Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-04-20
4 G r | GU LTU RAI
The IInrse.

Imported into New Netherlands. now tho
state Of Now York In 1904 VI. l.. Escabot
brought the fret horse into Canada and
Nova Scotia, then known by the Indian name
of Acadia The first horse brought into
Massachusetts was from England, and was
iuuorted hv Francis IGrpineon in 1Go0 In
1873 tLc, oyietol in considerable numbars in
Toui-i1p1. Tho Indians ON Rod River in
Texas used theln in 1000. The carly French
settler. in Illinois had tho,n in considerable
number. In 1-jO
Tho snmo vessels lrnucbt over tho first
importations Of cattle. sheen and swine, and
thov have increased 50 as to form a most
astonishing norton Of the wealth of the
country
IN the present wear, 1865. the number of
horse, may la set down at five millions.
worth on the average sixtv dollars arieca.
and valued in all at three hundred millions
of dollars Tho whole number OF horned,
cattle is estimated mt twenty millions. aver
aging twontv dollars. and valued at four
hundred millions of dollars
The number of sheep is twentv-thrce mil
lions. Mt two dollars epuallinr clrtv-six mill
lions ordo'lars.
The present estimated value Of swine is
ono hundred and sixty millions of dollars.
being thlrtv-two million head, worth on the
AVERAGE five dollars a niece
From tho small beginnings have mention
ed. the whole value Of stock in this country is
now tho immense sum of ninc hundred mil
lions Of dollars, and the value of the land
used for arricultural nurnoses is three billion
and five hundred millions ordollars. the whole
covering an area of about three hundrad and
FIVE millions of acres.
Tho West India horses may properly be
cassed with those of America, and they
generally exhibit the characteristic marks Of
the nation to which the islands NAV belong.
The Canadian horses are of French origin
and to this stock we are indebted for most of
the trottinr horses in the United States. II
i. ,,,..l-oi .o,,,l;,r;+.. az tho Copodion borso
that bn oI,yivs tr,ts as tho Arabian horse
ol,rovs contors O+bor broods nxbibit all tho
recuiiaritias of movement. includinr the
t-ot. cantor and ombla hut the Arabian
horse never trots. and the Canadian rarely
clntors Reside tbn trottino horse. we arc
Indebted +, Canada for many of the most
snrvic.,blo specimens of the cart and draw
horse. Of their size. and in the northern part
of this state. in Vermont. and other sections
ON the Canada line. thev are met with in
great abundance.
The United States do not, as | have men
toned. possess ANYTHING which can be
called a native stock, but many Of the horses
found here are superior To any others, owing
to Judgment in crossing breeds, care in rails
irg. and bv Il close observance of all cIrcum-
stances which will improve good qualities
and correct defects. so that NAV saw with
out hesitation. and long observation. that
thev combine all the excelences of other
nations 1t was supposed that the horse
sent from Mexico to General jackson. and
the Muscat horse sent to President Tyler,
would materially improve the American
race, but they were small though Justly made,
. and | think the country has derived no bene-
fit from their possession.
Much of this excellence is obtained by
changing a horse from one section to another
provided the change nf climate is not one
winch VIII hiNe ueleterlous eHect' mus
Il morse Drought from t'e western Pr"irles
To tac seaside soon gains IN weight power ol
thIurIhnr ana N"lur an" tne SANE Is on-
rived when an eastern horse Is carried west.
\ horse with the tcaves taken IRON New
York To Illinois Will be cured oi the disease,
and | have noticed many other favorable
changes. StlIl there Is always more or less
necessity for aeclmatlon, but ludlclous
course of management Will result IN much
good t. the horse. The change however,
will he injurious, II the new climate Is not
healthy. Thus horse taken from here 10
South Carolina. soon deprcciatcs and becomes
of less value. \ horse taken to Mexico feels
the change of climate and at first very SEN
sihlv. hut the purity of the air and the ex-
/ ccllcuce Of the feed. soon adds largely to hls
usefulness and value, and he is much more
highly estimated than the Mexican mustang,
which partdkcS Of the uncertain and Nightly
character OF the people who raise hlm'
horse brought from Kentucky or the western
states, or from canada, requires about
year TO become accllmated 70 our section
Our own horses, when taken west, are
deemed far superior to any others, On a trip
t. Kentucky | was riding on stage, and
asked the driver where he obtained his hor-
scs lie replied that they came from North
crn New York. that they were brought out
there by some parties who had a mail con-
tract. and were liked 50 well that they
ALWAYS kept them. Their own, he said,
arrived at maturity earlier. but did not last
him long, that the New York horses tar
exceed them in endurance, ana there was no
such thlnG as driving lhem on tle tF"eA',
The Kentucky and tennessee horses are Soou
for the saddle, but not as good ior the coliar.
In tact, custom IS everything ana though IL
will sometimes do much towards framing
horse for uses to which he IS naturally uhnt'
yet any horse accustomed 10 the harness I; G'n
rarely ne maze sTFNlc lccao'c ~, Ve .IT
ana good saddle morse Is SPolIeu II 'te WI
lar Is put upon NM As t"e uou Ti naVu
has not endowed any one man WIN az A1oTt, w.
edge, so he seems 10 nave ulstrlouteu wv
qualifications nl ahlmaIs III suvh in'iinVi
that ludicious management VIII ihaAe ene"
| superior IN dlherent ana distinct sphere,
| was once IN boston looking at tue immense
/ truck horses ana inquired Whero lheS ni VnniG
/ from was t0Id that they were GptAiued
from the highlands oil New lialnPshife % n "nu
Vermont lhey were Oetter iot 'nn; tut
pose than any other, WhlIe lIr enr iasnsrr
| spring carts Oh ,i,aiio '"is '''' ''''
"'IS r' - i5' ~ porrs,,,.o,;o
me SLOW NohyS'?sa zones lolSe u enu ~ Sun ai'a
was iormerly used IN 'fah'ns onet one N.,v
GnahieS W5y "elrn'o .IIi h aoui 800 tev ~ fr,,,
teen nuhureu louhus anu nafo ON I,'.' ,toin
experience t4a' tnty nSa r mos nt;on ~;
20 Iaoor a. ',i' u go, tbo Nara
once lno va, 80 T.; ,bo ,o,ntr1
E"hsy' l'oet - 'ne s'oi ,i,,;a l., a.