Show Horse Still Popular Despite the Auto I I i MORE th than n one hundred thousand motor cars were manufactured in inthe into the to United States last year and the the manufacturers estimate that twice the output ut t will be sold In 1910 Has as the price of horses been lowered lowered Will at it be affected In the future I Men Ien who deal In horses say that t the horse Industry In general not only has been unaffected by the development of power vehicles but the price of or horses horsey has lias Increased more than fifty cent within they last five per ye year r. r To prove prove this assertion the h horse lover hover refers to the last report of the States department of agri agri culture The report contains several comp complimentary statements about Dob- Dob The rhe government statistician has found that since 1890 horses borses have in increased In- In creased per cent in price and 3 per cent In number Two years ago there were horses in Kansas and In l Missouri The average value a head was 87 In Kansas Kan Kan- sas s and 88 in Ins Missouri One year later later January January 1 1909 the 1909 the number Of f horses borses In Kansas had Increased to with an Increase in value of of two dollars a head bead In Missouri on the same sane date the number of or horses was VaS and their value had increased increased in In- creased three dollars a head I The horse lover Is careful to explain that in arriving at the values given I the statistician has had to estimate thousands of horses worth not more than each which brings down the ithe a average The old wind-broken wind skates have be been n sold soldon on the the market this year for 75 each remarked th the horse lover and a good draft horse will wUl sell for 2 0 any day Yes replied the motorist after the the report has been read to him the statistics statistics statistics sta sta- sta- sta undoubtedly give the horse the best bet of It but notice that that the animal referred to is the farm ho horse se Although Although Although Al Al- though th the steam plow and motor truck have made en encroachments upon the us usefulness fu ness of t the e draft horse he still is indispensable His city brothers brothers broth broth- ers have suffered from c competition by bythe bythe the motor car What about the price of carriage and saddle horses and the nags that pull null express and delivery wagons I Only the horses used for fOI pleasure driving have suffered in price from the use use of cars Few motor car owners keep a stable in III addition to a garage and th the result result has been a depreciation depreciation de do predation In the value of or harness horses A matched harness team that two years ago ako sold for or will at present bring not more mor than or The d discarding of carriage horses by motorists may be the reason that the price of horses purchased by the United States has remained stationary for the last year Some of the horses replaced by motor cars are aie bought by firms t that at require better stock than the ot ordinary wagon horse There are horses drawing hearses in Kansas Kansas' City today that a few years ago were wera owned by wealthy men who were proud of f their judgment nt of horseflesh When the motor fever attacked them the horses were sold at the first price prica offered The wagon horse is no slouch Every year his price has climbed until until un un- til today it is impossible to buy a serviceable team for less than |