Show Raise More fore Horses for General Work on Farms 3 are f facing cing a serious situa- situa situation situa situation tion In respect to farm power They must either decide to buy and use tractors almost entirely for their farm work or get busy and raise more horses borses The Tha horses on farms farma farm at pres- pres present pre tnt ent are for the moat most part getting on In years and there are few fv colts being born to take their places when they tIley have passed the period of their usefulness use use- usefulness This point la 13 s well brought out aut by Professor Overton of the Pur Pur- Purdue Purdue due Pur-due due Ind experiment exp station ata Twenty three Twenty Twenty- Twentythree Twentythree three per cent of the horses hor on the 38 farms Investigated were at fit least fifteen years old old 29 20 per cent were wera from ten to fifteen years old while per cent were wele from five to ten years old Slightly over TO 10 per cent were between five fi and ten years an average of ot seven years yeah old Only roS per cent were under five fi years and less than 2 per cent were yearlings and yeuN t two yea two Professor Overton states that t In four our years ye from firm now 5 52 per cent of the farm work crock horses will wi be at least fifteen years old and will have about come to the time for tor their retirement As It takes from three to five the years rears to raise a 11 colt to work age Isn't it timeto tIme tImeto timeto to begin thinking about the tho future sup sup- supply supply supply ply Tractors useful as they may tray be cannot entirely tat taku the place ot of horses on aU all farms There will always be be- bea a need for tor some draft animals The Theman Theman Theman man who ho raises some good colts will find a market for tor them when they are ready fur for the harness Now Is the lime to start raising them |