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necessary for the Government to establish or 

 to subsidize large horse-breeding establish- 

 ments with many animals on one farm, glanders 

 or other serious trouble might break out just 

 when the animals were most needed, whereas, 

 with the establishments spread over the 

 Empire, should trouble break out at one depot 

 supplies could then continue to be drawn with- 

 out interruption from other estates free of 

 infection. 



We are no authority on horse-breeding, but 

 we have had a good deal to do with those who 

 have been brought up to the business in the 

 Tropics, and we feel certain that, at least from 

 our own Government's point of view, the 

 matter is worthy of consideration ; whilst from 

 the planters' point of view, once there is the 

 demand for the horses, as there is for the cattle, 

 hogs, &c., we discuss in our book, then to 

 breed horses as well as the other stock on their 

 estates would help to increase their profits and 

 distribute their risks. 



According to the Tropical Agriculturist the 

 Ceylon Government is about to start a horse- 

 breeding farm in the neighbourhood of Ambe- 

 pussa railway station. This establishment 

 should offer immense facilities for such work 

 as has been indicated above. Mr. A. L. 

 Hutchison, London Correspondent to the 

 Times of Ceylon, in commenting on and 

 supporting our suggestion, called attention to 

 the success of the pony-breeding establish- 



