Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-12 | Page 10 | Experts Discover Horse breeding is Paying Business

Experts Discover Horse Breeding Is Paying Business Washington April 11 Horse Horse breeding In the United States Is Isa Isa Isa a profitable industry the experts o of the thc department of ot agriculture have ha discovered Ered and they set net forth their discovery r in lit- lita ft n. preliminary statement ont IS issued today Tho The de department do- do bases Its conclusions on tho the r reports pt of pf OOOO breeders In all corners of f the country countr and as asa a Il result declare that there Is a a. profit of or approximately 40 per pcr percent percent cent In a old car colt over OCI and above the thc cost of or Its raising The exports experts announce that thenet tho the net cost of or producing and raising rais rals- In ing a a. colt to the ago o of three years averages a GG while h 11 0 tho the selling price of or the animal averages averages aver aver- a ages cs 1617 The principal cost o of rearing a a. foal to maturity Is 18 chargeable to feeding 54 64 per cent of oC the outlay going to keep It in inha ha hay grain pasturage and other feeds teed and 16 15 per cint e. e nt to care and shelter sheller The remainder Is necessary necea- necea T sary to meet tho the co cost t of ot bre breaking to halter and miscellaneous items Tho The department found Cound that the of 3 olds car In cost olds 3 was greatest Rhode Rhoda Island where they brought broughton on the average apiece In New e Mexico l a good animal l of t tI that age c could be bought for or and WyomIng and Texas In tho the I order nam namen t were tho the next most moat reasonable markets