The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-11
B. 5. ARMY NEEDS
1000 HORSES YEARLY
Uncle Sam Requires That Many
For Cavalry And Pays
Good Prices.
THOROUGHBRED sREs BEST

Four thousand cavalry mounts are
needed each year for the United States
Army, according TO Colonel l.. Harde-
man, Of the Remount Division. Where
are suitable cavalry horses to come
'FRONT.' 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
fantry field officers follow their chiefs
In tin Lizzies." Wherefore all
branches of the army an up against it
for riding horses.
Until Congress decides what 1t IL
going to do for the army. the different
States must furnish the cavalry
mounts. And perhaps after Congress
makes up it's multiple minds, the
States may have to keep on furnishing
light horses.
Maryland, the FIRST State to have
Breeding Bureau, which offers to
horse owners the free service Of thor
oughbred sires for breeding purposes,
furnish some Of the needed ami
mails now. Very few, it is true. But
these few bring good prices IL they
come up to the specifications laid
down by Uncle Sam as to what q
cavalry mount should be-
Maryland will be able to furnish
more mounts IL 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 ut consider
able profit-fer 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 a mighty
convenient farm horse, as 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 milkIor 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
VIII they come?
The answer is: From the different
States.
j. O.. Williams, Of the Division Of
Animal Husbandry, of the U. 8. De-
partment Of Agriculture, told the writ.
er the other day that his division is
now at work on plan to aid the farm.
ers and breeder who requests one, a
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
hos ~
All It lacks is well directed cam
paign Of extension work. Mr.. Williams
has promised that If the State College
of Agriculture can furnish feld 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
mot the funds with which to carry on
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 a horserraasing State
There is money in raising the right
kind of horses. Good money, at that.
But these horses must be tight enough
for cavalry purposes and yet strong
enough to, carry weight OF from ego
to 275 pounds.
So interested is the Bureau Of Ami.
NAL Industry in this great work Of
improving the breed of horses, that 1t
Is 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 q few weeks
after they are made.
With the army and with the Gov.
ernment's bureau Of animal industry
90 vitality interested in helping Mafy.
land. It is predicted that the people
OF the State will begin to help them
selves.
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