Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-07-31
/ S. ARMY NEEDS
1000 HORSES YEARLY
Uncle Sam Requires rhss Many
Fer Cavalry And pays
cood Prices.
rHoRoueHBRED slaEs BEST

Toar thousand cavalry mounts are
aeeded each year Tor the United States
Army. according 20 Colonel L. Harde-
man. Of the Remount Division. where
are suitable cavalry horses 70 come
from! There are plenty Of heavy draft
animals Which can DO used by the ar
tillery. but there 10 serious shortage
Of lighter animals for the cavalry.
And the situation 10 serious. The
Automotive tractor may 10 some extent
diEpiace the draft horse 10 Tar as
artillery service is concerned. but the
cavalry cannot use "tin Lizxies" In
charging the enemy. neither can the
mounted orderiies OF artillery and In
i.-..iry held oficers follow their chiefs
In tin Lixxies-" Wherefore al
branches Of the army an W against u
Tor riding horses.
Until Congress decides what IL b
going 70 do for the army. the different
States must furnish the cavalry
a.ounts. And perhaps after Congress
makes up its multiple minds. the
States may have to keep on furnishing
light horses.
Maryland. the flrst State TO have q
Breeding Bureau. which offers 20
horse owners the free service OF thor.
cuEhbrsd sires Cor breeding purposes.
can furnish some oe the needed ani.
mails nov. Very few, IL IL true. But
these few bring good prices IL they
come ap % the specifications laid
down BY Uncle Sam as to what
Cavalry mount should be.
Maryland viii be able 20 furnish
more mounts II its farmers viii begin
10 raise lishter horses Of at least half
thoroaghhred strain. This can be
done without much coat 70 the farmer
or the horse breeder and ct consider.
able proft-for the right sort Of
cavalry horse brings . good price now
and win continue 10 bring good prices
FOR years 20 come.
Every year Uncle Sam must have
1000 cavalry steeds.
Remember that. you owners of
mares.
Remember also that the right kind
Of O cavalry horse makes a mighty
convenient farm horse, as a 40 not
the Light bodied, weed" they want.
but the chunky ''halfbred." that you
can use for plowing or 10 hitch % your
wagon Cor q quick trip TO town with
the milk or repairs % yoar moves.
The ,ffs OF cavalry mount, un6eT
normal conditions, IL ten years. Every
decade. therefore. the army viii use
400. 900 horses.
And again the question In asked
Where are the horses and from where
will they comet
The answer 10: From the different
States.
J. o. Williams, of the Division og
Animal HusbandTy. of the u. y. De.
partmsnt of Agriculture. told the writ.
er the other day thak his divisioa II
now at work on plan 20 aid the farm.
ers and breeder who requests ons, q
COPY OF an illustrated circular on
hsrse breeding. showing by contrast.
the right kind Of stations. mares.
weaniinss and young horses, and the
improper Kind. This contrast VIII be
made more striking by the use Of
photographs OF the right and wrons
kind of animals.
MARYLAND can raise good horses. II
has hosts OF horse lovers and owners.
All II lacks 10 . we'll directed cam.
paign Of extension work. Mr.. Williams
has promised that II the State College
OF Agriculture can furnish neld men
to 60 among the farmers and interest
them In the subject Of better horse
production. he will send one OF his
experts with them. u the college has
not the funds with which 20 carry or
this extension work it In up 20 ths
people Of the state % furnish the
funds.
For Maryland has o great future
before IL as a horssraising State.
There is money In raising the right
kind Of horses. Good money. at chat
But these horses must be light enough
for cavalry purposes and yet strons
enough 70 carry Q weight Of from aa(
, 60 275 pounds.
So interested 10 the Bureau OF Ami
NAL Industry In this great work Of
improving the breed Of horses. thai u
is likely some Of the motion pictures
to be taken VIII Lhow Maryland sires
And the promise has been made b.
Mr.. Williams that the pictures will be
shown In Maryland within few week,
after they are made.
with the army and with the Gov
ernmenfs bureau Of animal industr,
90 vitality Interested IN helping May
LAID. IL 10 predicted that the people
Of the State viii begin 20 help them
selves.