Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-29
Important to FaImers-Improve
ment in the Breed Of fiorses.

Important to FaImers-lmprOye-
ment in the Breed Of liorses.
To enter intn an argument, at this day of
the nineteenth century, to show that the
hUrse-stock of any Country is material
item in the account ot the national wealth.
strength aud greatness, would be to admit
the srguer himself al ass, or at least that he
be eleved himself 10 be addressing an audi
eRce o; asses. In No country in The world,
perhaps, Is such an argument less needed
than in our own, where certainly the keep
ing oI horses tor purposes Of pleasure, as
well as o: utility, is more largely dissent
mated smonG persons Of all Glasses than III
any other. and where the desire and ability
both to keep and breed horses of a high
grade is daily gaining groand, both town
and country. Among farmers the anxieIy
10 raise valuable stock is at least increasing
prUportionally to the increae of the profit TO
be derived from them, which is advancing
every day, not in con esuence of any casual
or temporary caprice, but attributable 10 the
growing perception Of the fact, among all
it one keep horse at all, to keep good as
to keep bad one, tut in reality much
cheaper. The prime cost is the only differ
ence to be considered; the price Of stable
ro- In, keep and care is ;dcnt:ccl; the wear
and lear is infinitely less in the sound, able,
useful animal than in TIE broken jade; the
work which can be done and the value
earned BY The one, is in no possible relation
TO that OF the other; While, TO conclude, the
cash value o. the superior amman, judiciopsly
workrd-snd by yudiciously is meant profit
ably to the owner, as well as moderately
and mercifully to the beast-snd properly
tended is actually increasing annually at d
greater rae than that o! the infer or animal
is deterioratng.
In other words, a four year-oid horse, well
bought at price 0: two or three hundred
dollars or upward, will, when he has at
tsined the age OF seven or eight years, after
having earned his meat and paid the interest
OF his prime cash by his services, be worth
twice the money, either fur working pur-
poses or for sale, if the owner see fit 10 DIS
pose OF him; while an animal bought Tor
half or third OF that price, at the same
age, will prob bly at the same increased
aye, he wholly Worn out, value!ess and USE
less; and the greater the excellence of the
aniInar in the first instance, the grester and
more pid will be the increa e in vulue; tine
IoWer Its qualities. 10 begin, the speedier
and more comp ele the der rriuration.
N W, as u whit coust tuies value or ex-
cel.euce in all nurses, IL is ind. suitably
quickness OF working; power to move or
carry weight. and atilhyt endure for a
| length OF time; to traYei tor a distance with
work, day alter day. week after week, and
year alter year, with undiminished vigor.
And it is scarcely neediuI to say that, und. 7
all ordinary circumstances, these conditions
are only compatible with the highest form
and highest physical health OF the animal.
Mslformation must necessarily detract from
speed OF power; hereditary disease OF con.
stItuiionsl deraDgement must necessar ily
detract IRON all powers wha a.soever. Under
usual circumstances if uuld be hardy
necessary to undertake TO show that quick.
ness OF working, or in other words. sperd, i,
a necessary condition to high degree o.
| excellence IN horse OF any stamp Or style,
and not one iota less Tor the animal hict
draws the lead or breaks the glebe, thai
Tor the riding horse or the pleasure traveller
! before light vehicles. But lit has nf late
become The fashion with some parties Il
undervalue the effects OF speed, ard to deny
lis utility for other purposes than for thos,
of mere t;and, as coroliary fruu
this assumption, To disparge the effect AM
deny The advantage o! blood, oy which i:
meant descent through the American ant
!. English race horse, from the Oriental blUot
Of the desert, whether Arabian, Barb Turk
Persian or Syrian, or as q combination o
two, or more. ur all OF the FIVE. To carr,
this dispa regiment stIll further, it has beei
necessary TO the inventors and dissemna
majors CT it to invent another fact, which il
this: that blood horses have 10 value bu
their speed, and are necessarily weak, light
Ilmbed and deficient in power; concerning
which word hereafter Now, one would
hardly think it necessary TO show that 4 oE'
) horse drawing load OF produce, merchan
: die, or what you will. OF such weight tfa
{ he can only move it alta walk, Can wall
with that load at a rate of four miles in tn.
hour, with no greater expenditure OF powe
than another horse makes III moving il a
two mi .es- of the two horses, working al
equal number Of hours in the day. tha
which does the four miles will draw on
, loud double the distance, or double :be mum
Der of loads the same distance, that th
t other will DO, walking at two miles; conse
, queniIy, he will earn double the money pc
dem. and, other things being equal, will b'
worth double the value OF price. This i'm
provemen: is precisely that which has beef
S affected in E. gland in the new or improves
/, London drsught horse over the old Flander
dray horse. The facts are precisely th'
s.ue IN relation to Pow horse. ridin.
: horse, or a hight carriage horse. the hors'
d which can pillow an acre while anorher il
D solng'hve inI. pendent OF all consideration
d OF amusement, taste, Vr what 10 general!