Show FAR 1 0 HORSES VALUABLE GOOD CARE NEEDED life of animals should be much longer by philip henderson of the new york state college of agriculture agri culture service A horse I 1 orse is is more valuable today in terms of other commodities than at any time in the past 20 years the price of horses rose enough from 1925 to 1937 to value in terms of all other commodities each year farmers lose horses that proper care and management would save horses with many useful years of work ahead A study in m chenango Che and ontario counties in 1936 by a representative of cornell showed that horses died during the past five years on farms or nearly one to a farm these died at the a average age of 16 years average age of 1332 horses on these farms in 1036 1936 was 13 years old age caused fully one third of the deaths among the horses according cor in to the investigator average age of horses that died of old age was 23 years old age causes more than twice as many deaths as any other single thing accidents and digestive troubles are next each was responsible for 14 per cent of the deaths all three causes were responsible for two thirds of all the deaths on these farms during the past five years other reasons why farm horses die are paralysis heaves lockjaw heat food poisoning lightning and pneumonia each has a minor part along with other miscellaneous causes no method is offered to keep horses from growing old but old age cited as the main cause of death ranges from 14 to 37 years Is there that much variation amon among 9 the horses themselves or could care and management influence length of life he says the answer is given by experienced farmers and others who know horses and who know how to prolong the useful life of mans most faithful servant |