FRANCE. 20 1 



The total number of mares served was 32,807, and the 

 number of colts reported by breeders, 9,960. 



There are about 250 fewer stallions appropriated for in 

 1902 than there were in 1901. The reason for the difference 

 has not been officially explained. 



Army Breed Farms in Algeria. — There are two of these, 

 one at Tiaret and the other at I'Allelik. The latter has been 

 recently established and is not so important as the former, 

 which will be described. 



The object of maintaining these farms is to rear and 

 furnish the government studs in Algeria and Tunis (and 

 eventually in France) with (1) breeding stallions of the thor- 

 oughbred Oriental, that is, Arabian type; (2) breeding stal- 

 lions of the Barbary race improved by an Arabian cross ; (3) 

 breeding stallions of the Barbary race improved by any 

 other advisable selected cross. 



The establishments are governed in the same way as the 

 stallion and remount depots and are under the direction of 

 the same higher officers. Each comprises a farm on which 

 the forage, etc., is raised, and the necessary stables, barracks, 

 and buildings, grooms, and laborers. 



The personnel consists of (1) a captain or lieutenant of cav- 

 alry, commanding; (2) a lieutenant of cavalry, assistant or 

 disbursing officer ; (3) a lieutenant of the remount service, 

 commanding a detachment of his men; (4) a veterinarian; 

 (5) a sufficient number of noncommissioned officers and pri- 

 vates of the remount service, and laborers. 



The effective is established by the minister on the recom- 

 mendation of the director general of the remount service, 

 according to the needs and development of the farm. The 

 men are chosen from among the lightest and best horsemen 

 in the three companies of remount in Algeria. 



The maximum number of animals prescribed for the serv- 

 ice is: (1) 4 stallions of either Arab or Barbary stock; (2) 

 45 mares of Arab or Barbary or Arab-Barbary stock; (3) 

 colts gotten of the foregoing on the farm ; ( 4) the mules or 

 oxen necessary for the farm work. 



The officers of the breed farm conduct all its affairs, super- 

 vise the rearing and training of the horses, form boards for 

 purchasing horses in the neighborhood for the establishment 

 and for distributing prizes to breeders, keep the stud book, 

 and inspect the stallion stations during the season. 



