The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-01-29

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Market for Farm Horses.
Europes demand for horses will
continue, say experts in the United
States department of agriculture long
after peace has been restored. War
Is an Unsuitable consumer of horses
and the available supply must be di.
mfnishing so rapidly each day the
present conflict lasts that it Is in
evitable that there should be a great
scarcity for agricultural purposes
later on. AS soon as international
commerce can be restored to a peace
roofing, therefore, the European coun-
tries are certain to look to America
to supply great part of this lack.
The department of agriculture,
however, does not recommend Amer
lean farmers to purchase a surplus of
horses merely in order to breed them
to meet this prospective demand. II
Is much better to secure good mares
for the ordinary farm work and then
breed them to good stations. Only
horses of high quality may be profit.
ably raised today, but there is no
reason why such animals should not
be used for farm as well as breeding
purposes.
While inferior horses are always a
drug on the market, the demand for
serviceable animals appears to be al.
most unlimited. Together the United
States and Russia possess So per cent
of the world supply, and Russia will
need all that it can raise itself. The
United States, therefore must furnish
the bulk of the animals needed to re.
place those consumed by the present
war. War is even more destructive
to horses than to men. In his report
for the year 1865, the quartermaster
general of the United States army
stated:
The service of a cavalry horse I'M
der an enterprising commander has
averaged only four months" During
1864 there were 500 horses consumed
rer day in the Northern army. with
out considering those captured and
not reported. During eight months of
that year, the cavalry of the Army of
the Potomac was remounted twice.
nearly 10000 horses in all being re-
quired. During his Shenandoah Val.
ley campaign Sheridan was supplied
with fresh horses at the rate of $50
per day. 1t must be borne in mind.
moreover that the numbers engaged
in the American Civil war were small
compared with those under arms in
Europe today.
Leaving out for the moment the
question of remounts for military pur.
poses, 1t Is said that for a complete
mobilization the German army re.
quires 10000 horses and the French
army 100000. The figures for the
French army probably include only
those for the cavalry and do not take
into consideration the needs of the
full artillery. the transport service and
other military uses to which horses
are put. The great majority of these
animals are not included in the per.
manent military organizations but are
employed during peace in farm work.
Now that they have been withdrawn
from the farms to die of wounds, ex-
haustion or starvation, tremendous
imports will ultimately be necessary.
Farmers in the United States should
prepare to meet this demand.