Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-09-13
GOVERNMENT FARM
IS CRITICIZED
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cidcdly out of place on farm devoted
10 the breeding of Morgan horses. The
names of these nine stations which we
would discard at once are us follows;
!. General Gates, 66G,
.. Scotland, 52jl.
3. Scalskin
1, Bennington, 5G93.
8. Hamlet.
G. Hugo, 700l.
I. Hopeful
8. Jetmore,
9. Forester.
OF the brood mares, we liked best
Eudora (Vol. III, p. 40, Sunhower
Maid (Vol, III, p. G13), and Babe (Nol.
Ill, p. 42l), the dam of Eudora. About
ne.half of the brood mares we saw on
the farm were sired by General Gates,
GGG. We would Gull these out courage
ously and keep only few of the best,
such as Eudora.
Among the immature stock we were
much interested in a 1917 foal, Kings
land, sired 10y Hamlet and ont of Eudora,
the sire and dam being full brother and
breeding will bear watching by all horse
breeders. We saw nothing especially
noteworthy among the other young
horses.
We recommend that the Department of
Agriculture should discontinue at once
breeding with horses which have in them
the blood of Ellen (Vol. III, p. 47D or
the blood of Marguerite (Vol, III, p,
552), We believe that the inheritance
from these two mares is so harmful that
it should he allowed to die out as rapid.
~ as possible,
As for the future, we hope that a
policy may be adopted and consistently
followed which will breed the Morgan
horse as pure as possible. If the Govern
mcnt decides not to do this, we recon-
mend that the breeding of horses he dis.
continued on its farm at Middlebury.
Vermont. We cannot approve of any
policy which introduces outside blood
under the false notion of improving y
the Morgan. Neither DO we approve of
retaining for breeding purposes any i'm
dividual which is undesirable in size
(either too small or too large) or other
qualities, simply because its pedigree is
attractive. We believe that by ample
feeding and intelligent mating type of
Morgan horse can be reproduced today,
keeping strictly inside the breed, which
in size, stamina, and beauty will be an
ideal general utility horse, and also one
useful for remount purposes.
If those in charge of the U. s. Nor
gan Horse Farm at Middlebury, VT,
adopt such a policy, we know that the
members of The Morgan Horse Club will
pledge to you their loyal support and CO.
operation. We feel sure that you may
obtain free the services of any of their
Morgan stations. We urge that com
mittee of horsemen from the Department
of Agriculture visit the farms where
Morgan horses are being bred pure today.
We believe our Government should be-
gin at once to put in operation some
more extensive scheme of cooperative
horse breeding with the farmers of this
country. 1t is no longer profitable for
the farmer to raise horses alone, and our
Government ought to take the necessary
steps now to assure to it a sufficient sup
ply of horses for military purposes in
time of war. We see no reason why
horse suitable for army purposes cannot
also be useful for the farmer IN time
of peace. We believe the Morgan to be
the type of horse the best suited for this
dual purpose. For this reason, we earn
estly hope that the Department of Agri-
culture will breed only the best and
purest Morgans on the U. s. Morgan
Horse Farm at Niddlebury, Vermont.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. A. BENTON,
Fl. R. LAWRENCE,
G. c. STILLMAN.