view raw text
FRANCE HAS REMOUNT PROBLEM. TOO. New fork, January 25. — A French writer oa tut!" topics In a recent review of the racing situation -i ites: "Notwithstanding all the eiTorts that have been mad.- to encourage horse breeding in France, ii is surprising to lean thai then- is -till tin- prospect of a shortage of horses for military purposes. "Thirteen years ago an annual credit of 0240.000 wa- con-id. -red sufficient for resnouats; but tats ha* since been considerably Increased, and tbe govern meal is to be naked text year to provide BO.OOO.fltiO for the purpose of improving the quality and qu«a-nt. of cavalry mount-. "Horses are -til! being bought from Inland and oth.r countries, a- many of the French taraaera do not find it -utlicieiitly profitable to keep m ires an I maintain .p.-ir produce for four years, notwithstanding the advantages offered to them by the govern ment in tin matter of stallions. "It is tin- aim of the minister of agriculture to bav ail horses fa- the French army bred in France, ami -. make the army Independent of outside assistant e in ease of war."
