THE ARMY REMOUNT PROBLEM. 



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The cavalry of the Southern Army was almost as numerous as that 

 of their opponents, and the consumption of horse flesh was probably 

 nearly as great. Yet the Southern troops were even better mounted 

 than those of the North. 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAFT-HORSE INDUSTRY. 



With the close of the Civil War began the rapid importations of 

 draft horses from Europe, and this trade has flourished until the 

 present time, with the exception of the period of depression during 

 the middle nineties. 



In the corn belt and in the irrigated sections of the West the draft 

 horse is becoming the farmer's horse almost to the exclusion of horses 

 of the light type, and rightly so. Where conditions of environment 

 are satisfactory a farmer is wise to use draft horses because he can 

 haul larger loads, get greater power for moving heavy implements, 

 and suffers a minimum loss from blemishes when he markets his sur- 

 plus. In some parts of the country, where a prosperous farmer for- 

 merly kept a fine team of drivers to get about over the country, the 

 drivers have been discarded and the farmer now owns an automobile 

 of moderate price. Even in the South, where the prolonged hot 

 season undoubtedly works to the disadvantage of drafters, such horses 

 are gaining a foothold. 



That the lines are being closely drawn between the sections produc- 

 ing draft horses and those producing light horses is clearly shown 

 by the reports of the stallion registration boards in those States which 

 have adopted legislation requiring stallions to be licensed before be- 

 ing permitted to stand for public service. The following table shows 

 the number of purebred stallions of draft and light type and ponies 

 standing in 11 States, and an estimate of the purebred horses in New 

 York, according to the latest information available, with the per- 

 centage of each type : 



Purebred stallions in various States. 



i A partial list. New York does not have a stallion registration law. 

 17, New York Department of Agriculture, and includes both sexes. 



The information is from Bulletin 



