World-Famous Clydesdale
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The breeding farm operation April. Since gestation is 11
was founded to supplement months, most births occur in early
Anheuser-Busch’s efforts to find spring,
the right horses for the company’s With their proud Scottish herit-
Clydesdale hitches. In addition to age, stately bearing and confident
the breeding farm, Clydesdale gait, the Clydesdales that qualify
Operations’ officials often travel as Budweiser Clydesdales must be
to Canada, Ireland and Scotland in geldings of at least three years of
search of the perfect Clydesdale age. They must stand 72 inches, or
horse. feet, at the shoulder when fully
Clydesdale officials purchase
only the studs -- the mares are
bred on Grant’s Farm. In-depth
brer' charts are k( ' on each
pprox . are. jrn eac ,desdale Breeding Farm In St.
Louis. Only about five colts will make It to one of the three Anheuser-Busch travelling
hitches.
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Free public tours of Grant’s
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May 31, Thursday through Sun
day; June 1 to Aug. 31, Tuesday
through Sunday; and Sept. 1 to
Oct. 15, Thursday through Sun
day. To arrange a tour, which
should be scheduled well in
advance, telephone (314)
843-1700, or write; Grant’s Farm
Tours, 10501 Gravois Road, St
Louis, MO 63123.
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Draft Horses
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men are no longer living, but they
had worked multiple hitches in
their fields years ago and wanted
to see the hitch happen.
“We first actually hitched the
40 about three months before we
were to appear at a circus parade
in Milwaukee,” he continues.
“That day it (pok seven hours to
hitch the horses and we used 18
lines ... nine in each hand. We
went with a volunteer crew of
about 30, but nearly 80 friends and
neighbors joined us for the trip.”
Practical uses
The Percheron Association’s
Christian believes that the future
of the draft horse will likely
include some actual uses on the
farm.
‘The biggest actual use of the
draft animal on today’s modem
farms will probably be a mix,” he
states. “There’s a place on almost
every farm where a team of draft
horses could be an asset
“They do have their advantages
... they’re inexpensive, they pro
duce their own fuel, they replace
30 YEARS AGO
-Two-hundred years of wool
manufacturing in this country will
be celebrated throughout the
United States during 1960, it was
announced recently by Woolens
and Worsteds of America, Inc.
The observance will mark the
beginning of American mill opera
tions for wool cloth production.
-Scholarships amounting to
nearly $19,000 are “earmarked”
for students in the College of Agri
culture at the Pennsylvania State
University. The number of scho
larships and loan funds available
for agricultural students is con
stantly increasing, reports Dr. Rus
sell B. Dickerson, director of resi
dent instruction in agriculture.
-Winthrop Merriam, assistant
Lancaster County aent, reports this
week that county 4-H club mem
bers will have the opportunity this
year to attend Club Camp for the
first time.
The camp session for local club
Lanontr Farming Saturday. May 6,1M8-D9
themselves, they have very few
broken parts and they start every
morning,” he continues. “Most of
the people using draft horses on
the farm use them for specialized
jobs.”
Of special note in these types of
applications for draft animals are
the labors of cattle feeding in
winter snow and in logging or
timber-clearing operations on the
farm. Out West, in fact, draft
teams have begun to gain in use as
an effective way to beat the cold
and drifts encountered in trying to
get hay to range cattle on bad
weather days.
> No one seriously suggests that
American agriculture should
return to the horse-powered tech
nology of yesteryear. However,
horses hold a definite place on
many of today’s farms, and will
always hold a place close to the
heart of those who’ve seen or
worked with the gentle giants
throughout their resurgence into
today’s agricultural world.
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THIS WEEK
members will be trom June 17-20,
near Dillsburg in York County,
witha fee of $7.
-Leon B. Epler, Northumber
land farmer, Wednesday was
elected to his 10th straight term as
president of the Penna. Farm
Bureau Cooperative Assn.
-Jacob N. Smith, Annville, and
Robert Leslie, Butler County, were
re-elected to the third terms as
vice-president and secretary
treasurer, respectively.
-A group of 50 county high
school students toured facilities of
seven local farmer cooperatives
Wednesday during the annual Lan
caster County Cooperative Coun
cil Career Day.
-Com planting has started in
Pennsylvania. The State Depart
ment of Agriculture said today that
a few fields of corn have been
planted in the extreme southeast
ern region of the State and that
corn seedbed preparation is
advancing in the remainder of the
state.
Weather during the week ended
Monday was generally seasonal,
according to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service. Freezes
were reported m northern and
mountainous portions of the Com
monwealth while southern areas
experienced generally mild
weather.
Tax Reform
Session Planned
MILFORD (Pike) A briefing
session on local tax reform will be
held in the Pleasant Valley Grand
on Route 191 north of Honesdale
on Tuesday evening, May 9, from
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The meeting is being sponsored
by the Pleasant Valley Grand in
cooperation with Penn State
Cooperative Extension.
A staff member from the
Department of Community Affairs
will explain the new legislation,
distribute background materials,
and answer questions of the atten
dees. The briefing session is being
offered at no cost to the public. For
additional information, contact the
Wayne County Extension office,
Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa.
18431; 717/253-5970, ext. 239.