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HONK, HONK! In spite of the automobile the horse is still king- 

 statistics show it. He is the motive power for you, 

 with no losing of bolts or puncturing of tires; though his shoes need 

 looking over once a month, his mouth needs shaping up once a year, and 

 he requires a tonic occasionaly. But he'll take you over the hill or through 

 the country road mud-hole and do it without any chug-chug or wheezing. 

 It costs something to feed him; but he never runs out of gasoline. When- 

 sometimes he is laid up for repairs, a few weeks on grass will do it, 

 or the right sort of medical treatment, instead of its taking a three-figure 

 bill to rebuild him. 



PLENTY NEEDED And plenty more are needed! We need more of 

 this thrifty horse-raising farm-economy. There is 



now only one horse or mule of working age to every 30 acres under 

 cultivation. 'Taint you and 'taint me, but looks like some of the neigh- 

 bors are neglecting their opportunities; else they're running their farms 

 with gasoline engines. The new record price on the Chicago market for 

 a draft gelding is $680. Motor trucks have not injured the call for good 

 style, good action heavy drafters. The fad for motor trucks has lost its 

 advertising value, so say the big concerns. They are too expensive to 

 keep up, and many of the large mercantile houses East and West are get- 

 ting rid of motors and buying up fine specimens of heavy drafters. 



RAISING COLTS There is a right way to raise colts: from sound 

 mares and extra good, sound, muscular sires. A 



stallion cannot be expected to transmit qualities which he does not have. 



The best way of all to raise colts is to select just one type and stick 



always to that in breeding. Choose for yourself, whether it is Percheron, 



Clydesdale, Suffolk or Shire; or instead of a draft breed select a coach 

 type French, German, Cleveland Bay or Hackney; or try the old New 

 Hampshire favorite, the Morgan. There is some profit in colts bred that 

 way when it comes to finding a market. Buyers can rely on your standard. 

 If the whole section joins with you for one select type so much the 

 better, since buyers can give better prices when they can come and pick 



