The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-05-04
ate horse that has not received prop

ate HofSc tnat mas not received pre-
err care.
The colt born on the range, of a
:, cidental parentage, whose moth
: nearly died of starvation and expo
- ure, may bring ten dollars when it
= yearling, or it may not be wor
that much at three years old. tt
same mare properly wintered, AN
: bred to good-sized mongrel stallic
whose service is valued at eight do
lars may be expected to raise co
worth $40 if purchaser can be foun
> who wants such stock at all. tt
same mare bred to thoroughbre
or full blood horse whose service
valued at $25, with careful and cor
siderate handling at foaling tim
raises colt that will be sought for b
buyers at prices ranging from SIPS t
5000 at a year old. These are fact
based on examples which may b
seen in every community wher
breeding is being done, and show
that the introduction of good stool
increases the value of the colt at
high ratio.
Investing ST. more in the foa
makes difference of from five t.
ten times the value in the colt. How
then can man with lot of mare.
afford to breed them to scrub
horse? And if man is poor and ha.
but few mares, how much more i'm.
| portant it is for him to make the
best use possible of that which he has
II he has but two mares, and can
not afford to pay the extra SIT to get
the service Of good horse, he had
better sell one of them to get money
to secure one good colt, and in two
years he can sell the colt for enough,
to buy the mare back and be the gain
er of both feed and money. If he
has dozen mares, better to sell six
of them and breed the others to a
good horse, save feeding the other
six, and when the colts are yearlings,
he can sell them for enough to buy
a good band of mares
1t is easier to take care of six we'll
bred colts than six scrubs, and it is
easier to take care of six well-bred
colts than twelve scrubs. 1t
rs easier to find buyers for twelve
well-bred colts than for six scrubs.
and one well-bred colt brings as
much money as twelve scrubs. Then
why bother with scrubs at all.
But we are speaking only of or
binary mares. and good stations as
with ordinary stations lay
ing no claim to pure blood Equally
great advances will be made in the
value of the stock by securing thor
Dughbred or full blood mares, but the |
which confront us make |
t more practical to try to build up
With the present stock of mares and
he good stations which are scatter
d about the country
Decide what kind OF stock you are
,oing to raise and then stick to that
reed. Do not breed your mares to
race horse one year and to a draft
orse the next If you have a young
1are, select carefully the horse which
to be the sire of her colts, and then
reed her to him every year if poss-
Die, and you will get a better family
colts. If you change about. the
Otis from the different horses will
more likely to resemble the sire
the first colt than any Of the 9th
5. In justice to the mother and the
'fsprlng, avoid changing stations. ,
Horses raised in lower attitudes,
hen brought to higher attitudes may
expected to show symptoms Of [
short wind. Reversing the condi-
on and taking the native horse from
II high altitude to lower levels,
yes him an advantage over the stock
ised there, and for this reason our
ock will be in better demand if they
i've equally good chances in other
spects.
Reasons For Disappointment.
A stallion raised in feed lot and
d from manger and fced-box, if .
ought here and turned out on the Q
nge will degenerate because he is
1t accustomed to the conditions If i
e horse is kept up and fed and
ndled as he has been accustomed to Y
ing treated, he may not change, but
colts are not likely to come up to q
pectations under the conditions
re. The reason lies chiefly in the \
alter Of feeding and handling the
lres. I,
II the mare runs on the range and :
tiers extremes of heat and cold and r
I'm periods Of shortage Of feed, it
mpromises the colt. II the mare is
'rked hard all summer and put to
rk on the canal in the fall. she may
e the foal or bring forth an infer
colt. # she is we'll treated dur
the working season, but com
led to winter on hay alone. the m
t Will not be SO good as it would A
We been il she had been given
in ration Farmers should remem-
the better the care given to the
re, the better the colt will be. Lead --.
quietly to the place Of service.