This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...must purchase them from the people. The number of such officers is about two thousand, and their horses number at least twenty-five hundred. Of this number of horses, one-sixth or more than four hundred, is to be supplied anew every year. Altogether, the stock farmers have to supply the army with at least five thousand ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...must purchase them from the people. The number of such officers is about two thousand, and their horses number at least twenty-five hundred. Of this number of horses, one-sixth or more than four hundred, is to be supplied anew every year. Altogether, the stock farmers have to supply the army with at least five thousand head per year. The amount of money that is paid per horse is seven thousand yen, roughly estimated, all of which goes into the hands of stock farmers. In its effect upon the live stock considered as a whole, this demand for war horses is, however, not very great. The total number of horses in this country is more than 1,500,000, and the number annually produced is about 120,000. Number of Horses Horses Produced 1910 1,564,643 117,950 1909 1,551.156 116,380 1908 1,494,506 107,847 1907 1,465,466 107,072 Considered quantitatively, the number of fifty thousand is not very large when compared with the figures above. But we must not overlook the effect of war horses upon the improvement of live stock. In time of war, a much greater number of war horses is demanded. And the effects of a war upon the quality of horses are important. The number of horses requisitioned during the Russo-Japanese War was more than 150,000. Years 1902 1903 1904 1905 19C6 Horses 1,515,108 1,523.745 1,390,017 1,367,615 1,465,466 The military authorities are doing their best for the improvement of war horses, and the effects upon horse industry will be great. The increase of agricultural employment is also caused by the demand for forage, which is supplied by the Horse Supply Bureau and by the agricultural people at large. It is provided in the regulations that all the horses belonging to the bureau are to be fed with forage raised on its own fields, though it may be purchas...
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