The Glenwood post., 1904-10-29
AN AMERICAN TYPE OF HORSES.

AN AMERICAN TYPE OF HORSES.
Eugene H. Grubb. who was recently
called to Chicago to meet Secretary
Wilson aid the representatives of the
International Live Stock exposition,
has returned to what he considers
the best section of the country in the
I world" Colorado.
On his trip here he was accompan-
ined by Professor w L. Carlyle. of
the Colorado College of Agriculture,
and spent some time in looking up the
matter of pure bred trotters.
Mr.. Grubb, who is the author of the
great plan by which the United States
government was induced to take up
the matter of producing American
types of breeding animals, feels that
the plans which he and professor Car
lyle formulated are working very sal
isfactorily. Thoughtful people who
have given the subject consideration
are inclined to believe that the scheme
will lead to results that will add vast
ly to the fame of America as a stock
breeding as we'll as stock-feeding
country.
1t is not that the old world types of
animals are not good, but shall we
not. If possible. produce better types?
1t is well known that we have great
ly improved the type of some of the
old world breeds and why should not
the good work go further?
Whether our varying climate, forage
plants and grains are better or worse
than those abroad is not the question.
To say the least our conditions are diff
ferent and therefore we must in order
to reach the greatest success, find out
exactly the types of animals that will
produce the best results.
The standard bred trotter is
strictly an American production, +"
said Mr.. Grubb. land it's merits have
achieved worldwide recognition.
THE American trDtter is capable,
by proper selection, of making alto
gether the most useful horse in the
world. 1t IS not generally known. of
course, but the best Irish ca~ciage
team in the stables of His Majesty
King Edward was imported from
AnIe. ica.
by careful selection we expect to
produce an Ar'erican carriage horse
that will stand without a peer.
style, size, endurance. lung power,
soundness of feet, cleanness' of limb,
and most important of all, courage and
affection are qualities that we expect
to develop with the American standard
bred trotter as basis.
Accidents are usually caused by
cowardly, nervous horses and so one
of our greatest aims will be to get a
horse that will be SO courageous, so
kind and companionable that even in
ed by the voice of his driver man or
woman.
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but we go into it with the highest
confidence OF winning success.
"Other countries have been ages in
reaching their achievements in animal
husbandry and we must not be too i'm,
patient of results, but | do not hesi
tate to say that with American brains
and American resources We shall be
able in ten or twenty years to pro,
duce the grandest type of carriage
horse the world has ever seen.
And what can be done with horses
will also be done in other branches of
live stock.
Already the government has put in
operation the development of an Amer,
lean type Of poultry with some 200
egg hens for the basis in the state of
Maine. That experiment is destined
to produce 300 egg hens and a high
type Of table fowl as well. The south
has been apportioned a great part of
the work and Secretary Wilson is full
Of plans for carrying out the idea of
securing the best types for our vary.
ing American conditions"
Chicago Live Stock World, Oct 18th,
1904.
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