Dynamometer Arouses Interest In Draft Horses By E J MA MAYNARD The dynamometer or horse pull pulling pulling in ing machine made its first appear appear- appearance appearance appearance ance in Utah during the year 1917 Since that time it has found wide wide- widespread widespread widespread spread use as a means for measuring measuring ing the capacity I of the draft teams of the state The dynamometers dynamometer's value as a devise for encouraging good horse horsemanship horsemanship manship in the state has been amp amply amply ly Iy demonstrated It has been used each year ear at about 20 fairs and livestock shows and has traveled i more than miles each season I testing annually approximately of the best draft teams of the 1300 state I The well-bred well draft horse is still conceded to be the most econ econ- economical econ econ- economical economical I power unit for the opera opera- operation operation operation tion of the smaller and more in- in intensive in- in intensive in intensive farms of the county and most particularly farms arms in Utah are particular particular- ly well adapted for the use of horses Now with the intensified IlY interest in horse breeding an ac- ac active active ac active tive horse market and a n definite I trend from tractors back to horses the educational value of the dyna dyna- dynamometer I becomes of increasing im im- im importance importance I Expert horsemanship is an art acquired only by patient and con con- consistent consistent practice With it one can develop the efficiency of his horse horse- horsepower horsepower horsepower power to the greatest c possible de- de de gree ree The ability to make a team of horses pull together and expend I every ounce of their energy in sus- sus sustained sustained sus sustained effort without the use of a whip is a worthwhile accomplish accomplish- accomplishment accomplishment accomplishment ment for any farmer The continued popularity of the dynamometer in Utah during the past six season can be directly at- at attributed attributed at attributed to its ability to demon demon- demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate strate clearly good horsemanship For this reason there is no feature connected with the agricultural fair or livestock show that has proved to be a greater attraction It has had a full program each year ear terminated by a wide statewide state pulling contest at the state fair where fail where the purse offered has been greater than at any other show in inthe inthe inthe the country The dynamometer was purchased L by the Utah state fair whose man man- mana manager manager a ager er E S Holmes has been an ardent supported of draft horse development in the state Under the supervision of the Utah Agri Agri- Agricultural Agricultural cultural extension service the co cost t of its administration has been held at the lowest poss possible figure in or- or order or order der del that the greatest greatest possible use may be made of it over the state With the general reorganization of fairs in the state and with the awakened interest in good draft horses on the farm it is expected that its drawing drawing- POW will be r rc rec recognized c- c cognized o and aId l lo to the fullest fullet ex- ex extent extent ex extent tent this year There is no doubt dO that it is one worthwhile attraction that pa pays s 's for itself many times over