Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-04-12
From Secretary GooJale'. Report.
Horses.


itself In the introduction Of valuable sioct
for propagation. and not only u this true
Of sire. but Of dams also.
As ha. already been remarked in regard
TO nea, stock. we have horses enough al
ready among Us. - far a. numbers 60, and
among them by no means and inconsidera'
BILE proportion Of valuable animals; ye, %
long rs IL will cost 10 moro 10 rear one
which will readily command round price,
than one which would be dear at any sum,
however small, IL Is unquestionably the bet.
ter policy TO endca,or to brin; up the whole
stock Of the State to q much higher stan.
dard.
J Our suggestion as TO the means by which
this !. TO DO effected. is this, In the first
place LEI FAR more care bc taken in respect
Of breeding mares. Let none 10 bred from
which are too old. or Of feeble constitution.
or the ,uhrct. OF hereditary disease. No
greater mistake can De made than 20 sup.
pO-e tbs, mare ft for nothing else. is
/ worthy 20 be bred from. II fit Tor this, she
!. good Tor much else-gen,lc. courageous,
Of good action. durable and good looking (;
outward form !. perhap. Of lees value than
/ in the male. but scriou. defect IN this great.
" lessen. her value She should be roomy.
that - the pelvis should b. such ,ha, she
can well develop aud easily carry and deliver
the fo,l
Youatt ,ays. IL may. rsrhap-. be justly
affirmed tha, iher. |. more dticuliy in .c-
leciing good mare 20 breed from. than
good horse. because she should possess some
~ha, opposite qualities. Her carcass should
he long to give room ior the growth OF the
inin.. vet with thi. there should b. com.
pactne-. Of form and .hor,ne.s of leg"
The mex, roin, !. the selection Of ',Al.
lion. II l. ca.y CROUCH TO .ay that he should
bc compae,ly built. " having as much good.
nee. and strength as possible condensed in a
little space, !" aud rather smaller relatively
than the mare. iha, he should BE- o! arprov.
ed dc-cen, and possess the forms. properties
and characteristics, which are desired TO be
pcrpctuated 1; i, not very diaiculi 10 spec.
Nv with ,olerahle accuracy what iorms a-c
bcs, adapted ior certain parpo-c-. I. an
oblique ,hoalder and depth rather than
width Of ehe., are indispensable for ro,iine;
that IN draf, horse ihi. obliqui,y OF .houl.
der i, not wanted, one more upright being
preferable. and - forth but after all,
main point To secure success Is r,'diir, dddp.
fdiioH The parent, 10 oaeA Other, and here
written directions are necessarily insufficient
AMI cannot supply the place Of 'kill and
Judgment to be obtained only by careful
study and practical experience. nor Is Il al.
way. easy, even IL fully aware ot the necc.'
ec..ary requirements. to End them In the
be-, combination IN the hur-c- nrarcs, "a,
hand. \ stallion may be all which can be
desired Tor one dam ani yet very un'uiiabls
for another In ihi. aspsc, We can perceive
what valuable results 10 the horse stock OF
the State may accrue from such an es'ab-
li.hment a. that of I. ;. Lang. Esq. OF
North va.alboro'. where no, a single sial.
lion only i. kept, ba, macy, and where no
pains nor expense are spared to secure the
presence Of superior specimens OF the most
approved brcci.. and choice strain. OF blood
in various Combinations; 80 that the neces-
.ary requirement. in a sire are no sooner
fairly appreheudcd than they are fully met.
On this point. therefore. my suggestion Is
that this relative adaptation OF parents to
one another be made the .ubjec, Of more
careful study than heretofore: and word
Of caution .. offered lest IN the decisions
made. too great Importance bc attached to
speed alone. Tha, slecd Is an element OF
money value il no, - be doubted. nor would
intimate that he who breeds horses 90 sell.
may DO, aim 20 adapt hIs ware, to hi. mar.
ke, AS much as q mau who breeds neat cat
tie and sheep. or raise. po,a,oe. Tor sale |
only cay tha, speci may be sough, at too
dear a rate, and that bottom, courage, do.
cili,y and action are equally elements OF
money value and equally worthy ol being
.oush, for in progeny. l, is not unlike.
| ly ,ha, an a,,emp, to breed Tor these las,
naued quaiitie. would result in the produc-
ton Of as many fa,, horse. US We now get.
and in addition 10 this much higher aver.
age d'gree of merit in the whole number
reared.
Another suggestion may no, be on, OF
place. Hitherto (ii We except fast ,rottins)
there la. been lille a,,emp, to breed lor
.peeial purposes. as for dralt horscs-ior
carriage horses. etc. and the majJrity Of
people a, the presen, time undoubtedly pre-
fer horses Of all work. This is well enough
80 long as /, s fac, that the wants Of the
ma.se. are thus best met, but IL is equally
true that as population increases in density
and as division Of labor. and to breed with
reference to different uses just Us good
policy for one man to be carpenter, an-
other u blacksmith. and another q shoe.
maker. The same principle holds in either
case.