New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
UNCLE SAM A HORSE BREEDER.
Department of Agriculture Reports Results
At It's Two Stations.

Results II is explained, Just beginning TO
show well from the incursion Of the government
into the horse breeding field. The Department OF
Agriculture which has been at work in this line
for the last four wears now issues report OF the
work at the two government stations One Is IN
Colorado and the other IN Vermont. The first was
established in 1904 and the other, while discussed
in 1905 was not actually started until 1906
European governments have paid great attention
TO horse breeding for many years. Germany
spends much money on the national stud, and
France devotes than million dollars
nualIy TO animal breeding, most OF which goes to
the horse stations France has one great central
station forty fifty smaller stations through
the country in easy reach of the small far
mers and breeders. The result is an Improvement
in the national standard horses and big export
business Gays The Washington star"
England produces many fine horses especially
heavy draft animals, but the work IS almost alto
gether in the hands of private breeders, and the
government spends little or nothing on Il
In this country there he's been 8 standard
breed of American horses. There have been many
fine animals produced and some exported, but tho
imported stock has been generally considered the
real thing However, few years ago the govern
nent awoke TO the fact that many Of the prize
winning horses in the great shows from
American stock, and another Thing noticed
that the Morgan horse. of the standard strains.
ives dying out So the government started with
small stations, The farmers Of the states where
in the work, and the states themselves contribute
fer q portion of the expense. From the interest
displayed 1t Is regarded likely that the work
will spread 70 other states, and there is said to
be no why. IN the course Of time. the gov
eminent stud in this country should not De the
equal in its of anything abroad
In the Colorado experiment station this year
there thrty-fve mares and their foals. The
stallion is Charmon formerly known Glorious
Thundercloud, O; Tom Lsvson's famous four
finland team. The head Of the Vermont stud is
General Gates, true bred Morgan and sire OF
the second horse in the stud, Red Oak
that comparatively neglected by thu
breeders, and being obscured by constant
crosses when rescued by the department. Justin
Morgan. the progenitor Of the line, was foaled In
1883 Not much il known about his ancestry, but II
must have included good horses Justin Morgan
been noticed were II not that he proved so potent
IN producing good horses, the strain being dorni-
nant wherever introduced.
The Morgan line had fifty years the start Of the
IIambietonians and Uenmsrks, the foundation sires
OF the present standard breeds and the American
OF speed in the HambletorRn that he crossed
on the Morgan line. ia the hope OF producing
great speed. He transmitted speed and undesirable
. conformation well, and in the craze for speed
1 good points Of the Morgans were almost OBJ
liberated
row. however and the aim Of the government is to
a high standard fri light harness horse OF
sufficient speed and great endurance together with
conformation The effect OF saddle horse blood
in the development OF the American carriage horse
has been very marked. Some OF the undesirsb bic
qualities OF the saddle strain for carriage work
being bred out, and in the course OF time II Is
likely that this country will possess distinctive
type OF light. hsrness horse equal 60 any in the
. markets OF the world.