. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Horse Breeding to Increase the Farm Income 1513 The development of such large horse-markets has attracted buyers from all over the world and has created a demand that is difficult to supply, which, in connection with our own heavy consumption from both country and city, affords the very best horse-market that can be found. This is particularly true
. Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station. New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). Horse Breeding to Increase the Farm Income 1513 The development of such large horse-markets has attracted buyers from all over the world and has created a demand that is difficult to supply, which, in connection with our own heavy consumption from both country and city, affords the very best horse-market that can be found. This is particularly true of heavier types of horses so much in demand for city traffic. COST OF RAISING A HORSE While the cost of producing a horse will depend entirely on conditions and will vary greatly in different parts of the country, yet, in order to gain an idea of the approxi- mate cost of raising a horse, we have been keeping account of the food, both hay and grain, consumed by growing horses. With food at the market price (1910-1911- 1912), it cost approxi- mately $145 to raise a light horse up to three years of age, $160 to raise a medium-weight horse, and $175 to raise a draft horse up to the same age. This cost includes a very liberal grain ration, practi- cally all the hay the animals would eat, the service fee, and the Hkc; no doubt it can be reduced on the average farm, where there is often much food with little market value. It is interesting to note the small increase in cost between the light, medium, and heavy horse, the draft horse costing only $30 more than the light horse. Profit from raising a horse Occasionally the remark is made that it is cheaper to buy a horse than to raise one. With a view of obtaining some light on this question, we compared the average selling price with the above cost price for the same period of time. The average selling price for the three years 55. Fig. 224.—Prize-whining pure-bred Belgian stallion. Please note that these images are extracted from s
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