14 Department Circular 199, V. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Cassius 5869, black, foaled 1909; sire Red Oak 5249; dam Lady 

 Gates 01352, by General Gates 666, were shipped in March, 1911, 

 to the island of Guam, together with four young mares. The Mor- 

 gans have given satisfaction on the island, as shown by the following 

 extracts from the report of the Guam Agricultural Experiment 

 Station: 



The object of this importation was to test the adaptability of these pure-blood 

 Morgans and their locally grown progeny to tropical conditions, to use the sires in the 

 work of upgrading the inferior native ponies of the island, also to use the stock for 

 station work purposes as much as practicable. 



The total of results obtained tend to indicate that the Morgan is comparatively well 

 adapted to tropical conditions, ... the mature individuals were apparently 

 able within a short period to endure continuous and relatively hard work. 



Only grade offspring of the first generation have been produced so far in the work of 

 upgrading the native stock. Of the small number raised each individual shows a 

 very marked improvement in size and conformation over the pure native pony; is 

 apparently able to subsist on the native pasture alone; and is otherwise equal in hardi- 

 ness to the native parent. 



Edmunds 6581, bay, foaled 1911; sire General Gates 666; dam 

 Polly B. 02104, by Gilling 3869, was purchased by the Agricultural 

 College of Porto Rico in 1912. In the spring of 1922 negotiations 

 were again opened by the college and as a result two more registered 

 Morgans were shipped to the island. These are — 



Navarre 7238, brown, foaled 1920; sire Donlyn 5849; dam Fanny 

 P. 0747, by Julian Morgan 4448; and the mare Nadri 04056, sired 

 by Troubadour of Willowmoor 6459 out of Grief 03188, by Snoqualmie 

 5783. 



The officials are well pleased with the animals and are enthusiastic 

 regarding the possibilities of the Morgans for building up the native 

 stock. In a recent letter from Prof. F. R. Edwards, referring to the 

 stallion Edmunds, he states, ''Edmunds was sold to a large plantation 

 on the south part of the island and did splendid work there." A 

 late letter says " Navarre is easily the best horse in appearance on 

 this end of the island." 



Madison Lambert 6530, bay, foaled 1907; sire Lambert B. 5238; 

 dam Jessie T. 01142, by Harlus, son of Cobden 1515, was used for a 

 number of years for community breeding in North Carolina and gave 

 very satisfactory service until an injury caused his death. 



Red Oak 5249, bay, foaled 1906; sire General Gates 666; dam 

 Marguerite 01635, by White River Morgan 482, was given in exchange 

 to the Mountain Vale Ranch, of Rochelle, Tex., in 1917. After 

 using him in the stud for a few years with satisfactory results, Mr. 

 Sellman transferred Red Oak to the Agricultural and Mechanical 

 College of Texas. He was shown at the Southwestern Exposition 

 and Fat Stock Show, held at Fort Worth, Tex., in March, 1922, and 

 captured the blue ribbon in the aged-stallion class. The judge at 

 that time made the following statement: "The grand champion 

 Morgan horse, Red Oak, is the finest animal I have had my eyes on 

 in twenty years of judging. He would win first prize at any horse 

 show in the world." 



Donlyn 5849, bay, foaled 1909; sire Donald 5221; dam Chestnut 

 0407, by Billy Roberts 4550; together with the mare Jewel 03268, by 

 General Gates out of Minnehaha 01760, by Troubadour 5125, and 

 her stallion foal Trumpeter, by Troubadour of Willowmoor 0459, wore 

 included in a shipment of 11 Morgans exported to Japan in 1920. 



