Show DOBBIN SHOULD I SLOW DOWN ON ONI I BIRTH CONTROL I in lB pen p e n din d 1 in in g Shortage Should Stimulate Pro Pro- Production Production jf of Nothing stimulate production more than Impending shortage The Thene's news nes just rele released led ed from the tho th bu- bu bureau bureau bu bureau reau of ot the census U S 1 A com corn comparing paring the census of bor horses es mutes on farms January 1 1926 1920 with similar figures January I 1 1920 1020 discloses disclose es that horses on farms farm have been reduced front 19 10 19 to 9 or a II de- de decrease decrease de decrease I deI crease of per cent that horses borses i under two years yearn of age which means mean thoR those tho i- i foaled In 1923 and 1924 are less lena than th Corresponding group foaled In 1918 end and 1919 or a decrease of per cent In young horses Mules show an Increase of or 55 66 per cent but mules multi under two years year ears of age show a II decrease of per cent Combining horses and mules w we have hll for I 1 1926 1925 head on farms as compared with or a II decrease of a net loss of p per percent percent r cent This definite evidence from an actual farm to farm farni census by fed federal oral eral enumerators Is Just what we have needed to peed up breed breed- breeding breeding ing While hUe we still have enough horses and mules to supply our I needs for tor the next two or 01 three 4 horses and mutes over two years or Of ego go were vere enumerated orated crated In this census of Januar January 1 1925 1926 while the number actual actual- actually actually ly iy required in harness on farms totals only about there is cleat clear evidence e of ot a great shortage of young oung animals both bothIn bothIn In iii horses and mules as there we e hut but head of horses md and mules under two years of age At this rate rato of production It would take over 27 years to produce the head of horses and mules we wo had on farms January I 1 1926 1925 and as tho the average life lite of horses and mules Is only about 15 years It Is evident that production production tion must be almost doubled doubted to total tal e care of our needs Foresighted farmers and those thosa who have mares whose progeny has hIlS been selling at good prices have been Increasing horse and mule production In the last two years year those who wilD had Inferior mares or who are naturally poor horsemen have been receiving such I low prices as to discourage production production production tion Such conditions now pro pre pre prevailing encourage the production ot of good horses bone and discourage the production production of o Inferior Interior ones one which Is what precisely Is needed for tor competition with mechanical pow pow- power power er cc requires not only the use of horses In more efficient ways ways-as ways asIn In larger teams but teams but also the pro pro- production production pro production of better horse horses and mules capable of doing more work in a given time 00 oo |