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Show THE VANISHING "CAYUSE" "The days of the 'cayuse' on the western range seem to be numbered," writes C. L. Harlan, livestock statistician statisti-cian of the United States department -of Agriculture. "Without value as a saddle jor work animal, he has some value when converted into chicken meat scrap or dog biscuit, and there are a number of plants in the west engaged in slaughtering horses and processing the carcasses, and carloads car-loads of live animals continue to go to the Petaluma. Calif.,, chicken area. In most states local authorities are now permitted to round up and sell all unclaimed and untaxed horses, and efforts are being made in many sections sec-tions to rid the range of these animals. ani-mals. "Horse prices for all but the best heavy horses and good saddle horses continue at a low level and little interest in-terest is shown anywhere in the west in the future of horse production. With the advent of motor trucks and good roads, the picturesque freight outfit with string team and wagons coupled together has practically disappeared dis-appeared and a team and buckboard are as rare in Wyoming as a horse and buggv in Iowa. But no mechanical mechani-cal substitute for the cow pony is as yet forthcoming, so high-heeled boots and chaps are still good form." i |