The Status of the Horse Industry 249 
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 division 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 
