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. . I REMOUNT NEEDS OF THE ARMY. C. II. Conrad. Jr.. captain and quartermaster. United States Army, in a recent speech to the* horse breeders of Kentucky, pointed out concisely the needs of the depart inctit in the way of hotasa. Captain Conrad has made a close study of the remount problem and is in charge of the Front Royal Remount Depot at Front Royal. Ya. After thoroughly going over the specificatlona for the different horses needed by the army, it was shown that the preferred breeds were thoroughbred, half-bred, saddle bred, half saddle bred, standard-bred, half standard-bred, hackney, German coach and French coach. In all of the plans for the bettering of the remounts the thoroughbred occupied the place of honor, and one scheme that has been suggested by the Department of Agriculture is the division of the country into four or more breeding districts. For the New Rutland district, taking in Maine and New Hainp-hire. there should be ten Morgans; for a central district, to include Virginia. West Virginia. Kentucky and Tennessee, with perhaps certain Sections of Indiana and Ohio, there should be thirty thoroughbreds, ten standard -broils and ten saddlers; for a southwestern district, to take in Missoaii, Texas and parts of Iowa, there should be five thoroughbreds, live saddbrs and five standard-breds : for a northwestern district, to take in Montana. Wash, ington. Oregon and California, there should 1m- If. teen thoroughbreds and fifteen standard bred-. On this distribution it is readily Been that there are liftv thoroughbreds chosen as against fifty of all the other breed-. That would result in lilly per cent, of half bred horses for the remount-. __
