250 Western Live-stock Management 



numerous and valuable the horses, excepting in fruit and 

 other special areas. Where the land is of low productive 

 value, poor horses are found, and only very few in pro- 

 portion to the area. In those fertile valleys of the West 

 where the best crops are grown, the best horses are raised. 

 The poorer horses are found on the ranges and in the 

 rougher country. The kind of people has much to do with 

 the kind of horses. The best farmers, like the better 

 horses, are usually found on the richer soil. 



