The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-28
Experiment OF National
Importance i'm Colorado

An experiment of national lmDor-
tance has been started by the govern
meut at Fort Collins, Colorado, for the
development of a breed of horses that
will be distinctly an American type
and, from our point Of view, superior
to the coachcrs imported into this
country for carriage uses at cost OF
one million dollars annually,
Tho experiment, which is co-ooera-
tive one between the Department of
Agriculture and the Colorado Argicul.
tural college, marks radical departure
on the part OF the government. Ac-
cording TO official statements. it is the
beginning of extensive breeding work
that VIII include IN its scope the i'm.
provcment OF Ill classes OF live stock.
the purpose being TO establish types
better adaptcd 10 the needs of the
people Of the United States than for
eign breeds.
No fad or theory is being tested in
the Colorado experiment, The work
of developing the new type OF horses
is founded on practices of other ma
tioDs that have been successful along
this line. Native horses have invaria-
bly, been the foundation stock in
France, England and Germany and the
same is true with the new experiment,
the American trotter being the breed
selected.
Inc American tIbilGI Has NpIl t'o t
speed machine on the race courses OF
the world and there is no question that
the proper selection of types from rep
resentative animals of this breed will
enable the government TO accomplish
the end desired without the infusion OF
any foreign blood. The American peo-
ple for whom the new horse is TO be
developed, demands a vastly different
animal than the ones that are the pride
r Li-,ri.r,J on9 France The
American lives in hurry, has an eye
for beauty and possesses phenomenal en-
durance "good looker,' in action,
high stenDer and one that can keep on
going all day if need be, and yet be
ready for the same kind Of service the
following dag,
Nothing has been overlooked in the
details of the experiment that Is es-
sential TO its success. Environments are
known to have much to do with sound
ness and endurance in animal kind, and
so one Of the very first things consld-
cred was its location. Colorado. the home
Of the "cow' pony, that marvellous
little beast of burden, was unanimous
" selected by the committee. The stud
was located on the Agricultural college
farm at Fort Collins. aud Dean w, l..
Carlyle, . live stock expert of national
reputation was appointed director of
the experiment by Secretary James
Wilson,
Ideal Region For Farm.
According to breeders. the region in
which the experiment is located is an
ideal one for the purpose. The noun
taips which form the crest of the con-
tncnt afford shelter from the inclement
western and northern winds, and the
perpetual sunshine together with light,
dry air makes il possible to run the
brood mares with their foals on the
open range without shelter winter and
summer alike. They are given the free
dom of an immense pasture that eX
tends far up into the mountains. The
Buffalo grass that is green at the roots
and contains more nutriment than any
other grass that grows, pound for
pound. composes the forage which to-
gether with d bat of Grain daily COM
poses the rations on which the colts are
being reared.
1t is believed that the American trot.
Ter when reared under the ideal condi-
lions of climate and soil in Colorado
will become as hardy as the native