The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-04-14

reached its peak. The oyerstrained
gas bag has been priched- The horse
and mule business is coming back to
normal by readjustment IKE every
thing else Horse and mule men and
breeders should see this and not be de-
eeived by the temporary luIl OF pead-
justment
Better horses and mules should be the
aim of the breeder of today. We need
better blood, more quality and hence
a more valuable animal A well bred.
sound animal of good conformation and
quality Of any class will always bring
a high price and q handsome profit 10
the breeder 1t Is the scrub or ordinary
animal that loses the breeder and far
mer money. The scrub eats as much
forage and takes as much care as the
high class animal and one has nothing
at maturity. The progeny of high
class. pure-bred stations and selected
mares will bring the breeder an at
tractive profit
Remount Service.
| Chief Of the Remount Service. Col
onel Frank s. Armstrong, 1407 NUM-
ions Building, Washington, d. q
| The Remount Service Is division
of the Quartermaster Corps under the
direction Of Mai. Gen. Harry L. Rogers
Qua rtermaster General The Quarter
master Corps and the Remount Ser.
vice are directly under the Secretary
of War through the War Department.
The American Remount Association.
The government is backing the pro
duction Of better horses and mules.
This is being done by the War de
partment through the Remount Ser
vice under the direction of the Quarter,
master General of the United States
Army. The last congress made an
appropriation of one quarter million
dollars to further this scheme. This
project is also being backed by IN
auxiliary society of the Remount Ser.
vice known as 1.-THE American Re-
mount Association" with offices al
1741 ''T' Street N. W., Washington
D. c.; President, r. 81. Williams, Jr.
Secretary, Major A. A. Cedarwald.
Composition 1t is composed OF
Army officers and civilians, breeders
farmers, ranchmen, horsemen, RAGS
horse owners, drivers and riders
wagon, buggy, saddle and harness man
ufacturers; in short, people interested
in the horse and mule and interest,
Jailed thereto.
Object: (a) To promote and improve
the production of horses and mules.
| (b) To stimulate the breeding o.
high class animals Of the equine spec
les with a view to improving theil
blood lines and conformation and there
by to enhance their usefulness ant
market value.
(c) To protect owners, users, breed
ers and dealers against unjust and un
reasonable legislation.
(d) To gather, coordinate data OF
breeding, feeding, stable management
and care Of animals.
(e) To promote and encourage hors.
shows, race and hunt meets, polo, hors,
fairs and riding and driving by means
of competing for prizes and ribbons
81 To encourage the use of the
horse commercially for sport n
healthy, out door exercise
(g) To save the riding and drivin.
horse from degeneration and extinction
(h) To Undue our people with {
patriotic understanding that the hors,
and mule is necessary for our Nation
al Defense.
Membership: The American Remoun
Association has now over 1900 mem
bers resident in every part of the Unit
ed States. We hope and expect I,
double this membership by the end O
this year. The membership is com
posed Of many men of influence
. wealth and high standing MT onlv 4,