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Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1933, Page 4

The recent attention drawn snle of Oly.hwdalo stallions n i to the t Sydney

d;<night horse is again being recognisbii lor work on une tarm. lor hixi vy haulage n as not jiKeiy tlmt uiie motor lurry will be nqi.u I.ieraiioe even if yome transporting linn ii-ny beliov'e that lor the short haul the horse is more economical, the show, point to the fact than • the modern demand for instant delivery givey a- decided advantage to the motor vehicle. But on the farm there is little doubt- that the horse has a permanent sphere- of utefuincss. The tractor may be able to hold the field against til© team of draught horsey if it iy -a very big- field. But few cultivators .plough very big fields. It was v ©corded in January that only two tractors wer-e seen at work in the Ashburton Countly during an extended tour. One was being used for generating power and the other was drawing a grass seed stripper. For harvesting, ploughing, and all other farm jobs the hors© was being employed. This, in a district where cropping is predominant, is most significant. It is proof that the farmers who til! the soil most have found that the draught horse pays. In the- North Island also the horse is coming into his own again, and much mere use is being mud© of his services. It isrecognised that tire u v e of the home entails the expenditure for upkeep, that will he retained in this country instead of being sent out to other place?, as is the case for motor care, benzine and oils. It is being found mere economical to use mere hor-res on farm properties, and a stimulation is being given to the growing of fodder ciops to meet the renewed call for feed for the horses.