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Show Breeding Army Horses. IBBH99 It Is n well known fact to most of IBHHm our readers that during the recent war HUHefl in South Africa, Great Britain obtalued HHI most of her cavalry, artillery and ll transport horses and mules In this BHH country. It will bo news to most of HH them, however, to' learn that our BH horses proved moro lasting and re- ll liable than thoso obtained In any other IIH country. It is oven snld that Amorl- IHI can horses wcro found better than HHH thoso bought In Canada, which is dif- Jl llcult to believe but is perhaps to bo ' 'HH oxplalncd on tho score that Morgan H blood is found in tho foundation stock , of many of tho horses procured in our .IH own country, while Canada cannot , bonst of such capital foundation ma- ' tcrlal. The old Morgan has given us perhaps tho best procurablo army l horses. Thoy had plenty of lasting, H staying abilities, good, sound bono. H lino, good-wearing foot and lots of H norvo for work, combined with docll- H lty of disposition which Is highly do- H slrablc. It Is further alleged that cor- H tain portions of tho west havo been H found peculiarly adapted for tho pro- H ductlon of sound, hardy army horses. H In Montana especially wcro found H hundreds of sturdy, Hoot and sound H horses thnt gave tho best of satlsfuc- H tloil 111 the flnhl runt mm nntiirnllv H turns to that part of tho country aa 1 most sultnble for tho production of H tho class of horses In quostiou. To como to filth a conclusion Is howovcr quite erroneous In our opinion. Tho H fact that Montana has given perhaps H tho best claBH of army horses to dnto Is largely explained by tho fact that H the native marcs havo been of t,ho H tough broncho sort used to hard llv- H lug and exhaustive runs over oxton- sivo territories. Again tho mountain- Vis pastures in high altitudes havo developed good lung power whllo tho H llmo formation has doubtless had much to do with tho production of 'H flno flinty bono and sound, tough H hoofs. There aro many equally good -'H locations in tho country for tho pro- gmWrnhWrnm duction of such horses. Such districts H are found, where nitrogenous foods luxuriato and where tho climate Is fH I somewhat rigorous and tho soli full of H I mineral matters rathor than rjchln- JH J'JiuniiM Thoro, aro nifllionir or'reV"' -' '" ' """" H ot such land Jn "northorn Wisconsin, H I Minnesota, Dakotn nnd Nebraska, H whilo ovor the lino In tho Alberta H cuuniry socuers mny woll assist in tho H production of army horses of tho right . H typo and character. It appears ovi- H dent thnt before long tho government H will give spccinl attention to this bust- ness of army horso production and H appoint ox-ofllcors to work with a com- H mission of export horso breeders to- k wards tho selection, approval and rcg- H Istry of stallions and marcs sultablo H for tho production of tho class of horsos required. Tho right sort Is H said to bo dying out, on tho plains, jH and it Is tlmo to commenco stocking H suitable districts with tho chosen H elass of breeding animals for tho work In question. What tho breeding H stock will bo remains to bo scon bat It Is likely that prefcronco will ' given to horses possessing somo Mor- H gnu blood, although a full supply of H such horses will bo hnrd to find. H When such havo been located it is "H proposed to register them nnd pro- H vldo for standard fees to bo chargod .H for tho service of tho stallions upon H approved marcs also recorded and to ' H keep track of tho progeny which will H be bought for tho army at fair prlcos H to bo decided by market values at tho H tlmo of purchase Montana should H tako a lively Interest in this proposl- H tlon, but tho othor districts wo havo 'H indicated should certainly havo a share of tho business nnd should tho govorn- H mont decido to establish brooding farms in suitable districts wo would k llko to seo ono placod In each of kWm tho locations wo havo suggosted. kWt Wo do not mean that theso aro tho kWt only desirable locations for such kWM breeding farms but we do consider fku them eminently woll adapted for tho F production of the class of horses H needed in tho army. Tho soli and. H climate aro just what Is required and jH tho horses thoro produced will cor- H tainly bo sound In wind nnd limb, jH possessed of stnmlnn and vim and H sulllcicnt sizo to moot all of tho ro- H qulroments. Wo understand from tho H Chicago Tribune that Reprosontalvo H McCreary has Introduced a bill lu . - - H congress looking to govornment en m couragemeut and partial control a' 1M this class of brooding. Farmers' Ro 'Hi HJ |