Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-07-06
A0afoULTURAL.
The Horse


The Horse
"Hrr.# lor mules lor plantation pnrpo'
..f. ..- .n. ears past. has exercised ian un'
arr..I. r nee upon the breeding u lhe
..- lrr reduction Of every mule Is Out
HH' neg aa.l motive power Tor The p'nn'a'
.ra I-.u. e capacity to inefsa'e his spe'
.r d. mule, agt nothing more--a
T.rr H .I' nlmal as worker, but no more,
Ela .... .Ir mare, however bred 10 good
,.l ur. u. ;h'ng gond colts, with fair
-s-.... noiNn.lpfoyement, and repro
1r Z spee.es. The direct aud in'
..... a. muleLreeling Is 10 diminish
r....... bo,bmules and horses, and en-,
.. . iluc OF ah, The following
.... .Tks we -, rom the Farmer
r.. N....
. Al complexion Of the Ises Is
... Iu. our people 10 the 'aA''us'o"
. .r.,.. is being ri!illy Juwn around the
states, md rhaf ihi tine Is not Tar
...- rU.. sc must en-; ourselves loose, COM
.rn those who have no sympathy
,uuans, aud rely upon our own
r.-r. Ic cauuol afford TO plmper up a
U.r..r Ssh. nc daily becoming less Southern
1a| ra Northern in sentiment We ought
LOB .H.. IVA horses, mules, cattle hogs, aud
..0. $50 nnnOi much longer afford TO keep
.. a.r II our own borders, aud the soon.
.. .. SO lout Il Systematically the bette II
in every sense Of the word.
o.. $50 Agricultural Society has, 10 our
...f awg good sense in their dcvot on TO
ra.u-u. lartment. Il is the most cal tivat.
nru' all. giibitions; one in which everybody
gl. r.'. u interest, and one which will al.
why's .ET crowd.
iHs ,.0a I'd horse has so long been common
no South q Olina, that more or less OF the hor-
... .. .tC untry have crosses o! good blood.
..s4 .g emnrkablc, however, that, among
..a u.rn portations OF fine animals, very
WINNIE ,. lie their mark so lndGilbly as TO
.r......s .. 4cided character site. There have
..,l no 81 gans, no Messengers, no fast trot-
.... To-, u1a ;, following in the line OF par.
..ra. n d, but, on the contrary, gene al
.oa1sDal u PAGES and quality tempeEand ap.
gra...g. Inability aud substance. lhis is
.uU.s 10 tn. fact, take il, that we haye bred
,ug'y Ni. an eye TO blood, and not for the
production ui an animal fit for the road or the
tam M ort, We have bred without pur.
pos,
a.sClyl; Of common observation must
ua'c ua.u casionally struck with the TACT
Obs. .ula u0rses-oiten very common country
r.e,as-rrnry always get good colts; and
lsa, Il. r..,.., the point to which one should
no, "l lult care anything about your blood"
said n very experienced breeder 10 me, the
o.h,f day, show me the horses colts"
We htr- in our eye neighborhood which
was iUf e,g time remarkable for its stout,
atmj~a.. tiIIt, and gentle farm horses-they
1cta a. the get of a small stallion, who traced
hack 10 y onder, and never failed to make
his mark Every neighborhood in which the
I'D "&er.orious" stood was remarkable, for
nearly ho'. n century, for its good stock, while
usHs oilers have been equally remarkable Tor
qualities, following Dad horse. A horse
- bal .er or undecided character, will ru-
ae h.s. neighborhood for a hfe-time-for
500 neggE now really what will turn up,
"vh.je MtG or Indian" We desire to direct
he aneg,.-I Of breeders to this particular point
.a,e GOOD blood is great thing, 1t is not ev-
,ryt'ing COX for the horse who propagates a
ed h,.t who is sure TO transmit his good
a@siae7, ond be equally particular about the
urI-. some mares will bring good colt
uun agy ag, but, for that very reason, they
should Is be put only to iirst-rate horse.
tlls De very notion that "she brings good
co.'s which has ruined the stock Of horses.-
Let al tue bad mares be devoted to mule
JFesIm ley cannot do much harm then--a
mules lie, any how, and there is chance
5r two aesatives making an Affirmative. At all
events As find his match and his master in ,
ha negro
nsr -pon breeders directing their atten- Z
W 10 dis natter more closely, and upon their
no. breeding to horse because he is conven- 7
sa., or secause he has pretty head and neck,
aua color Or stately carriage, or because he
S as big as an elephant.