The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-10
farm MARES ARE
MOST DESIRABLE
Besides Doing Her Share Of Work
Animal Has Produced Many
Highly Valuable Colts.
PLACE DOUBLE DUTY on THEM
Two Outstanding Requirements Ar
That They Be Brssdsrs and Work.
sro-pursbrsds Give Better
Returns Than Grades,

prepared BY the United States p.par,men,
OF AIriculture)
The small farmer who works pair
Of mares will find it possible and
profitable to raise pair of good colts
from them while they are doing their
regular work. II Ia not uncommon.
says the United States Department of
Agriculture. to read Of some remark
able mare tirat, besides doing her
share OF the farm work, has raised
many hundreds Of dollars worth Of
colts. These accounts seldom tell OF
more than one such mare on par
ticular farm, whereas to obtain the
greatest returns nearly all the work
animals maintained on the farm should
be mares Of this character.
Breeding the working mares places
double duty on them; consequently
they must be robust individuals prop
erly formed and must have good care
and treatment. With two sources of
profit from one animal. farmers can
well AFFORD TO pay more for such stock,
feed II more heavily. and give 1t
special attention. The small farmer
10 the one who IL most likely to get
the best results from such a plan. be
cause he usually works his own teams
or Is In position to watch them closely
and see that they are not Ill treated.
Breeders and Workers.
The two outstanding requirements
In profitable farm mares are that they
he breeders and workers. II a good
registered stallion Is available. pure
bred mares Of the same breed will
probably give better returns than
grades. II costs practically no more
to raise purebred colt than II does
to raise II grade. and the returns are
much greater. Tie amount OF capital
that can be invested in the mares
would be an important factor in de-
termining whether purebretls should
be used. The particular breed that
the purebreds or grades should con-
form to would depend largely on local
markets. Some communities are noted
for and attract buyers of high class
drafters: others have local dealers
who handle many choice harness
horses. and stlll others have II steady
outlet for saddle horses: consequently
In Il locality favored with any such
markets II is generally advisable to
breed the prevailing type. since by go
doing sales are more easily made and
the services Of higll-class stations are
practically assured.
However. some persons have II de-
cid-d preference for Il particular breed
or type. and where this Is SO Y greater
success often will be made In raising
the kind naturally preferred. although
1t must he remembered that II II DIFF
hcult to show . profit when raising
something for which there may be a
limited demand. II IL generally ac-
cep,ed that light horses are best suited
70 rolling and semi.mountainous land.
while drafters are more adaptable to
level country.
Uniformity Desirable.
The uniformity In the mares kept on
4 particular farm generally IL not
given much consideration. There ls
satisfaction and convenience In having
mares similar enough In type and
action SO that one can readily MI the
place OF another at any Kind of farm
work. Such mares are especially de-
sirable when II is necessary 10 work
three or four abreast. In ease four
are needed to y wagon, II II Il good ad-
vertisein<nt Of the owners judgment
and ability Rs II hOrsemHn to have
them all uniform. in good condition,
aud hooked up I" nicety. II the
nnres resemble one another and are
bred TO the same stallion II will often
he possible 10 veil the young horses
~ pairs. In which form they nearly al
ways sell At "A premium. Tn" market
FOR horses bred IN this manner viii
not be overcrowhd very soon. Ms
readily will he aitesfed nv any one VIII"
has been confronted with the difficult
tusk OF purchasing from farmers