Because so much depended on horse power, the state had a vested interest in controlling the quality of animals for breeding—hence the legal requirement that each stallion offered for service had to be registered in a studbook recognized by the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. Moreover, a licensed veterinarian was required to certify annually to the horse’s soundness. These volumes detail the rules of certification and management and provide a directory of owners of approved stallions.
In the case:
Each object in the cases is marked with a corresponding number unless otherwise noted.
19. Annual report, Stallion Registration Division of the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture, 1913
State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City
20. Principles and practices involved in the breeding, feeding, and management of pure-bred draft horses in the United States
Valente Estrada Villegas, published 1923
State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City