, 1860-05-04

:. sa.aaoe hequ'sl.ion; 1ne unsuceessiut CON
/ peuIots 100 aA'e auueo 10 me wealth of tht
COUNTY y, 1aet varieties they hava produced
"nieh, "hlle not eqaal 70 tne best, may be 81
pes1of 70 "hat "e now nave. The same re
mahs WI app!@ 20 alm;st al! o. The vegetable
| psoaaetons. ssome VIII require more Skill II
PinPagaanS 1nan othefs, out tue competition
.Mm III eonsequentx pc less' ana the amount Q
.ne premiums Hsl ne.snca.as 70 MAKE Vo1tt
.sulvlng lor- Lei II De TOT pears, pumk'ns. o.
apes or Hna1esef you choose; enf let 1t b'
lof something.
.:. s4ock.
..Rp.p,xc Honsrs In re1ard n horrc. o1<
fact ia obyious to eyery ono Those nttentioo ba.
!, been called To- The subi2ct-He have yery few
really rood ones. Our horse stock is mi ancl
as Hill meet the general want. The present
better results from agricultural labor. The i'm.
.nrnrement Of our horses has been pradunii,
going oi, lor many YEARS. thrnu Oh Ia actye en-,
fernr;se If lev ;ndridna1s IN IfiFftf16nf EaiIfs
of: iha country: hut the efIoTt Las not heen ON
erai 10 ond sbs n,norass hea cosssamsrtlv ksan ssn,
eio.r. W. Fara!s .ue p rarr ~ NJ. H. neen
,shnnid hav. h-1,ua' the .worE ara now hes;n, en-
.n;,;r ~ t,ro the;r ..ten,ion - the sn1;sct g.
theT dad ,Lc means at hard rery ipadeouate.
Our stock Of mares il fhrf'mahy tfeprees heIoss
the breeding standard. TLey lave beeu bred
Ut random -since-the early sett!emeut of die
country, With scarcely any care ali in: :ths &c,
'lection. from reucration to reueration: and
while Ibis hap.huzard breeding Is Continued. 1he
I production Of animals possessing Gxed and dis.
ffnc1;ra orof;.;c. p;li ho ;mnoscehIa
:. SLould you undcrtala the breeding or cor.
riare horses ar rooda{eTs! To,, n,Hst eynaFt
viii the best care and iudemsut. .you ran trer'
cise, ard with 1hs yerT. best rlnteft.is -Tuu caf
CLEAN from tho common stock. ,of tho country,
10 be often disanpointed ia yonr honea and 1raI'
culatiol8- and 10 feap. as tho fruits Of your
best efforts, the carclessues5 of lonr.contin-
T. uel aud ai,uless systena Of Lreediue. :. ~ :,
::As general rule. "1ike becets ike" and n
dam of upaetInab!e and miscelan eous origin il
as likelr to stanD her off:nrirT viii, defe6tiys s
auccstra! traits as with theEa wt;ch arc exce1.
lent in Their co,;format;on anI iarslo,nsnt
But bv cars in watchinr rood points in tpe s;re
against iuperfections il the dam. The risi IA
greatly lessened. In truth, if you could be- so
fortunate as to wholly acsunnlish ill., H. A.,
ger Of breeding hacE to faulty ancestors would
be almost entirely overcome; and it is BY this
process that d distinct character and indiyidu:
ahty .h; Is n1s! gven 1oan race Of unimals. Let
We should soon perceivea decided improvement
in the young horses Of the country.
What VIC want in horses at this dar. IS The
chief and qualify ing excellence, is act'on. The
day Of really heavy teaming is past, and cur
travelling ~ eatri4ges'is confined to short dis.
faaces. d Journey Of three, five, or eight days,
with team, was once very comnon affair !:
but now the mention Of snch d thing c.rries The
NINA "estWaTd TO the frontier settlements of
Kansas or Aebraska- We need a brisk, hardy,
muscular race Of florses; combining the quail
ties OF tue carriage. e.lursc and the roadster; firm
and lofty bearing with strength and endurance
ut tue plow. Action is the first quality to be-
looked to and jast as horse possesses Ibis, is
: MS value IN market Increased or diminished.
Does not every man know this:
I. Possessing certain conformation, horse
tnAl nave acnon; without it he will not: 4
straight shou!de-, fore egR set op, too far under
tne.oo y, weak muscular Developments
tnese are in'allble indications Of bad gais, want
o. hne acton, and Of very little strength or en-
At tbe wbe1 rees sases Es @ 3ssa 6ssf
and good muscular system, are as infaliibls
eE'dances Of fine gait and action and good
bottom. ...
4 brood mare should hare good size. and
come OF the balances, in ordinary condition,
with not less than l,l50 pounds-1, $50 is bet
ter. She should have a fine head; clear, lus-
trous eyes; small, fine ears neck, small at The
junction with the head, aud rather long than
otherwise. 4 primary object should be tn scc
that the fore legs are we'll set on. They stould
be placed forward, So as to be an efficient sun.
port to the aninal. The shoulder must atand
backward, so as to allow the legs freedom Of
fmODrtunt fn}1 IN
brood n,are.:, Tie: shoutde.s should AID be;
round aud full; not flnt. or thin and unvic1din"
which some regard US finc shoulder. i maFa
with bad shoulder is worthless a. breeder.
but the shoulder and leys bet,r ali rioht rn,,
will ret fine nc ion and sneed 'oA
1t should not be. taken for granted Tint q
horse must hare good action. hecansa he 1sos
and shoulders agswer nii ihs 1ea,,;rau.nts u,s 1s
something not revealed by Lis annsnrancn sn ,,ax
have bcfallen him; and a fair trinl shouij ri.
ways precede tho purchase. In mny:ing oir
see tlut the forefoot is taken nm stro;oht hv
graceful bend Of the knee. md set' idSn Ssa;n -
firmly, without any deviation ou1TaTds NJ IN. IN.
wards. It is fault With son,e horses that the
foot is raised 100 high, and set down tao near
the place Of taking up-maEinc areat dir dsniar J.,i
bat not much speed. !. - :: 'p''''
There are some other nointa xror,b,- or a,,a,
tfon in the choice Of braod Mares ha m hs.ra1
should he lopy. and the h;ns ,r;Js W. ts.,st
that our crude rearIs viii he n some hanet .,uRt
to our re-ders, and leave The Whale u matts" ~;th
subject more attention ihan I,.foro ,'a7
1aE Way 70 MAxAGK Honsrs.-Yeveratfc
to clean or otherwise disturb your l,orse ,ch;}s
eating his meals unlesx nm want him IN, h;t.,
mud kick, says TIE N4o Esezand E:,ru,<r' Int
when you clean, take him cut Of The s:ail md
make n BUSINESS Of it, Tie your horse in The
to do as most horses do. dive ore an one reis
ns Teee 1sst aGf f22s e f.
with neck halter. piyjn, than. rnnch nnra
freedom Of, tho head sian tie nose halter. Uen-
t!euess. Krmness and moderation viii subdue
the most obdurate,
SlixEp STOCK IL PAsrunE.-It Is said by ord
farmers thas shuep doyeryrwett an,nnr4t Eat ,Is
'ipt cattle do badly amongst sheer, To nroye
it, let the farmer take the fodder Iii by the c.tS
lie, evenwhen pars Of it has been troaaen nm.
der their feet, and If The sheen are ,,nt rc-r ~
:lyded, thew will cat it in ycry r,ce5iir. '1i,en
let Lin take wha! bis sheen Ieaye n,d nita- :. ~
his cattle, md he will nd they Won't tnste IL Il
they can get anything else: or lit him tuTn lis Is
milk cows in \ sheep pasture. and ba viii. An6
t,feth lail in milk, Cattle do we'll whc,e I hor.o
pasture III proof Of this. cycry farmer mn
hare seeu that cattle will eat the litter Of horses
cyeu If fully fed. but horse.vnh'f 4. hnf ;rhof ~
tie .sare, unless compelled to do a. nnt borssa
and sheep will'do we'll in some pustures esnen,
tally the horses. To proFo this. iet tho faTI1ar
turn out the sheep from their Tards. turn n lis
horses, aud they will eat nm iii The sheen hura
left; eyeE The litter arouud The racks. NA>'c
CARE OF HoasEs.-It is one thinf;' III o1rn a
horse, but it is another thino tn knov 'bo.r. -
take care Of him. The WondstorE TX n :
Journal, gires f.w practical hints IN 4E;s a;,i,
iect which are worth xemamber;nvsr,N ., shlc
horse needs special care and attentioa H,s
feeding 1nust bB- ~ yerul3f a. ne HieasnTeosnt
Of the hours. When a cbnnuA of fead. IL rn.da
it must be doha Min 'ff9ut c5reNsa;T;11 e11pi1
allowance ut first until the ston1ar1, hecouee
used to tho ohaupe, La tonst ha.clcane5 81 !
day, and W1cn We saw cIton,L, we moan MI ,bIt
[eoai. eau be conyeyed by. that word a sooi1,~
sy.comb, brush and a oiled won1sn SIX ~
to The sssni's ems sa F. take tie curry
the cars woTkinr H. XII III, a, psG5 On
/ -asd =, th;. .,. .:,t .o u1uo potu ways. ffo-