Licking Valley courier., 1921-07-21

ment interest, supervision and partici-
patton In breeding of thoroughbred
horses, IL the United States is to take
her rightful position with the other
countries of the world, the United
States Congress has made an appro-
priation of a quarter of a million dol
lars to be expended in horse breeding.
While this Is very small amount
when compared with the millions of
expenditure made by the governments
Of England, France, Italy and Spain
in this work, 1t is being effectively
used to enlarge the number of thor
oughbred horses suitable for cavalry
mounts.
In explaining the plans Of the
United States government for the
breeding of more and better horses.
Col. c. q. Hawkins, Quartermaster's
Corps, United States Remount Service,
says:
"The world war brought out the fact
that the National Defense demands,
not only thousands upon thousands
of horses and mules, but horses and
mules Of good breeding. Quality and
breeding in the horse and mule is
what gives them the staying power
in danger and emergency, as we'll as
for the less spectacular, but not less i'm
portant, service In connection with our
agricultural and commercial pursuits.
What is true In the man is true in the
beast. Courage in the soldier we call
morale. In either case the quality Is
that Of the will to stay when threat.
ened by the common instinct TO falter
which means failure and defeat.
"The United States is the great
horse and mule market Of the world
Our allies depended upon us for the
major supply Of their war horses and
mules. Thousands upon thousands
were sold to the British, French
Italian, Belgian, Greek and other
governments. The supply that could
be sold was limited only by the ships
available for their transportation
abroad, and by the fact that rations
were naturally Of the first import.
"The first cry from abroad was fol
men, then for foodstuffs to feed their
millions Of soldiers and our own men;
b next came the demand for ammunitions
the stuff that made the helllsh fire
that raked the enemy; his theatre oi
operations and his lines Of communi
cation. On the heels Of the call for
theses necessities we had the one for
the war horse and the war mule, in
quantities never before approached.
"Automotive vehicles were used In
great numbers. Yes, that is true, and
1t will be true in the future. But war
and the horse and the mule continue to
be inseparable. The great military
migrations Of the past-those, indeed
of civilization, itself-are so linked
with the horse that his production and
Improvement may be said to have been
co-incident with them. Motive power
has not killed the horse and mule in
dustry. Every member OF the species
has a valuable and important place t
fill, motive power to the contrary not
withstanding. The latter and thu
horses will go along together. eacf
filling an important and useful sphere
"The breeding Of horses and mules
far from being abated, should be prac
ticed In the spirit Of the utmost op
timism and confidence. True, the hors'
and mule market is upset. The de
mand, however, for every class vii
come again before the colts now bret
mature. All our best informed horse
men, breeders and farmers recognize
this fact and advise doubling our at
teniion to the work Of breeding.
Meanwhile better horses and mule
should be the aim Of every breeder
We need better blood, more quality
hence, q more valuable animal. A wei
bred, sound animal, Of good conforma
tion and quality Of any class, will al
ways bring q high price and hand
some profit to the breeder. 1t Is tn
scrub or ordinary animal that lose
the breeder and farmer money. TIL
scrub eats as much forage and take
as much care as the high class an
NAL; and one has nothing at ms
turity. The progeny OF high class
pure bred stations, that have prove
their courage, endurance and speed
competition, and selected farm mare
viii bring the breeder an increasin
profit as the time goes on.
"The Government is backing th
production Of these better horses an
mules. This work is being accon
plished by the War Departmer
through the Remount Service, undC
the Quartermaster General Of the I
S.lArmy.
eThe. last Congress appropriated
quart " q million dollars to furthS
these Nlahs. The project also is beIn
backed by an auxiliary society of I'll
Remount Service, known as the Amer
can Remount Association, composed {
army officers, civilians, breeder
farmers, ranchmen, horsemon, Ownei
OF race horses, drivers and rider