OREGOX FARMER 



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the popular stallion at present is a grade drafter of the Percheron, 

 Shire, or Clydesdale breed. The most progressive, however, are 

 using pure breds and the others are beginning to see their advantages. 



There are several nice studs of pure bred horses, especially in 

 Western Oregon and the Blue Mountain region. Some of the finest 

 pure breds to be found in the country are raised here. They are 

 not, however, raised in sufficient numbers to meet the home demand 

 for breeding stock and many stallions and mares are brought in 

 each year from the eastern states and from Europe. 



The report of the State Stallion Registration Board shows that 

 58% of the stallions of the state are pure bred whereas the average 

 of the entire United States is less than 50% pure bred. 45% of the 

 stallions in Oregon are pure bred draft horses, so it can be seen that 

 the Oregon farmer is improving his horses along the most approved 

 lines. 



Mules have not proven popular with the farmers in the Western 

 part of the state and few are used or raised. In the wheat fields 

 of the Columbia basin they are quite popular and a large percentage 

 of the mules in the state are found in this section. The wheat 

 raisers find them very useful on their heavy machinery and they both 

 buy and raise a good many. In Central Oregon, not many are 

 worked, but there are a good many raised on the ranges. The mules 

 seem particularly adapted to range conditions and it has been found 

 possible to raise splendid mules on the ranges even from common 

 mares. Central Oregon and the Blue Mountain section are about 

 the only parts of the state which produce a surplus of mules. These 

 are mostly shipped to California and the other states to the South. 

 Most of the jacks come from the southern corn-belt states although 

 there are a few herds of jennets in Oregon and some very good jacks 

 are being raised. They meet with a good demand in the mule 

 raising sections of the state. 



SHEEP. 



STATISTICS ON SHEEP. 



