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Show WEED OUT 'GRADE' STALLIONS Effect of Breeding From Such Stock la Apparent In Vary Low Grade of Horace Produced. The education of tho average farmer far-mer as to the importance of Rood breeding In the production of horses makes alow progress. The majority and tills la not over-stating the fact are not yet prepared to pay a decent de-cent prlco for stallion service, preferring pre-ferring to uso scrubs because they aro cheap. Some of the states have passed stallion laws containing somo excellent excel-lent features. Wisconsin has a license li-cense law which prevents tho prevu- A "Grade" Percheron. lence and distribution of grade stallions stal-lions In the stale. Minnesota has a law framed along the lines of the Wisconsin measure. Pennsylvania and Utah have adopted adopt-ed similar laws and other states have restrictive measures under consideration. considera-tion. The effect of these laws is to maka the owner of each uon registered stallion stal-lion declare his borne a "grade." On handbills that aro posters so that no ono may be deceived as to his pedigree. pedi-gree. The situation abroad Is very much better than in this country. In fact, practically no scrub, grado or non-registered non-registered stallions are used for pub-lid pub-lid service. In tho investigations of this matter carried on by Ir. A. 8. Alexander cf Wisconsin it was found that of all the stallions in the state, CO per cent, were grade stallions and only 40 per cent, pure bred. Homo of tho specimen horses used for public service are remarkable exhibitions ex-hibitions of wretchedly bad, rundown run-down and diseased animals. Tho illustrations illus-trations are from photographs of a "Grade llambletonlan" and a "Gradu I'erchornn," which traveled throughout through-out the state for mtvIco. One is 12.?, limnl in height and weighs C'U pounds, and he is not the wornt in the lot, by any means. The effect of breeding from such stock Is apparent In the very low a - cVli rj A "Grade" Hambletonian. trade of horses pnniuced. Water cannot can-not rise above ita level, neither can a grado stallion raise the blood level cf his progeny above that of his own veins In quality. ' The use of such rlres, therefore, means a retrogression and a great damage to the farmers of any state. |