Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-04-04
MORGANS AT GOV INTENT
FARM, THEIR PEDIGREE AND
QUALITIES.
official state ment from Office of
Secretary of the Department
of Auricutture

of Agriculture.
Washington, March 9.-The United |
States Department of Agriculture has
completed for the present the purchase
of stations for the use in the encour-
agement of the breeding of horses for
military purposes. Four Morgans, 10
Standardbreds, II American Saddle
horses, and nine Thoroughbreds have
been purchased. These stations, with
four or five Morgans from the Morgan
Horse Farm and six Thoroughbreds
presented to the Government, will be
available for public service during the
season of 1913, making a total of at
least IA stations. The Morgans will
stand in Vermont and New Hampshire,
the Thoroughbreds mainly in Virginia,
the Saddle horse and Standardbreds
mainly in West Virginia, Kentucky
and Tennessee. Furthermore, every
effort is to be made to avoid competing
with privately owned stations, and
horses will not be placed in communities
which are already well supplied.
The government has not spared ex-
pense in the purchase of horses. The
first requisites were that they should
be good, sound individuals, and regis
tered in the proper studbooks. Good
breeding was therefore essential, and
in many cases stake and showding
winners were obtained, but no horse
was bought solely because he was a
race winner or solely on account of his
pedigree.
These horses will be available for
public service on liberal terms. The
owners of sound mares, with square
trotting gait, may breed such mares
free of charge provided they give the
government an option on the foal dur
ing the year it is three years of age
at $3.50. However the government will
not hold the breeder of a foal to his
option if he wishes to be released,
but will allow him to cancel the option
at any time by paying the service fee.
This fee will be $25 for mature stall
lions, and less for those under five
years of age. In buying the colts,
the War Department has agreed to
purchase both mares and geldings.
No service fee will be charged unless
the owner elects to cancel his option.
If the Government buys the colt, no
fee is charged, if the colt is offered to
the Government and purchase refused
no fee is charged.
On account of the provision for free
service, the Government believes that
the mares bred should be suitable for
the purpose, and therefore it will be
necessary to breed only those which are
free from unsoundness.
The following are the Morgans at
the Government stock farm at Middle
bury.
MORGAN HORSES PURCHASED.
Daniel Webster Lambert 6629, age 6,
color chestnut; by Lambert B. 523S; dam
Aggie by Golden 1915.
Madison Lambert $3.50, age 6, color
bay; by Lambert B. 5238; dam Jessie T.
} by Harlus.
Prince M. 6749, age 3, color bay; by
!. Ethan Allen Bird 1887: dam Topsy M. by
Lambert H. 5459
Donlyn 5849, age 4, color bay by
Donald 1924; dam by Billy Roberts 1850
In addition to the above horses, the
following Morgan stations will be used
} in the remount breeding work of the
Agriculture Department:
Bennington 5693, age 5, color bay;
, by General Gates 666; dam Mrs. Culvers
: 37l1. (S)
Castor 1888, aged 4, color bay; by
General Gates 666; dam Babe by Bob
Morgan 4549
Red Oak 5249, age 7, color bay; by
General Gates 666; dam Marguerite by
White River Morgan 4S2
Snoquamie 1873, age 4; color bay; by
Troubadour 5l25; dam Sarah by Gov
!, Fiske 1871.
: For further information, mare own
ers in Vermont and New Hampshire
should write to w. F. Hammond, in
charge of New England Horse Breeding
District, Middlebury, Vt.
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