The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-06
THE MORGAN HORSE.
Windsor Breeder Comments Upon
What Federal Government Is Doing.

Windsor Breeder Comments Upon
What Federal Government Is Doing.
The Vermont Journal prints the fol-
lowing letter from A. r. Phillips, a
Morgan horse breeder in Windsor:
Il was rather disheartened upon the
receipt of the circular from the Unit
ed States department of agriculture
regarding the work they are doing 70
perpctuate the blood Of Justin Morgan,
The author Of the circular speaking
OF the movement to conserve the best
blood. mentions the dilnting and scat
tering Of valuable Morgan Hood tor
many years without anyone giving Sc
rious thoughts to the matter At least,
that no definite action has been taken
until comparatively few years ago,
when several spirited men, WHO knew
personally Of the many merltorious
qualities OF the Morgan blood, made
an effort to preserve the hest speci-
mems Of the blood In 1906 the United
States department Of agriculture and
the Vermont state experiment station
were authorized to assemble ] small
band of Morgan mares.
"The author speaks OF the move
ment appealing to Mr.. Battell, and
that he gave to the United States de-
partment of agriculture farm cf 400
acres, two miles north OF MiddleDary
II have always understood that the
United States government leased the
farm for period of years al rental
Of 81 600 per annum and then II was
to be decided to the government.
never considered the farm at all adapt
ed for the purpose Of raising horses as
it had no brook or running water aud
the land was poor.
"A well ass feet deep had to be
drilled and the water pumped 70 The
Pdifferent pastures, such as they were
and the horses were Obliged TO drink
from trough. Ii there is one thing 4
horse requires il is fresh, pure water
and that is impossible under then
present arrangement,
"The idea Of selecting horse farm
without running streams and being
obliged to sink well 49, feet deep
and requiring an expensive PUMPING
station to- supply the water, wien
| there were hundreds OF farms in Yer
mont suitable for the purpose that
could have been purchased for less
than the pumping station and the
equipment.
"The circular states that they have
some OF the best Morgan blood n the
country. Their premier stallion "Iron.
badour Of Willowmore" 6459, sired by
.'Troubadour,s horse carrying only
IA per cent of Morgan blood his siTe
only had per cent; his dam, Fannie
I'd, p per cent.
"Thc idea Of selecting = horse like
Troabadour of Willowmore as their
premier stallion to perpetuate the
blood and type Of the Morgan horse
is simply ridiculous TO a real breeder
and fsncicr. II it is size they are look.
ing for let them select some Of the
other breeds. but don't call the AMI.
mails | saw at the state fair last au.
tumn Morgan horses. They should
have been labelled for no old Morgan
horse breeder would ever have taken
them for members Of that family.
Laura jay. that they consider Their
best individual. is a well bred mare
but poor individual. They speak OF
these animals as having won in The
showing where blood has never beer
taken into consideration and judged
by men who were not at all famil
lar with the type.
~All the United States government
seems TO be looking for is size and
that viii never perpctuate the Nor
gan horse.
First. one must have the pur,
blood: then. by care. feed and selec
tion we can obtain size, but we can
not have Morgan characterics without
the blood.
~The United States government
seems TO be in a hurry and forgets the
object for which this government mad'
the original appropriation and has not
selected the proper individuals to carr.
on the work.
Il IN one Of those public .firitel
men uho have made an effort % pre-
serve the best and purest bred sped
mems 81 the breeds, aud aow nave q
head who-e average percentage is III
tie les than = per cent. the amount
Green Mountain End and siiTcrl
carried SIXTY i've year. ago. There }
not one man nor > combination % lncI
nos living or Who ever lived that ht'
half the number. I; j. q shame tl.fi
the United State government siIgll,
~ allowed 20 continue - they are 81
present. The people Of Nerman'
shouli rice % from Jay - Porna
and from Burke to Sridport every
uhert. AMI take q hand vita mr. q
save ths dear cii No-Ean bore frcu
extern iuation Riich if .ur-iy ulii ,.
I II fksv rcnfsnue a. they tars ~ ~
ra.f 81 IT, Errerrrrnf farm af MD
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