The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-22
Home and Farm

no cost. 1t is an eye opener to every
one to see the quality of horse that is
being produced on just the native
grass Of this country, especially where
good blood is being used. If you re-
call range bred PercherOn Ceiling
stood at the head of his class at the
International live stock show in 1904.
Ii such results can be secured on the
range where the native grass is the
only feed supplied the horses, should
We not expect great results when they
are raised under farm conditions,
when properly sheltered during the
winter, grained and given good care?
With land cheap enough, as it is in
nearly all parts of the northwest, to
afford plenty of pasture of such a
nutritious character, where hay of
all kinds can be grown in abundance,
and oats and spelz raised SO cheaply
1t does seem a vertible paradise for
successful horse breeding AS was
previously mentioned, it is essential
to feed protein ration to grow colt
properly. 1t is hard to get anything
better than bran to balance the grain
ration. Fortunately again the farm
ers of the northwest are not obliged
to go far to get this most universal
feed of all feeds, and consequently it
can be secured cheaper here than east
of us. The central and eastern states
cannot continue to compete with the
northwest in the production of
horses, other things being equal, as
the difference in. the price of land
will stand in the way. The farmers
on high priced land will find dairying
and other branches of diversified farm
ing more profitable.
The most profitable class of horses
for the farmer of the northwest to
raise is the drafter. There is more
profit for the farmer in rearing this
class of hoses because there is not
the skill required to breed; handle
and MT them for sale as is necessary
to make a success of raising light
horses. A light horse must be we'll
broken and properly hammered to
sell them, involving much time and
labor. Draft horses can be sold
readily unbroken, and If it is neces-
sary to break them to work, the work
they will do will pay for the trouble
and keep until there is market for
them. A light horse is rather unsai-
able II he is blemished or unsound.
A defect of his nature does not dis
count draft horse as much assit does
the value of light horse.
do not want it to be understood
that l think the production of light
horses would not be profitable in the
northwest. There is a grand oppor-
tunity here for men who are fitted
to handle light horses, to breed road
sters with plenty of size, style and
action and carriage horses of merit
This is an opportune time to start
and breed this class of horses, be-
cause the demand is going to be good
for this class, and there are very few
being produced in this country in pro-
portion to the demand. A good road
ster is hard to find and brings fancy
price. They should not be difficult to
breed, but the great trouble has been
that the breeders of the Standard
BREEDS have been breeding for speed
and have lost sight of the other quail
tiles that are required for good road
horses. Those who would engage in
raising good roadsters and carriage
horses at the present time would find
it profitable if the business is properly
handled.
We must depend on the farmer who
will raise at least few horses each