The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-03
To RAISE:
ANGUS
MORGAN
HORSES

Washington, April a-The United
States government, tAroush lts ba,
reau Of animal industry. Is trying to
preserve the Morgan horse q half
century ago, and also establish & typt
Of carriage horse dlstincsiy Ameri,
can. While the Importation Of hors
os from foreign countries sontnues
year after year, vet there Il constant
and continuous demand for the Amer
lean horse lor carriage and sa,lllie
purposes The preserving OF the Mcr.
gan horse IS 10 provide family lierso
The speed craze which struck Nor.
gan horse breeders and led % tho
crossing Of she old,tlmo Vermont
Morgan with other strains, resulted
h O sacrifice Of conformation anl
style 10 speed and the original was
threatened aith extinction AZ Il re-
suit there is strange Morgan situa.
Ten ioday-a few real Morgans los
1d ht breeders loyal TO breed stand
r,ls and many chat are registered
s M0rgans but are Morgans only 10
amo The governments work II Be.
ng carried on N different parts az
the country The Morgan farm Is at
llddlehury w. and experiments also
re being made at the Colorado state
agricultural college.
Kentucky strain Brought In
Morgan breeding was arranged faY
n cooperation with TIE Vermont ey
erimegt station In The FAN Of 1905.
10 purchases we're mnde until June.
1908, when seven mares and Two llles
we're bought from various pers0ns N
Vermont BY board Of authorities III
aaking me selections for he Nor
aan farm an eaorl was made 20 ge'
be true Morean type with on IN.
crease IN size and quality ever that
ssetsed by the original Morgan
When Il hec0me necessary 10 so he
lo@ sha nraserlhea Size ln ge the de-
iyed lgpa this was done. The next
iurchaee was buH mares from Ken.
uoitp aa an experiment The idea be.
ne lha4 q careful 0at.cross would
'is-p Increased si4l and quality With.
Ns DESTROYING deSirabIe tgre oharac.
arislica the staiIiuA General fates
I'd q filly we're purchased Iuly 81
COT General Gates wes purchased
'aief careful consideration not 0n'y
" hia 0v'a individuality rs 2 modern
Morgan but upon his ability as a
Ire nf she ivne desired
CulY tSs- cr0ne IF fnals have been
'btalned III TIE Morgan work Toe
TIN al Vermont farm Is ll preserve
he Morgan type at its best keepins
he splendid conformation spirit and
ndurance for which these horses
we're famous, and eliminating tho Ten
lencv To cuAfseneas heavy withera
ia loW backs a careful effort viii
lso be made % improve tho action
seltlng away from the choppinesa
M lrreeuiarilv IN rait and paflicu
lang to eliminate the tendency 70
aca and mix gals
\ Rlu TYNE Not Sought
Size will be increased carefnllq hy
election. but It Is not tho nurnose
L the department to make the new
Noegan = big herse. ii should be I'M
erst00d that the wofk with he Mar
.an Is not 10 he merged into ihe
tmefIean carriage horse; allhug
se Morgan always has been and nlsih
ahly always viii 80 paine factor In
ihe production Of carrlare horses
the tyne VIII be Kept dlslibct It Is
rot patriotic fancY to urge hel na-
live types og light horses should be
preserved. Il Is not fallacy thai Out
"a these types can be evolved The
hsFse par excellence Of farmers and
hnrsemen. who prefer The llght tyne
Neitter g q pafernallstlc nor social.
istle for the federal government la aH
sumo the initiative N the work Il y
d board movement requiring 4 nation
u policy to insure uniformity con
centration Of effort aad continuity G
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