Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-01-27


well fixed types, in u kind of transition
state SO to speak. The fact that III
morse stock OF the present age does.
not meet the requirements is evidenced
by the fact that certain types are in
constant demand at uniformly high
prices. n that two continents had TO
pc searched to obtain suitable geldings
Tor the international exposition, and
That the bureau of animal industry is
now conducting an experiment In Coli
orado for the purpose of, fixing a type
or horse suitable for the American car
rlage. Suffice Ii to say that IL horse
breeding was up to the requirements III
standard. type, individuality and quail
ity, these conditions would not exist.
Hence the possibilities open to the
progressive horse breeder. The writer
would not have the impression go out
that this condition OF affairs exists only
In America.
IL Is the same on both continents. Is
II not true that In a general way the
! horse stock of this country lis bet
ter than the horse stock OF any other
country. and do we not do ourselves
and u horses a great injustice when
we designate everything outside OF the
so-called registers as 'veritable
scrubs?" This is evidenced by the fact
that the native grade geldings took
first money over a team of full blood
geldings of one of the popular draft
breeds, covering both Europe and
America. 4
Is not the greater number Of at
tributes Of the ~up-to-date horse an ex-
PLANTATION why mis- development has not
kept pace with the apparent progress
of other domestic animals. The pres
ent mode of registration practiced by
most of the registration associations
fail to meet the requirements.
The trotting horse breeders took a
long advanced step when they adopted
a standard Of speed for admitting
horses for record. IL they had also re-
quired size, type. soundness and good
Individuality as well as speed as the
necessary qualification for appearances
on the register, the American trotter
would stand I'm a class by himself and
without a peer. He would not likely
have the esteem he has now, but would
have q whole lot OF desirable qualities
that would add millions TO his value
as a desirable and serviceable horse
Is 1t not true that all breeds OF horses
OF which we have any knowledge were
produced by what is known as cross
breeding, and that the desire on tina
part of the common breeder to per-
sist in crossing the so-called breeds.
evidence that the breeds are fulfilling
h requirements? Otherwise the de-
sire for the venture would not exist
and that the vehemence with which
some men fight cross breeding shows o
self interest in some way and that
the h~ackneyed expressions cross roads.
cross craze, promiscous crossing, IND
that life is too short, etc." are not the
expressions OF ievelheaded and far see-j
ing breeders. Life is never too short
for the undertaking OF d worthy OBJ
ject and that promiscous crossing like
anything else Is not recommended on
any sound business principle, but In
the judfcious crossing that Is recon-
mended. But be these things as h
may our own Individual opinions are a.
only q drop In the great ocean They
Will neither help nor hinder In a very
great degree The great law OF evoiu-
ton will get In Its work and our horse
stock Will be as closely DENIED In typo
and do the work he is required To d0
as completely rs q modern rrfnffnx
press does its work. N. u. Harris
Secretary American Horse ReglstfS
Association Des Motnes. "a.