74^ Reading-Course for Farmers 



This is the fifth of a series of leaflets discussing the practical side 

 of horse production, a topic recently added to the Reading-Course for 

 Farmers. An attempt has been made to discuss some of the more 

 important difficulties encountered in actual practice; to aid in a better 

 understanding of the mysteries of horse-breeding; and to point the 

 way to profitable horse production. This is an entirely new method 

 of attacking the subject, but in view of our peculiar situation it seemed 

 to be worth while. 



New York State is a horse-consuming state. Even the farmers do 

 not produce the horses they need but purchase "Western horses as 

 demand arises. This means money passing from an Eastern to a West- 

 ern farm for a commodity that should be produced in the East. This 

 should not be. New York State should produce nearly every horse used 

 within the state. To do this we must familiarize ourselves with the 

 demands of the market, then apply ourselves to producing animals that 

 meet the demand. 



The Reading-Course desires to know what is your greatest difficulty. 

 Why do you not produce horses when there is such a demand? 



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