Show BUY HORSES FOR WAR no danger of shortage in this country says expert big demand later however warring european nations have bought and exported more than 76 horses from the united states but there is no immediate danger that continued exports will cause an acute shortage of horses in this country says G A bell of the bureau of aal mal husbandry in the agricultural outlook we could sell two or three times the number already exported without there being any appreciable shortage of work horses the statement adds the kind purchased are for the most part very mediocre animals which would ordinarily sell for less than per head and are a class ot which we can well afford to be rid the big demand for horses will probably occur after peace haa been declared at that time the countries now at war with the exception of russia will no doubt bo very short 0 horses for their agricultural and other work european russia bad prior to the war about horses this country and russia together have 60 per cent of all the horses in the world A very large number of horses in russia will be deaf eyed in the war and the remainder hlll no doubt be needed by russia her own agri cultural and other work the demands on the united states which has one fourth of the world s horses will therefore be large and will probably continue con for a number of years for the of the depleted horse stock cj any country la a slow process ama country how ever will be in a position to meet this demand |