Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
LIVESTOCK GROWERS OF IOWA
sENEFiTlNc GREATLY FROM
EUROPEAN CONFLICT.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY AHEAD
FOR BREEDERS OF HORSES
European Supply Being Depleted and
Shortage Will Not Bs Overcome For
Ysars-Europs Must Look to United
States For Renewal Of Belgian and
Other Breeds.
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Des Moines. Sept. 14-That the Eur
opean war is adding rapidly to the
wealth of the Iowa people and as a
consequence whatever effect it is hav-
ing is in the direction of betterm ent Of
financial conditions now seems to be
certain. James Pierce, of the Home
stead, is advising the farmers to make
the most of the situation, especially as
it relates to cattle and horses, and to
be prepared to take advantage of the
certain rising prices. 1t is stated that
an order has been placed at Kansas
City for 10000 to $1,000 horses for the
British army use. This is not con-
firmed, but it is known that at the time
| Of the Boer war Great Britain bought
10000 horses and mules in Kansas City.
It. would not be surprising If some
purchases would be made now. At any
rate the Canadian provinces will be
stripped Of their horses and the Cam
adams will soon be, coming to the
states for horses.
European Horses Seized.
The importation of pure bred horses
has been increasing rapidly in recent
years. In Iowa the importers have
been bringing in hundreds of Percher-
on horses each year for many years.
OF late the. Belgian horses have been
coming to the front as rivalinS the Per-
cheron in popularity. Not so many
shires and Clydes and Suffolks have
been coming over.
But now, with the war on, and every
horse. no matter what his value or
price may be, is seized by the govern
ments of Europe for use in the armies.
all Importation is stopped: and not
only that but it is certain that for
many years there will be no more
Percherons or Belgians to be had for
bringing to the United States except at
impossible prices. 1t would not be
at all surprising, after the war, the
European countries would place re-
strictions on the sale of their horses
that would prevent all export.
Opportunity For Breeders.
Naturally with this situation at hand
the farmers who own registered pure
bred animals will do well to give their
attention to the breeding OF them to
supply the inevitable demand
Peter Hopley, at the state fair. said
to a Homestead man: 1--WE will not
get any more Belgians in the next ten
or fifteen years. The Germans are
down to Boulogne and all the Boulon-
ais horses are gone. We will not be
able to get any more horses from
France In the next decade If we ever
do again. The world must now look to
the United States for it's pure bred
horse supply. Our opportunity was
never better"
William Crownover said: "Ameri
cans who have Belgian mares are ex-
ceedingly fortunate, as there are COM
paratively few over here and my
opinion is it will probably be twenty
years and possibly much longer before
there can be any Belgians imported"
j. II. Truman said: "It will be
twenty years before there will he
enough horses in Belgium and France
so that Americans can import them at
a price where they can be sold here"
While this is the situation as to pure
bred stuff, the horse dealers here say
that for all horses there is even now
a good demand and prices are stiffen-
ing up materially. If the war is pro-
longed there will be buying OF all sorts
of horses for shipment to Europe at
good prices.