New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-01
C1BoLo VALLEY, Bexar Co., Texas,

CIBoLo VALLEY, Bexar Co., Texas,
July 80, 1858.
Eds. Crescent: In my last promised to impart
some valuable information which had obtained from
Col McLeland, relative to horse raising. In compli.
ance with that promise give il as follows:
The mares used in breeding can be purchased in
Mexico at prices ranging from SO to SIS each, and
can be driven to this section at expense of SO
per head which will cover the ordinary losses that
may occur while on the way from DEATH stampede,
ETC., making the entire cost here from $40 to $25.
These mares should be divided into gangs of thirty,
and in each gang one stallion should be placed at the
proper time or if it is the desire to raise mules
jack should be put in each gang The stations used
should be Of large SIZE good breed lively action and
high spirits The cost usually Of such stations is
about $500. The prices, however, vary and may be
said to range from $3.50 to $1,000. The latter price is
probably the most common with good stoCk.raisers.
Nothing is lost by investing literally in this kind of
stock, Common or inferior breeds should be avoided
no matter if they be obtained at low prices-as
gift they would be ruinousy dear.
The prices Of Kentucky jacks which are said to be
the best that be had, are about the price
those enumerated above for stations. One thousand
dollars is the standard price for number one animal
Those who go into the business on a large scale
should at the commencement make the necessary pre-
naroons 10 raise their own breeding and lacks
All that would he reonred for this nnrnose wonId he
a few blood mares. which yould cost from sion to
s2On each. and a few ienDies. which wonId cost if
bronobt from Mexico, 40 TO SIS each, with this
addition tn lis REGULAR stock he conld q1nDv fine de-
manfI on his own farm and if he peased couId raise
a sufficient number for the home market To nav
the ORIGINAL cost Of his blood mares and iennies
together with all other EXPENSES which woDId orina
riI7 attend fine breeding Of his stations and lacks
The lacks intended for breeders sbonld he allowed
tn run with the mares as soon as thew can safely he
taken from their mothers The object of this i to
make the mares and lacks familiar with and accns
toned to each other It often hanDens that one or
two mares in ganp or raena, as Il is nsnall called
will mt breed TO the lack. When spch s the casa
the mares sbonld be taken out and pIaced with a
stallion.
For several months preyons to tI,e breeding season
the stations and lacks ebonld ba ant in the stable
and we'll fed so that thew NAV p in rnod condition
when reou;re7
During tbe breeding season. which commences
abnnt the first of March and continues tin limo oh
menard of roaras with Their stallion or i,cl a. fo
case NAV bo shond ha mt in Mons aSr,, nItorDo+o
dav and left there from two n tbfoa 5onrs oo.b
time. For this n1rnoso small mems are n5ucb hotter
than large ones While tbp Jnorea arc with foo Ior
should lie treated gently and never ha 5lri,,e
the common nroctica Of Meyicop har5nrsY at FIJI
snoo4 into co,.,,I r,.roo oottI. ,,,r7l -
cboso5 ground tlIo r,l,icr ID ,as5
ad CON ha I,ssoad 10 olrofa this a,,,oi ti,at
r,, t s,i,iro57 Lr,, tl, o,,ir ,,ui,,,, 1t5 ~
,Ilna,a5 ~ Mi, mo ~, -
sbonI5 Ia ogtor lri,or ~ ~ tl,o ,o,r,1 IA aoIt,5
rhs ~ c,1, i,,roos ttot,,,,,,sioI oo,7;tior t,,t
n r,ol,os tI,o,n ,,onfa # sbonId bo dono o1
,gool-
when the eta1lions arc mt nm in tl,o fall 70 to sto
biofod their nIacos in the poanerd abonId h fllod
With bar5inr horses which arc called bora
aro st,Irions tro have Noon ,al ~
conaEo NJ rattinf noaras with foal Tbay 1eo,, +be
,ros to,,oor ot, ,ro,,.,t ohio, ,go, r,,,
With tbnm
Inst before tho third breeding season sets in all tbf
t,yo yoar,I5 iog two yoo, oiI oortsorl ,rr,,,,,o.
lnI1 ~ ta1.,, f,,, ~, ,,,,al ,I,i,l -, -.
ND ~ +Io stoII;o o5 oil tho t, ,5,, II -,
fro,,, tl,o ,,oTarls r,J r. Tho i,c1, ~,
,,,rr,,o,os 10 r,,, With hon, oortjnoo nh fIIia
fb,s t5len ont s,onId be dfyidad into ,,ororls :
tbirt, socb and an oIa marc Win a baII m ,Ia,c5
an,oYo, Thorn Tho t,yo yoor od coils and r,ies csr
be 5iyi5ed into manar1s of one hnndrad aocb n,
o5onti,,, tis ard contn5in, !, from =
y.,r ths rsfsnr Of horses NAV, he T7ao ,laos
ant and nrofta6o
when the Allies have nsssed the ogo or tbraa rnor
the stallion or lack and gorrvonne sbonId be MACE
with them and the old mare ramoya5 Tho staIIio,
shon,d never he or tba same braa5 oF tho fTios !
;,,,,,o,,a,,a,+ ~ st,l, 5aairoI
If broa1s sr aasfI, NJ, o,tanad ~, "a ~
bIaod rooras dipSran stallion o,or secao5fn,, Won
and 60 cantinn,, With tlor fo,sIo or,rin ~,
,rsnn corsa tbo inferior ta,oa hraa5 ii
saar a,,l f5o aoio Stool, vii w. w.
~ ai,.J ~ 10 nonfinant NJ t'' ! W.