210 REMOUNT SYSTEMS OF FOREIGN ARMIES. 



Each one of these depots includes a large domain where young 

 horses are raised on the range for a period averaging one 

 3^ear. These horses are not ridden at the depots. There is 

 joined to each depot a farm, which permits the supplying of 

 all agricultural products for the depot by means of its own 

 resources. The depot at Nagy-Daad-Sari has a capacity for 

 1,000 remounts, at Labod 600, and at each of the three others 

 400. For superintending the remount service a general is 

 appointed, who has the title of general inspector of remounts 

 and who is directly under the orders of the imperial war min- 

 istry. He exercises direction over the purchasing commis- 

 sions and the remount depots in all that concerns the purchase, 

 raising, and distribution of horses. His attention is given 

 principally to tlie kinds of animals bought, and the formation 

 of groups of horses for assignment to the different troops. He 

 assists at the purchases on the days the commissions meet at 

 important fairs. Under orders of the minister of war he 

 inspects the horses in the different organizations, in order to 

 keep himself informed of the value of the remount horses as 

 to their adaptability for the service and to watch their devel- 

 opment. He submits to the war ministry all propositions 

 which appear to him to be of a nature to improve the remount. 

 He acquaints himself with the horse production of the mon- 

 archy, in order to be able to direct purchasing commissions 

 to the places where they will find the most and the best 

 horses. A field officer is detailed to assist him. 



After the month of May each year, 3-year-olds are bought, 

 but the best only ; that is, those which give promise of mak- 

 ing good mounts for ofiicers. They are sent to the remount 

 depots. 



Each regiment receives annually about 65 horses, 12 to 15 

 of which come from the remount depots. 



The remount depot of Nagy-Daad-Sari is in Hungary. Its 

 grounds extend over a domain of 8,000 acres. It is in two 

 tracts, one containing 4, 700 acres and the other 3,300, located 

 about 4 miles from each other. In addition to the pastures 

 reserved for the horses, much of the land is placed under 

 cultivation. The management is entirely military. It is 

 administered by 1 field oflBcer, as commander; 1 captain, 4 

 lieutenants, one of whom is the accounting officer, 12 ser- 

 geants, 10 corporals, and 60 privates, furnished by the regi- 

 ments to which the horses are sent. The privates are chosen 



