Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-14
D. S. Amy NEEDS
1000 HORSES YEARLY
UhcIe Sam Requires That Many
For Cavalry And Pays
Good Prices.
THOROUGHBRED SR.S BEST


Four thousand cavalry mounts are
needed each year for the United States
Army, Recording to Colonel l.. Harde.
man, Of the Remount Division. Where
are suitable cavalry horses to come
from? There are plenty of heavy draft
animals which can be used by the ar
tillery, but there is serious shortage
OF lighter animals for the cavalry.
And the situation is serious. The
automotive tractor may to some extent
displace the draft horse so far as
artillery service is concerned, but the
cavalry cannot use tin Lizzies" in
charging the enemy, neither can the
mounted orderlies of artillery and in
faatry field officers follow their chiefs
in tin tizzies." Wherefore all
branches Of the army an up against it
for riding horses,
Until Congress decides what 1t ia
going to do for the army, the different
States must furnish the cavalry
mounts. And perhaps after Congress
makes up its multiple minds, the
States may have to keep on furnishing
light horses.
Maryland, the frst State to have a
Breeding Bureau. which offers to
horse owners the free service Of thor.
oughbred sires for breeding purposes,
can furnish some of the needed ami
mails now. Very few, it is true. But
these few bring good prices II they
come up to the specifications laid
down by Uncle Sam as to what
cavalry mount should be.
Maryland will be able to furnish
more mounts II its farmers will begin
to raise lighter horses of at least half
thoroughbred strain. This can be
done without much cost to the farmer
or the horse breeder and at consider
able proft-for the right sort OF
cavalry horse brings good price now
and will continue to bring good prices
for years to come.
Every year Uncle Sam must have
1000 cavalry steeds.
Remember that. you owners Of
mares.
Remember also that the right kind
Of a cavalry horse makes mighty
convenient farm horse, az it Is not
the light bodied, weed" they want,
but the chunky "halfbred." that you
can use for blowing or to hitch to your
wagon for quick trip to town with
the milk or repairs to your mower.
The life OF cavalry mount. under
normal conditions, is ten years. Every
decade, therefore. the army will use
400 900 horses.
And again the question Is asked:
Where are the horses and from where
will they Gomez
TIE answer 10: From the different
.tatei,
j. o. Williams, of the Division OF
a inal Husbandry. Of the U, 8, De
p .'tment OF Agriculture. told the writ
CT the other day that his division lie
now at work on plan to aid the farm
ers and breeder who requests one, q
copy of an illustrated circular on
horse breeding. showing by contrast
the right kind Of stations, mares
weanlings and young horses, and the
improper kind This contrast will be
made more striking by the use OF
photographs of the right and wrong
kind of animals.
Maryland can raise good horses. II
has hosts OF horse lovers and owners
All 1t lacks Is we'll directed cam.
paign Of extension work. Mr.. Williams
has promised that II the State College
of Agriculture can furnish field men
to go among the farmers and interest
them In the subject Of better horse
production, he will send one of his
experts with them. II the college has
not the funds with which to carry or
this extension work 1t is up to the
people of the State to furnish the
funds.
For Maryland has a great future
before it as horseraising State
There is money in raising the right
kind of horses. Good money. at that
But these horses must be light enough
enough to carry weight of from 22f
to 275 pounds.
So interested Is the Bureau OF AMI
mai Industry in this great work 81
improving the breed Of horses. that II
lie likely some OF the motion pictures
to be taken will show Maryland sires
And the promise has been made BY
Mr.. Williams that the pictures will be
shown in Maryland within few weeks
after they are made.
With the army and with the Gov
ernments bureau Of animal industry
80 vitality interested in helping Mary
land it is predicted that the people
of the State will begin to help them
selves.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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