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Other sections which are different from the ones men- 

 tioned and comprise a division presenting different prob- 

 lems are the valleys of the North Pacific slope. In 

 these valleys the climate is humid during a large part 

 of the year, and as a result there is more or less abundant 

 pasture. In connection with these pastures a large 

 amount of clover and vetch hay is raised, together with 

 barley and oats. These good feeds, together with the 

 use of high-grade sires, make these valleys producers of a 

 valuable class of horses. 



The other large di\'ision of horse-producers in the West 

 is that made up of the range-men. On the range a large 

 number of the horses are produced without any supple- 

 mental feed. In fact, the main reason for raising horses 

 is that they require less hay for winter than other stock. 

 A large number of the range-men are raising more 

 cattle and sheep than horses, especially where they 

 possess valleys to raise winter feed, but it is unlikely that 

 the range horse will be entirely displaced. These horses 

 are of a smaller class, the best of them seldom weighing 

 over 1200 pounds. The reasons for the small size are 

 feed conditions, and the inability of heavy draft sires to 

 take care of themselves on the open range. A large pro- 

 portion of the range horses are raised by the cattle-men 

 and sheep-men in connection with their other stock. 

 These horses are better fed and attain more size than those 

 raised by the exclusive horse-producers. These animals 

 supply the saddle and work horses needed by the ranch- 

 men and some excess which is marketed. 



In all of these sections, the factor which is most favor- 

 able to a large number of horses of better quality is an 

 abundance of well-tilled land devoted to grain and hay. 

 Generally speaking, the higher priced the land, the more 



