Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-23

Unlike your correspondents, " Chiiteildeh 'ou"y'
X" and 90" think there il much more Ju' uce III
"Js" structures than they are willing to ndmit ana
since there is explicit disclaimer OF any pecu"'y
interest on his part | think tha' ''r ''7'',"''i "
"Chittenden County to the contrar!'7 NOT "'o4
ingenious Direct assertion win proof VIII he'p 81
lar as it goes but nsnuation only makes o'u "'a'-
ter worse.
Bat whether J" is interested or not others are ana
will certainly not feel though justly dealt oy,n on
account OF the regulations, they are cohpeleu 10
take the second premium for the best morse or '''
will be the practical operation Of the new RUE
operates at ALL 1t seems to me that niue 'ur'her
reflection would have convinced the directors ina. 'he
rule as to pedgrees should take effect ony upon o7e
horses that shall be hereafter introduced INTO Inc
County Most OF our farmers have procured theif
present stock without asking any questions as 10 'eH
pedigree and for the obvious reason, that heretofore
pedigree has not been taken into account In the case
Of stock horses, perhaps most know that they are out
OF such dam. said TO be Morgan, by such horse,
said to be Frencher Yet in nine cases out OF ten,
there is no certainty. 1t is all guess work The horse
is good one yet the owner, being fair minded man,
does not like to state, his truth, that the horse Is
descended so and so II the horse is good one and
has prored himself such the presumption at least Is that
he has good pedigree, though the owner cannot at
premium of only eight. Why compel him to do it,
suffer inferior horse, perhaps, to take the prem-
UNI over him admit, with 81" that, as a general
thlng, stock horse that cannot show where he came
irom Is to be looked upon with suspicion, for they
ou9ht TO be oil suflclent value to make an object 10
keep their pedigree on record Perhaps, therefore, no
great injustice, so iar as these are concerned would
oe uohe' were inc ne" rue 10 take erect at once
But the case with brood mares Is widely dferent-
lhey are constantly changing hands, and perhaps the
ua'i u 'He Oes' mare III 'he county known ofly 10
some man whomay be choppng wood IN Nadawasha.
or lighting MeMcans IN Chihuahua Is She therefore.
TO Toe declared inferior TO another winch Is III no respect
her equal merely because that other happens to have
pedigree Yet this may be the case, unless the
owner OF the former Is wiling to put himself to vastly
"'oe P"s' Ped'p9 'hu" 'he premium Is WORTH 10 una
pedigree The simple truth is that pedigree. can t
De FURNISHED required mat rest on anything BETTER
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nave goou mares ana tley are 'e pest give 'hen
te premium ana e' 'he RUE apply 10 STOCK introduced
hereafter linen ii man buys horse he may, ii he
purchases WIN we" TO breeding ana hopes Tor the
appreciation oil me society govern himself accordingly
'' pO'''" INN oi ''' uo'e' "iu' 30 i"f
10 '"e requirements oi Tue society are concerned mas
heretofore been utterly useless j. IS right The
P'"A'e mas nv mus ''i oo's"tueu QUE % 'ne ua'a
p, nun - anu " II 10 " w
1880, 49, .-'.
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would No, kno., ,b,h.r ,,a,ijl.-' us ~ US
and if we copld N. ossnreJ 81 ~ ,,,h VI
would know the general excellence Of co,,a' ,a''.
of horses or cattle. or the par,icular cvce. IS IL
individuals in a pedigree Yet vi,hon, ,his Lro,,
ledge it were a mere mockerv 10 tound n n-er,ir,,
upon it, Take for instance the pedigree of 81, H,nr