The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-10-31
FARMERS
SHOULD RAISE
WELL BRED HORSES
For Increased European
Demand.

I During the next decade there
will probably be an Increased de
maud for American horses in the
countries now engaged in the Eu.
ropean war. The demand NAV
even continue much longer, as not
only will horses be needed for ar.
mics, but when peace is restored
more will be needed for agricul
ture Already European agents
are said TO be endeavoring to pur-
chase horses Ia this country and
Canada, and this is an increased
Interest ip many sections ia horse
breeding.
TO meet this increased European
demand, American farmers NAV
well endeay0r to raise well bred
horses, but the department does
not advise them TO purchase sur
plus OF horses merely for breeding
purposes. 1t merely advises
that ordinary farm work should
be done whenever possible by
good mares, which should be
bred to good stations. 1t also
desires to emphasize the fact that
only horses of high quality may
be prottably raised to-day. Inte
rlor horses are drug on the mar
ket, and their production is to be
discouraged as much as the pro
duction of good horses should be
encouraged.
The United States has previous
ly been drawn on to supply Eu
rOpean countries at war. In the
Boar War over 100. 900 horses
ere bought here by the British
Government. II may be doubted
whether a foreign government
could now obtain similar supply
IN this country, except at exces
sive cost. However, if farmers
take pains TO utilize their good
mares during this winter to breed
them TO good stations, in the
course of severai years (time
enough for the foals to deveIop)
America will be better able to
M ct the European demand.
( is natural that European
countries should look to the
United States for horses, as next
10 Russia it has more of these ami
mails than any other country in
The world. The United States
and Russia possess 5S per cent of
he world supply. 9iraDge to
say, however, the were no
horses originally on our continent
and the present supply comes
from stock brought over from Eu
'ope. Canada's supply is small
to our own.
Our own Army furnishes a de
,irable market of well bred horses,
here being under the remount
iyslem at least 5000 horses re-
luired annually to supply both
he Army and the National
1uard. There are now about 20,
100 horses III our Regular Army
N peace basis. In war, many
more would be required before the
lrst engagement. There is, there
ore, steady market for good
orses independent of the Europe
n demand Even the Invasion
f motor power, which has reduc
d the number of horses on our
treets, has not influenced this
emand In fact, the price of
0rses has advanced along With
ther commodities during recent
ears.
Thess5areau of Animal Industry
{ the Department of Agriculture
tands ready to aid any farmer
esiring to breed high class horses.
.s the day of the large horse Z
anch is practically gone, any in q
reased demand will have to be
let by the farmer. There are
ertain localities more suited to
orse breeding than others and
iaces where certain breeds do I
etter. Such details may be OBJ .
iined for the asking. Even iD .
ne South, where mules are bred !.
! preference TO horses, an in =
-eased production of first class =
nimals should find a ready mar !
&c abroad, although the mule is !.
Of used on the Continent to the y
Stent that 1t is used here :