The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
DRAFT HORSE BREEDING.
More Of This Style Of Animal Needed in
This Country.

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There has always been good de,
nnnd for prime grade draft horses, Oh
at least there has been for dozen
years past, and Is 50 now. The Breed,
er's Gazette says there are more buy
ers In The field for this class Of draft
horses than the supply can all, and
that these facts show that we need
more breeding Of this class in the Unit.
ed States. The Gazette In urging this
view 0f the matter Of breeding to sup.
ply the demand in this country says
that this fall conditions In the corn
belt are peculiar Feed promises 20 be
high In price. Pastures are practically
exhausted for the year. Some farmers
who have been breeding pure breds seem
t. be discouraged and are offering the
young things at figures which seem too
low Here Is where they are making
grand mistake. Horses for working
purposes, are not going appreciably
lower, at least that is the opinion Of
the best.posted mon in the trade. Dis.
elimination between the Get OF the high
class stallion and that Of the scrub was
never keener.
When the Wall street panic fell like
q blight over the whole land last season
demand for horses suddenly slaekened
to wonderful extent. Those who had
M buy horses spent Just as little money
az possible, taking in many instances
animals really too light for their work,
Here. however the possession Of good
blood told Later when things began
70 loosen mp little the demand for
trafters improved and the get Of the
high.class stallion got the frst call Re.
Gently this demand has shown consid-
erably improved vigor and some of the
buyers nave been questioning in search
OF show material with liberal appropria
lions In their wallets. Here the get Of
the best stations have scored again.
These facts carry such lesson with
them that IL is obviously foolish for
farmer. breeders Ia sacrifice the good
things in their studs merely because
corn and oats are high aud promise to
remain so until another crop Is gather
cd. Never was there more foolish
policy pursued There is no animal
bred on the American farm which will
return such high price for the grain
fed to him, as the pure-bred horse. To
part with him now for less than he is
worth savors OF mistaken diagnosis OF
the situation or Of commercial coward
ice or both.
The farmer who goes into the bust
ness or rearing pure-bred horses should
do so with the firm resolve to stick by
the business through thick and thin,
through good times and bad. II he
hastens at the approach of an era Of
ligh prices for feed to dispose of his
stuff at elss than its value, Il Is moral |
" certain that he will thereby invite
the purchaser TO mark him down as one
oil the sort who can be induced to part |
with it in other times at low prices Not |
only this but as human nature Is large
" the same the world over in all lines
Of business, the man who lowers his |
prices in the effort TO run to cover in
yariably creates the impression that he
Il not Just sure of his goods, whereas
the man who stands Loyalty by his
stock at all times commands the admi
ration Of the buyay and eventually es-
tablishes a higher price-rating on his
goods irrespective of the times.