The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-20
MORGAN SIRES ARE
NEEDED IN WEST
Thomas w. Ames, of wyoming, Comes
East Also to Secure Thorough
breds for Breeding Purposes.
TO PRODUCE ARMY HORSES.
Big Horn Basin. Where Visitor Comes
From, Is Ideal Spot TO Get Best Re-
suits.

Washington. d. c., Nov Ia
Thomas w. Ames, of Ishawooa, Wyo..
In the heart of the Big Horn basin,
who is in the East for the purpose
of securing number OF thoroughbred
and Morgan sires for use on his own
and neighboring ranches in the pro-
dution of. army horses.
II is the desire of Mr.. Ames and sew
eral gentlemen associated with him
to perfect an arrangement with the
federal authorities by which the gov
eminent will send an inspector to a
convenient point In Wyoming, where
deliveries may be made each fall. He
is sanguine that the quality of cav
airy remounts bred in his country will
not be surpassed by any reared else
where IN the United States.
Our country is ideal for the pro-
duction of horses" said Mr.. Ames,
and we are anxious TO do our part by
furnishing the government with the
greatest possible number of army
horses AS starter, we can be de-
pended upon for some 500 head, and
this amount can be increased yearly.
Tiney will all be OF that type which
Is becoming more and more difficult
TO find as they will be sir ed by thor
oughbred stations and chiefly out of
grade draught mares. mostly of Per
Cheron blood
They have the sort or feet and legs
YOU would look for in a rough, rolling
country such as ours, and the heart
and lung power that an altitude OF
{. 500 feet develops Pound for pound.
we are not afraid to pit them against
anything in the horse line. They will
weigh from $50 10 / 400 pounds. &C
- - L. ~xfx
ed. and will average around 100
pounds.
Ready for Emergencies.
Their life makes them ready for
any emergency. az they are reared in
the open and run the range from the
tin1e they are foajed. except during the
weaving period. when they are taken
from their mothers and fed on oats
and alfalfa. and also during portions
in THAR a,sriIas form srsft~tt-*sfcv get
rations of grain to stimulate their full
growth. We realize the Importance
of feeding and give the youngsters
every chance to get TO grass. in the
spring of their three-year- old Form at
the highest stage OF development.
The mares are never taken up ex-
cept- 10 separate them into punches in
the spring when we are making selec-
tions for each stallion. stallion and
twenty-five or thirty mares are placed
in a certain region, and few DAYS
@ater another band is given another
seCtion of the country. and they run
thus until the close of the breeding
period In July. when the sires are
rounded ur.
Don't the rival stations Asht -
Not rs a rule. The thorough
hsrdx his mares and fhsre ~ little
trouble, though occasionally there is
battle royal. have seen at the
Rocky Mountain Cattle company :
OUTFIT thoroughbred standard bred
and Morgan stations all living in
au!ty In the same corral. Occasion
ally a two-year- old will blunder along
and mix up with a bunch of mares,
but tbs older horse quickly teaches
him his place, and. though he may
hang around for a few days on the
outskirts or the herd, he will soon de-
part"