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Show U. S. Remount Service Produces Results K- OTWITIISTANDING the enormous enor-mous use of motor transportation transporta-tion in modern a'rmies, the horse is still an important factor fac-tor in army organization; and as long as the army exists there will be a demand de-mand for suitable mounts for the cavalry. cav-alry. The army requires a fast riding animal possessing endurance and intelligence intel-ligence and with a great weight-carrying capacity. The World war uncovered our shortage. short-age. In his report to his government. General Bate, head of the British remount re-mount commission in the United States, said: "Riding horses of proper conformation and type do not exist in the United States, and the best that can be obtained is a poor substitute for the riding horse." The War department, on May 17, 1919, appointed the remount board. The remount service, which is an integral in-tegral part of the great supply system of the army, was charged not only with the purchasing and issuing of Hnimals for use by the various branches of the army, but in addition with the vitally Important task of improving the type and breeding of the light horses of the nation. Through the remount service a com-orehensive com-orehensive breeding program was In augurated. In the first year 159 stallions stal-lions were placed at the disposal of farmers and breeders of the nation. This number was increased from year to year. Mares to the number of 8,000 were bred to 259 stallions in the season sea-son of 1923. with a get of at least 3.200. April 30, 1924, the remount service had on hand 352 stallions, as follows: Thoroughbreds, 2R7 ; Arabian. Arabi-an. 20; Morgan. 20; standard-bred, 7; saddle-bred. 5; llaekr.ey, 1. These animals ani-mals were located in breeding centers throughout 40 stales of the Union. The states having (lie greater number being be-ing Texas, with 4S; Virginia, 43; Oklahoma, Ok-lahoma, 19. and Wyoming. New Mexi- . co and Colorado with 17 each. If the remount breeding operations are continued without interruption there will be a considerable number of excellent half-bred horses in the country, coun-try, entirely suitable for military requirements re-quirements or commercial use, which, when placed upon the market, will command exceedingly good prices nnd will do much to meet the growing demand de-mand for horses on the farms and ranches, for hunters and for polo ponies. At least two famous race horses have been sired by remount stallions Sally's Alley, by Allumeur, and Wise Counselor, by Mentoc |