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him. This stallion, along with those retained at the station, will be 

 available for public service to breeders who desire to bring mares to 

 the station, for which service a moderate fee will be charged. 



The two stallions mentioned are retained as the premier stallions 

 at this station, although some of the stallions matured in the experi- 

 ment will be used in a limited way as occasion demands. 



STALUONS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SERMCE. 



As stated, the stallions at the United States- Wyominghorse-breeding 

 station are available for public service. The stalhons Carmon 32917 

 and Harvest Aid 63908 will be kept at the station and will be allowed 

 to serve a limited number of mares brouo:ht to the station. 



Fig. 2.— Cannon 32917, in his prime, at 12 years of age. 



The remaining stallions, 11 in number, will be leased to responsible 

 private citizens for use on private herds, or to a group of citizens who 

 desire the services of a stallion for community breeding. The number 

 available for the purpose of leasing will be increased as the work 

 develops and stalhons of the desired type are bred and matured in 

 the experiment. In this way the station will be of direct practical 

 benefit to the horse breeders of the range States in supplying them 

 with high-class stallions for the purpose of improving the light-horse 



