The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-12
MORGAN S|RES TO
Be SHIPPED WEST
Thomas w. Ames of Wyo-
ming to Assemble them
in Putney
OF ARMY
HORSES is PLANNED
Also to Be Sent to Wyo-
ming Ranches-Mr. and Mrs. Ames
Now at Her Ancestral Home, the
John White Farm in Putney.

It is the hope Of Thomas w. Ames
of Ishawooa, Wyoming, who with his
wife has Just come to Mrs. Ames s
ancestral home in Putney, to secure
.onr Morgan sires in this state and
some thoroughbreds from other parts
of the East, to be shipped to Putney
and thence in the spring to Wyoming
for the production of army horses.
These sires are to be placed on his own
and neiehboring ranches in Wyoming.
Mrs. Amca was Florence White Of
Putney. daughter of the late Mr., and
Mrs. John White, who used to live on
West Hill They have come TO Putney
to occupy for the present the John
White farm.
Mr.. Amcs and several men associated
with him desire to perfect an arrange
meut with the federal authorities by
which the government will send an in
srector to a convenient point in Wyo-
ming where deliveries may be made
each fan. He is sanguine that the
that section will not be surpassed by
any reared elsewhere in the United
States
"Our country is ideal for TIE pro
duetion of horses. said Mn Ames,
land we are anxious to do our part
br furnishing the government with the
greatest possible number OF army
horses. As starter we can be depend
ed upon for some 300 head. and this
amount can be increased yearly. They
Will be all OF that type which IS be
coming more and more difficult to find,
as they will be sired by thoroughbred
stations and chiefly out Of grade
draught smares. mostly of Pcrchcron
blood
"Thcv have the sort Of feet and
lcga Won would look for in Il rough,
rolling country such as ours, and the
heart and lang power that an altitude
Of 6.50o feet develops Pound for
pound. We are not afraid to pit them
| against anything in the horse line. They
/ will weigh from $50 TO | 300 pounds,
according to the care they have re
! ccived, and viii average around loo
| pounds.
/ Their life makes them ready for
1 any emergency, as they are reared in
| the open and run thesrange from the
! time they are foalcd except during the
weaving period when they are taken
from their mothers and fed on oats
and alfalfa, aud also during portion,
/ In their vearling form, when they Get
| ratiOns Of grain to stimulate their full
growth. We realize the Importance OF
feeding, and give the Youngsters every
chance 10 get to grass in the spring
Of their 3Ycarold form at the highes
taGc Of development.
- How about shelter in ease of baC
weather. Mr. Ames was asked Nv
never have snow on the ground 70
more than three or -four days at time
and our horses and cattle break throug
this quite readily and get the buncI
grass which is characteristic OF on
| country and which will keep an anima
fat without any other ration. We hay
an abundance Of the best spring waite
and for the young horses there is
shelter-a rough she'd, with an abur
dance Of good hay during the storm
''Our experience has taught us,
concluded Mr. Amcs, ''that the thor
! oughbrcd is the best horse for our pun
: poses, though the Morgan is clos
: second, and it is for this reason tina
l am in the East, as we need some al
: ditional sires. have been promise
assistance in securing half doze
: thoroughbred horses of the right typ
: bv the Jockey club. and as fast as the
, are bought they will be sent to Putne,
to Join the Morgans which hope I
secure up in this state.
The entire lot will be shipped t
, Wyoming early in the spring, and "
hope 10 have our work well establishe
with the opening days of May