Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-29

new ZEBRA HORST 70
BECoME + AIR|M ERS' AID
First Animal 81 Its Kind IN
the World Expected TO Be
Very Hardy.
RESULT OF EXPERIMENT
Gift q Abyssinian King Used
BY Federal Department q
Agriculture 20 Produce
Nsw Work Beast.
RESULT or EXPERIMENT

- Va ~, 81 slA
The federal department OF agricuis
ture, after years OF trial, has brought
into the world new and probably
useful farm animal. the new animal
y zebra-horses The sire. the beauti-
f ia Grevy zebra IN the nationa ~, zooaog
Roosevelt BY the king OF Apysslnla,
and is the largest OF it, species ever
seen In America. The mother was
Morgan mare
Compared to all the zebra hybrids 50
far produced from other animals by tho
the Morgan mare 10 by long odds the
handsomest. Its coat at present is
beautiful bay. and the markings on the
legs are well defined. The dams dis.
position seems to predominant and
present indications In that connection
point to tractable animal OF splendid
SCION nc ana con1ormasion - aluatsy.
aha,,4 NV nssay cl ~ ~. - vss,.,rn.at
ss ~ ~ pats,,,,a on Ma .ne 90 es,a,ns
t .aA o. .' W., gu ss.A =, .
ner aam 70 ,+ k@ep 4 c, ~ sye on ne
paose.y ascs :. resi- sn1 Sono 70 saas
-. i,e. ehof - " os.AoiAsn new spesu
niarhs.
Way rave Commerctal value.
The bureau believes the xebra-horse
has commercial possibilities. The ami
NAL has marked qualities. and the mat
ing direct should be readily obtained
II young zebras are raised with horses
and not allowed to associate with their
own kind.
The hybrids show rapid growth and
when year old are as large as their
dams Not only do they have rapid
CROWN. put tney early deveAop both
nnisn ana substance. Iney are really
handsome animals, with certain
amount OF go and action, ana q not I'M
klno dlspositlon except IhaS lhey are
stupporn ana hard moutneo. Ihey
come ny THIS latter characterlstic quite
naturally. however, as the similarity
tendency to Intensity this particular
tra!t. But they are not vicious and
while one should have care about
their heels, this danger would become
lessened m time through association
and kind treatment.
The advantages that are more or less
uncertain and might he classed a.
speculative have to do with their gen
eral health. their endurance. the cost
Tn Justice to the nnuch maJipne5/
donkey and @its kin # must he said that
thew are in f,a,th of a Kind feartad and
patient disnosition when accorded h,,-
name treatment THE chief indictmant
aroinst tha,n =. +hair fandanc,, 10 hs
stubborn Tn thfS connection III Ia rnfh.
er to he exnected that the influence 81
the mare dam win have a beneficial
effect to the extent Of producing an an
1mal with all the good qualities of the
mule combined with the more tractable
disposition Of the mare.
Hero Are ADVANTAGES.
Furthermore Il ia rather exnectai1
the Zebra horse VII, nnssess r. tha
same ertent the disease rasisting anal.
itiaa ~ hoth the donlay a nd the ,ahra
This comniefi with hiph dapraa If
and,,rance Witch now seems rsason-
able to nresume wo,Ild form a much
desired combtnation Moreover. there
IL M reason To believe thai the cost
Of keen viii at any time exceed that
Of the donkey or zebra. both Of which
require n nomewhat less quantity than
horses.
The exnerimant All whole i. an
attempt "a nroduce a work animal If
sixa a,1bstance. and kindly disposition.
and conserve q useful wild animal now
considered q nest by Inhabitants of hfs
NATIVE country. Zebras in Africa break
down fences and deyastate crops. They
are shot a. q -menace to the Commune
ities After centurias Of neglect. ba-
latad effort now il being made to en-
ploy this animal to some good purpose.
and CAUSE, II possible, his services to
be added to the present supply of draft
animais The zebra Il = heaat nos
once they are 7brouaht Under control
Import MANY Zebra..