every brood mare in
The country to pure-bred stallion,
fitted to produce when so mated foal
that will have specific purpose. and
cnn not fail to return a renuner:,tiSe
price when of marketable Ggc.-Farn-
er's Review.