Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-05
RAISING Draft
HORSES PROFITABLE
State Fair Offers Special Prem
iums to Encourage Farm
ers Along This Line
SUPPLY is NOW INADEQUATE
Hon. II. G. Mcmillan Claims That De-
mand For Draft Horses Is Rapidly
Increasing and That Farmers On
Hioh Priced Lands Can Make More
Thus Than by Raising Cattle,
Special to Times Republican.


the farmers of Iowa to raise arai'
horses. which is in line with q sugses-
tion made in a paper which was reau
before the annual meeting last Decem-
Der by Hon. II. G.. Mcmillan OIL Ceaat
Ranids. 1t is Mr.. McMillan's idea
that draft horses are coming more ana
more into use and that farmer on
high priced land can make a better re-
turn from raising draft horses than
from raising cattle. He claims mat
the demand is so rapidly increasing
that the supply is not adequate and
that the fear that draft hofses
would be superseded by electricity has
proven to be without foundation.
Acting on this suggestion the state
fair has this year offered some es-
pecal premiums to encourage the
raising of draft horses. There are the
usual premiums for Clydesdales and
other heavy draft horses just as IN an
previous years, which are open 10 the
world to make entries. But TINS year
there are also four premiums oHered
under each of the classes OF heaVy
drafters which are limi d to domestic
people. There is premium FOR stallloh
over three years old and another fof
under three and also premiums Tor
mares over three and under three all
of which must be bred by the exhibit
or. This limits them to American
breeders. In English Shires, Percheron
and French draft Belgian there are
the same premiums offered.
1t is Mr.. McMillan's idea that the
raising of thoroughbred horses is the
work of the farmer and not the breea-
err for the reason that the breeder can
not afford to raise horses. He points
to France and England where the far
mers own the mares and the colts are
raised on an arrangement with the
breeder who sells the colts. Mr.. Nc
MILAN argues that thoroughbred
mare will do as much farm work or
more than a grade mare, and will raise
the colt besides. Then the colt il
promising, can be saved and sold at
the age of one year for from $500 to
$500 Mr.. Mcmillan argues that a
farmer can afford to pay $500 apiece
FOR team Of thoroughbred mares for
the purpose of raising draft horses.
Another year it is probable that the
directors of the fair will go further
and offer a premium for stations in
teams and singly that have been
worked in the field, the claim being
made that every stallion should be
worked, and could be, and that they
too should be in the hands of the far
mers.
Harry Allison, son of w. r. Alli-
son, former DeSoto citizen, graduates
this spring from the high school of
Carlsbad, New Mexico, and next year
will be a student in Drake University
Mr.. Allison was very well known about
DeSoto before he moved to Carlsbad
He has been in the city the past, few
days and asserts that the fruit of that
section was not injured by the cold
as was first reported, but that all thru
the Pecod valley the fruit and crops
are in fine shape.
An incident of the banquet of the
Loyal Legion in Milwaukee was the
meeting of Captain Charles L. Watrous
of this city, and Colonel Charles Rich
ardson, of Milwaukee The two men
had served in the same company and
had not met since 1863, when Captain
Watrous was wounded in the battle Of
Gainesville. Captain Watrous was in
command Of company in the Seven
ty-sixth New York infantry and Col
onel Richardson was then a private in
the same company. Captain Watrous
was wounded in the battle of Gaines
vile and sent home and their first
meeting since that was in Milwaukee.
Colonel Richardson has served in the
legislature and been colonel of the
national guard in Dakota.
49,
The case of the state against Cy Ash
pole, which will be the second case to
be argued orally before the supreme
court ut the period which opens Tues
day is the first test of the new law
giving a landlord lien on the crops
of a tenant till the rent is paid. Ash
pole was the tenant and the new law
makes the selling of grain before the
rent is paid a criminal action. Re
Gently in referring to this case we got
L
The case and the action Of the supreme
court will be watched very closely for
the reason that this will be a test of
its constitutionality. There are one or
two other cases that have been. tried
in the district courts.
Charles Aldrich, curator of the his
torical building, is rejoicing over Sc
curing Q collection of Indian baskets
notice having been received that they
have been shipped from the national
museum The selection of the baskets
has been made by Otis T. Mason Of
the Smithsonian Institute from dup
licates in the possession of the national
and Mr.. Aldrich considers
them a very valuable collection and
very valuable addition to the collec-
ton of Indian curiosities and relies
now in the possession of the historical
building. Mr. Mason is an author of
a work on Indian baskets, an ethnolo-
gist OF the national museum, having
been there a great many years, and is
a lea ling scientific man
Mr. Aldrich has also recently Sc