Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-08
VALUE OF REGISTERED STOCK.
Will be Manifest at the Bryan Colt
Show.

| SNOWs
Bryan Eagle.
One of the most profitable lines of
diversification, the breeding of high
grade horses and mules in Brazos
county has been one Of the most neg
lected until the past year. There will
be about $50 horse colts from regis
tered stations and about the same
number from scrubs and grades; also
about 25O mule colts, having a value
at six months of age-the ones from
registered sires of $50 to 500 each
and those from the scrub and grade
sires of $15 to $50, with more of them
nearer the SIS mark than the $50.
The mules will have a value about
$35 to $40 each. Now by breeding
the mares with the cheap colts to a
good registered sire, at an additional
cost of So to $40 for service fee, their
value could have been doubled, and
when matured, in place of $50 pony
a horse worth $3.50 to $500 would be
the result.
Farmers, to increase the value of
their mules must first increase the
size of their mares. BY breeding
mares of 1000pounds up to some good
draft horse one can raise brood mares
weighing 1850 to 1900 pounds, which
bred to the right kind of a jack will
raise the kind of mules that sell for
$500 pair. The geldings he can dis
pose of at fancy prices as expressers,
surrey horses, etc.
Colt raising is one form of live
stock diversification that the tenant
farmer can follow with the most
profit. With pair of good brood
mares he could easily pay his rental
with the sale of two good colts each
year as weanlings. By breeding his
mares so as to foal late he could lay
by his crop with them before foaling
time and his colts would not bother
very much while harvesting and they
would be old enough for sale as wean-
lings before the next crop. The ten
ant cannot profitably raise other live
stock, but he can easily raise a good
colt at very little additional expense.
Farmers in Brazos county have an
opportunity of breeding to good hor-
ses never possessed before. There is
standing in the stud at Bryan three
registered standard bred trotting hor-
SEES, one registered Kentucky saddle
horse, one registered Perchron draft
horse and one registered German
coach. These horses are of the very
best blood lines to be had and be-
sides possessing individual excellence
are string a grade of colts second to
none, considering the dams. Breed
for a purpose and select a sire and
dam suited for that purpose, and good
results will follow. In order to show
what improvement can be had by u.s.
ing registered sires of good blood,
the Brazos County Horse and Mule
Breeders Association will hold a colt
show for weanling colts foaled in
TO- IN,
of the Eagle, and will offer cash pre-
miums besides many specials for the
best horse and mule colts. All class.
es will be represented, farm, carriage,
roadster, saddle, combination, etc
Time, place and premium list will be
announced in due time, so commence
at once to fit that colt or mule for the
show ring. If you have nothing for
this show send that mare of yours
to some registered horse or jack, so
you can show next year Mr.. Farmer
give that boy of yours that mare you
are not breeding, and let him raise q
colt of his own. He will make a
prize winner out of it, and such
things help to keep him on the farm
and give him an interest and lo;y Ter
hoses rilat w!E quake better man
of him. This colt show is gotten up
to induce the breeding of better nor
ses and mules and no cost will be az
tached to the exhibitors in any way. |
The only conditions to enter a colt |
will be that the sire must be stall
lien standing for public service in
BRACES county and registered in some |
reliable registry association approved !
by the United States government
Al cells will be exhibited at the /
halter or beside another hcrsa. |
Begin at cnce to give them a little at
.ontion and ii you miss prize the |
increased value OF the colt will pay |
you fer all extra trouble and expense. !
And be sure and breed TO a sire |
whose colts will BE- eligible to al fut- |