New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
theories of inexperienced
officials Work Harm
10 Industry.
CAN'T RAISE CAVALRY
MOUNTS FOR $3.50
,.o,,'s Produce at Three Farms
' ,r Two Years Ouly Enough
Foals for a Platoon.
crx John B. CASTLEMAN.

la,'O S,e,es armies about l,2OO,OOO
e.,s en-" during thc four years oi 'he
wST. ..t.;.;o, made bv the
nv Ststps government through the
Sh..'s.e..-,sster General FOR horses IN
sss1 rss fo- $4,000 horses.
N9 bet time Kentucky, tennessee
-, and TO some extent the states
MSS MSS. soutb supplied the mounts and
iDI" iDI,,s FOR the cavalry commanded
49, Forrest Wheeler and
.~5 Furnished al the artillery
sI1'.s' ab.cb were called into requlsl-
fo~ field artillery service. WhlIe
,,vu,s and the Carohnas and the
soYth and southeast furnished
So. sre rcmouuts for the cavalry
l,'Srsf. l'r-sff amy the officers mounts and
soi3 artillery service and all the
trsia service required. .L...-.
"Tse-s v,ss no inability upon the part
.fsrv section OF the country TO fur-
he horses for that terrible war.
- VAS 5es yed each year more
- quarter Of o. million, ana yet
Is t'rrers producing them furnished,
- rgo..s,t.or Of the two govern
-s-ts al chat IVES needed.
" afte- af.y years have passed
- ,esre has reiCred throughout the
80 horses h8ve gone on increasing
j. rurber bred under the directions OF
-. f,rr-srs OF the country, until to-
s,v We possess 23oll.Ooo OF them
80 ,bsD four times what we had IN
fss0 and resI.y oGe-iourth OF all the
t'ov 80 ~ tbs world.
80 NOW with this great result
,,bieved by the farmers Of the United
So So as ore o. their contributions
- tbe eour--y's wealth and service one
,bssrves with amazement the lengthy
-snort enbody,rr the theories OF IN
sYpe-ierced government officials on the
science o. breeding" horses and the
rryeDt needs ot tle United states 70
h achieved under their direction IN
compliance with their recommenda-
ro,s
bsre is found I0 Circular ltS, or
.. Dsnsr+rert of Agriculture. the in
sorssmsnt.
4ApDroved. JAMES WILSON,
Secretary Of Agriculture.
Washington. March 10, 1911
THIS would be amusing II 10 were
at dsrrerous.
Think Of s Cabinet officer accreoit-
,-s 70 Congress such "a recOmmenda-
liar. and iuroslnC on the Congress
sgggsstioDs eu5odving such propose Z
,riury 70 the interests of his coun-
80 80 ,bess SUGGESTIONS emanating
f.,- oHc,als Who never bred a horse
,..--;,e % T.srredit the millions of
s...T L,ss5,rs NJ +ha land. advising
~, .,vs--,-.-- ~ invade the domain
~ -,.v,ts s.,+e-rrise and individual ef
a..
Ia, L,s beer conducting breeding
g., .Ssr re- arc s+;ll IN a mere experi-
rsr,al s.soe T+ NAV be O matter Of
$50. - 49, 49, - tho Colorado
g.. -. t- to-9 o,,+ ~ for+v-fve
80, ai.,.e- .-r.s 80 rroduced
S- .. -. .iF-So-+s.,r,. ~,
- ~ 49,, .--..e5 80 L,,,.i~c tberr
49, 80 HOlss1 -. .. -. 80 .ba7 bae.s
,..I ,... - .--t,o .Le-C.o fo- carving
,ls bs--sy r,eras and live colts. these
,,i.. a. ,,s.,,-..,. ~s-~,o+ oos+ less thar
q 600 ear er1 .lis irdenendent Of
he ,ost of .be -ieD- which is owned
tv Tho covsr~r~--+
The -cv,~--,,,. L,,,.s e-,5 distributes.
i, eorrs.i+ioD IN eta1lion owners
s.,r;ors ,t-l.,..L...,. +bo co,,r+,,, u,i+b
,ss s,-1,.:,-- .t-. tLo fs~r,cr v.bo
80. - -. -..ii;o- sbo1i
rivs ,ls ,o,..-,--..'. ., o,,.io, ~ bnv
!, ~. go Ia .+ er50 II is
strsroe .le. s- u.s tree corr+rv we
sssuid erI -Le -.overrr,en+ NOT only
es~,s+irg g-..t -.-- rerroor driving his
mares fror, .-e --o5,,c,,, feId hut we
nov have +bs +Leo-.s+s ~ the covern-
re1t NJ the r--i,e5 C+a+es connecting
viii tho s.svso.- 49,,
Ne have H.. f..-.Lor 5;sco,rse-a mont
from the govsr---.-t in vefusing TO
rsy ne r,ora .t,- efso bo~sa u,bile
/. has ,c+ 49, .tr- 80 L~;rc borseq
% ,brea ,esre cI5 on i+s breeding
farms for Zee +L.- sLo,,. s1 O0O Zach
Ne esrro, ,s,.. -,...s TO- s1Fo
The opes.s.- ~ borse euprlv is
identical v.L .u +~sde o1estions Il
ia rs..e, ~ 5.-1s~5 n ie o,lv
necesssrv tb,-,fo~e for the Govern
nent N sr~-.-.. .o.t.+ ;s roefed and
70 srrovrcc f..r &c N he Maid
say s25O ir d.. o~o, ,,srte. and an
horses rss5,4 g.1I Lo bred sod fur-
rished by tbe -,r'-,-,fe If exnerienced
farmers and 81 o-e-.bird or one
fourth Inc eoe. ~ ,o,.o-rroe-t breed.
inF Nars voS E, e;s ,ot that the
govsrnmer. g, -..-.,,;t ~ ,beories con
90. but f is az. f.. - ~a.+ore ~ 40
Let N. ,o...---..... trao5;,,, fsr.,,s
in Colo,,ll ~ ,-.... s-5 - bo
-'eg TOT reno40t stations, and for tcid
The ey,y.,..,. .o.s, '' .o.' - anu ,s' - q
animal -,-..-.. a..s,...'e. b~oed;,e," "
IN sr.+c .r o.. -, Gteerrna-
nsrt ,.e,.orrr@er IN
obiga,io,. 49, tr;bu-
mi e.'OH me hague VI ~ -
,ss,, OF lne loIi', "a '.On -,
viN .o.,e.' .At nal.ols VI IN. ,, ',' CO. ~
The svbi..- zo'Lc.''.tSs ~ ,r.~oas;,,. d.
popuiat,ors .-'.t-;os -; oa ,bet seok
s5Ss3 80. o. couu,I'es 'na 80
.- tN 'i.'. .a. |iNiit9t INC az ~ "'