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NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT RECOGNIZED. Washington. D. C May 2. — A bill to appropriate 00,000 for the purchase of pure-bred stallions by the government to be loaned to the owners of sound marcs for breeding purposes was introduced in the senate Saturday by Senator Pittman of Nevada and in the house by Representative Scully of New Jersey. The object of the bill is to improve the stock of medium anil light weight horses for military, agricultural and commercial purposes. There are 24.-OOO.tMMl horses in the Halted States. Of these it is estimated that less than 250.000 are fit for military use. This fact was ascertained through the census recently made at the direction of Ike quartermaster-general pursuant to the general paBcf of ascertaining the nations resources for military purposes. Dis.-ussing tin- bill. Senator Pittman said: "The plan involved in the bill contemplates the improvement of the horse of every type except the heavy draught breed, that being the only type of animal of little use in military operations. Thus virtuallv the entire horse stock of the count rv would be affected. "The military establishment does not need any particular breed of horse; it need-, only a sound horse with sufficient pure or •hot bliH.tr to give it courage, endurance ami spet-il coiiiint-usiiratc with its Bk*. We now have thirty five pure bred stallions ..Iterating in six states. We should have 3.500 operating in forty eight states. The horses are managed by the Department of Agriculture aud the army benefits only incidentally."
