Show Lack of Pedigreed Stallions Many owners of mares complain to tous tous tous us that while they would much like to use a pedigreed stallion stamon they are unable unable un un- unable able to find one in their district or orthe orthe orthe the ones that are there do not happen to be of the breed that they would most like to use This we confess is too often the case and it frequently explains why farmers make malre such absurd and damaging crosses as they do in the mating of their mares It has been shown that they shou should d by rights stick to one breed using sires of the same breed year after year until un un- til at least five top crosses have been put on Could they do this the resultant resultant resultant re- re stock would be practically pure bred an and I nat naturally rally of much the same type as th the breed used throughout through through- out the operation But t the e right horse horse- cannot found be-found when most wanted and the consequence consequence conse conse- quence Is that the mare own owner owner r per per- f force foree r e Uses a a. a horse of ot of alien blood or mayhap one th that t Is but a grade or cross crossbred and for that reason more detrimental than the purebred pure alien animal J. J There should be some way ot of ot ting nS around this difficulty That 16 be necessary to do so is well welli e r i 1 by the mongrel character of rk r In general an and r the further o that no great progress progress' has been in in grading up o our r draft horses e although we have been Q in In the work for some fifty ach Dt II D 1 l cr t y ry f 1 i l 1 i 1 f.- f. f SL I years It should be evident that owners owners owners own own- ers of stallions would be quite willing willingto to lease a horse to any set of men men guaranteeing the stallion stamon a f full ll book of pf mares at a profitable fee per mare This Is the plan that will be found found- to be to be introduced throughout the country country country coun coun- try and aud it will first be inaugurated in la districts where the owners of mares have got got together and formed local horse breeding companies or Where such a company has been been formed there are are two ways of pf securing securing se se- curing the services pf ot a suitable stallion stallion stal- stal lion each season for a sufficient length of pf time to practically establish pure pureblood blood The TM stallion may either be he- rented or purchased outright A delegation delegation delegation dele dele- gation from the local breeding association association may visit the importer of pf draft stallions and buy one of the horses ata at ata a price greatly less than that asked for the same horse should he be be- brought Into the district and peddled to a company formed for the purpose by the importers importer's agent When this horse has been so SP long used in the district district district dis dis- that he has become too much akin to its stock he should be traded if it possible for a horse in like fix in some other district or he could be traded back to the importer possibly and a new horse of the same breed but different blood bought In his his- stead We are almost ready to tp guarantee that we could supply any district with witha a stallion at a premium for the season season sea sea- son if a c company cc of ot farmers owning suitable mares would guarantee on their part to breed a sufficient number number number num num- ber of mares mares at a profitable figure This plan Is followed in Great Britain and there seems no good reason why why- it should not be introduced here and prove equally practical satisfactory and profitable It might necessitate necessitate- the establishment of pf spring stallion n shows as an annual event and that plan in fact is a part of pf the scheme of stallion stamon contracting in foreign countries countries countries coun coun- tries and one that we expect will before long be followed here Regarding Regarding Regarding Re Re- garding the matter in this light we wesee we see no good or sufficient reason for lack of the right kind of pf st stallions mons in any district It Is merely the mare owners owners' fault when such a state pf of t affairs exists and he can speedily end it if it he will but recognize the vital importance of ot breeding to pure bred horses year after year get his neighbors into the the- same way of thinking and then combine combine combine com com- bine with them for the obtaining of of- the right horse ea each h season When association and community breeding breeding- Is commenced commenced and kept up for the uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form production of horses of the same blood and type in any d district strict prices for the annual produce of ot such a district district dis dis- are sure SUTe to enhance materially The fame of the district for a certain typical product will soon become known and the buyers will flock fiock there for the surplus stock and take it at remunerative prices Meanwhile every scrub grade cross bred and plug stallion stallion stallion stal stal- lion that stands for service anywhere is ret retarding progress in horce breed hONe breed breeding ing and driving away or keeping out the pure pure bred bred pedigreed stallions that would be of the greatest possible benefit benefit benefit ben ben- to the district A. A. A S S. S Alexander in Farmers' Farmers Review |