New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-02

are destined " breed stations for di1e'cn' se''.
One is nursery Of pure-ooca English apn A'S"""
orses; one department breeds for ssdaie-a 'f'ee'
e,c for light cavalry one for the cu!fss'ls ou'
for large carriage horses, one for heavy ano ONO n
OCH, draft b. rses, and one for farm work. III 1880
there we're l,4i0 stations. We qno.e;
"Tbe following 'H the ,cTerd vaie:iea Of Ri'sian
hors.s:
"'The Mountain rare, JeseeDdGd from AFabAn
stock.
TIE Crimsan,' aIso from the Arabian, which keep
a round PFC nc1re The ,teePest inouni'in po''s
The l>on ho,ee i hght and quick
"The 'BssikiT' ont Kirghis.'
The 'kaknik' horse very strong, pstsnt, ana ~
eustoneed 70 grnEe du,ing Winier. IL IS pc'y' go
hesded and stubborn. AL OF the preceding oe al
or us'd f0r 'be SADDLE. a.
"The Wake horse found in the PROV ince OF the
.0ne Dsue, though sma is best suited loI lli pul
poses Of hssbaDory and post service, oeiag oapa'e Vi
esnyng heavy load,. o,,,r,or,,,
four,eeD hands high; ineOokDg quick ln l's !nou pn,
ard pntrpg qu'et and doce. Its colo: wares iloi
sUTei 10 cEestnu russell, snd some ZINES, 'oou5.
rarely TO bay or black Cd account OF Us etI'lsu
il well ndspied for agricultural labor and Tor eiff!h
merchandise. -,
The .Briouehpe borses are of medium .'ze' large
but lot ferby head with small bright eyes shoI mn
| brotd chest rOuno slender beck. strong ana si1ep
rump large and stout e bnes, fat hoot ee' e3Nereu
with ihick hair and long and tai ihese morse,
ere very intelligent and quiet regular IN ther utaI' u
able TO endure much fatigue running ton tar,y 70 uy
miles Without resting and ole draw Q ioad oi ioV
pouD6s or more. ~
"1he Kazun horse, is cross between the Niatka
| aid Batlkir breeds. a., .
the province Of Arhapgel, quite email IN s'Ec' Dae
song. 1t Is satisfied with very srse food, even Wn
noss tasting oats, which do not Hpch NJ 'ha'
| region
In Ie5l, the census gsse the number of horses IN
Russia at l7,092, 3335. 1t il question whether
some of these hardy Russian breeds might not be
impor ed to the advantage Of this country.
| We next come to horses and mules in the United
| States. From the condensed correspondence upon
this subject we select few facts, as follows: Jack
son County, Alabama: Mules cost S25 to raise TIL
three year. old, and are worth 500 to 800 each.
| Newcastle County, Del: Mules are used in teams,
but not much on farms. A good farm horse IS
worth $3.50. Lee County, ILL.,: 1t costs to raise
colt three wears old, $40. Good horses are worth
$500 to $500 pair. Woodford County, Ill: Cois
five or six months old are worth S25; at year and
a half So Five.year Old horses, $50 to Si1o
| each. The price has advanced - per cent IN lew
years. Fay cite County, Ind Cost of raising colts:
One year, $50: two years, $50; three years 3d.
| ana sell at ecu 10 SlOU. hl ye"Ao ~ 'F'NN ""
$50; at FIVE years, 500 to $500. Delaware
County. Iowa: The cost of raising colts till three
years old. S25 to $50. Horses sell from 800 to
$500 each. M,comb County, Mich: Cost of rails.
| ing colts, so year. At three or four years old
| they sell for 800 to $3.50 each. Greene County,
Miss: Coat of raising mules or colts, three
years old, $35. Selling price, S75 to Sloo each
| r. 20 Mnhilc IL parh Mon
| roe County Mo-: Mule colts sell a. $40 to
$50. At two years old, 500 to SllO. Stock
mules in lots, one year DID, $50; two years, $50;
| three years, 500. Horses, $50 to $500 each
| Cost of raising mules so year. Merrmsc
| County, n H.: Horses four years old, are worth
| 800 to $50. Salem County, N. j.. Roadsters,
1925: four-mnute horse, $50 to Sl75; =
| threeninute horse, $500 to $500. Allegany
| County, n. ": The cost of raising horse t.
| four years old $50; selling price, $50 to $3.50.
| Ontario County, n. Y: Price Of a fve-year-od
| horse, 500 to $2C0. Allen County, o.: Horses
at four years old are worth so $780, Allegheny
County, Penn: 1t costs sls year to raise colts
| till three years old; average value then, $50.
"Tbo cost Of raising mule till two years of age is
about SO when it is worth from $50 TO s2o. Al this
age it is put TO work. Many are used about the coal
mints where they answer much better purpose thts
horsts Iarge-sized mules at five years Old, will CON-
| mand from $l75 10 500 each.'
Beaver County, Penn: Price of good work
horses, $50 to $3.50 each. Berks County, Penn:
Cost of raising colt three years old, 500; selling
price, $50 to 800. Chester County, Penn: Value
of a five-year-od horse, 500 to $3.50. Jefferson
| County, Va: Cost of raising colts, SIS q
v,ar. value. at three years OLD, 800 TO
! $3.50. Fraght to Baltimore, 81; on foot. -.