Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-27
SCOTT GO. AGRICUL-
TURAL SOCIETY.
Some Reasons ,chy the Society should
Encour sc the Riis,ng ot
Blood Horses.
NUMBER Two.

nimois footed, spr,ngy racer Z" says the write
under . cliricai name In the Gase.te. Why
every oos Who wants good he 80.
The Usitsd states waats great many ai0
bic footed racers. There 10 . present an
pressing ds0snd for as Iesst one hasd drsd thou
sand nimbis looted racers 10 nil our cavalr !,
ranks. Tee best cavalry otiicsrs IN the arm
want the blosd morse. He Stand. hard work
bat hs can run fastest whether for attack ol
retreat his blsod win tell.
| Th- hvsry.staois mes. the nsrohants, tn
tsamssers. the fsrmers. s1 want the ho.ss tba
esa 70 last.
Farmrrs want horses fer I've purposes fol
| uss on their far0s and the strong. hardy, ae
tive horse with . strOng isfssios Of the s,mbi.
foo I'd. springy racer does the most work. aVs.
| is 10 the least time The farmer raisss horses
alec for sale % veil - .: asd II he IL gsoo
| farmer he raises tss for sale whore he dsss on.
Tor use. He Wishes 70 producs that brsSd si
ali snlmals and horses amssg The rsss which
viii bring him shs most ussey. Ii .
farmer BY breshiog to . blood horss css ra,s.
colt which will sri"g him ~ elk months old
| . hundred dsiiars. instead Of one from draft
norss esrth ~ the came sgs twsnty-iss dol.
'ss, no will b. very apt to breed bic mare 10
| the former.
Now vs have svidsoes right in point on .hs
br anoh Of The subject
The stallion Blaskoird. . thoreugh-btsd
horss, tottsd . race vi fifteen miles on the
scott Csu0ty fair gvoapds three ysars age. ana
Won IL 9Th ease. He had bleod aud endur-
aaos. His competitor had none sad tired out
Black third, bsfOrs thai Vas scarcely ksown IN
bis county After that ever, body wsni led hi.
| eo!ts HIS owner could get t2o for ths ssaso
for him. Eight msn from this oounty last ys..
| scot their mares to Jackson county 10 that
horse an expense OF t2OO T.sy have eight
colts. no = worth $500 The owner o, enc wae
"fersd that price ior him in tso hours sf u
h. vas foalsd. Another 6iisy OF this hors.
| sold for $500 when three yssrs old, because
| che vas fast Ihr . others ireu. the sane
horse. two aud three ysars old. can be ssld .,
auction for the came price. Farmers regsrs
tbs death Of Blaekbird loss TO the State -
Whyi He got nimbis footed. spr,ngy rse-
horsss from al sorts Of mares Large mare.
7 !. he'd 70 "Sraf." horses. when bred to bin
brought forth nmbis fsesed. spring, cote
Anothsr instance cs0ss tipht to our hand
Mckinney has horse Of blood. Black Hawk
and Messenger blood. that breeds - large -
any man wants md they 20 fsss. They are
nimbls foot.d A marsby him vas brough
10 this eosnty to be bred 10 . race horss.-
H.ight. the livery stable man saw and paid
Tor h,r tlS0 When the writer IL The uoz,tts
and ask for his black mere. and see II he
= sld not rather travel bshiDd her. thsn .
| draft" horse. TINS mare hss . sister in The
Fair grounds, over l6 hands high. and nssrl,
| dig enough fer draft horse. Her owner ask.
! isr her $500 She has . br0tbs-, oweed 10
| tnis town that hes worn cut and Ii led . col J
bioodsd horse on tn. owssr's;farm this year
| and the ak Of the plev boys, 10, that Frans
can do more work shan any ether horse
% the farm.
Tho statement. that "to improve this
| breed Of horses 10 to sfsr . prsDiun 70
| vice or positive worIhicssness 10 % gross
= f.lsehood that It ought not 10 soms
| from . man, WhO purloios . clergy mans name
| TO Improve shis brssd OF horsss. to give them
more siz-, better form greater speed. asd
| gesatsr endurance 10 one Of the nOb est EN-
p,oy mssts Of the farmer Their ofess apon the
common hor.s Of the oountry adds twsGty- III vs
! per ceat TO their iplrissic % veil % rsrke,
| value The Society does perfectly right II Of
| ,sr,ng pr.iumns for them. because they srs
Drought here thereby. are seen aud valued BY
farmers rsns'n here. and their stock l.
distributed through the country.
The object Of agrisultorsl societies. 10 offer
iug prsmiume 10 trstting end running horses.
10 10 exhibit them TO farmer.. sndsr she aus
| uices OF high minded. moral men. aud TO show
where their merits can be tested. than the
rsce course that fsrmers can 60 and sss and
test The merits aud compare the qualities oi
trotting and ruppi'g bors-s. sDd not be an
noyed by gamblsrs and tbimbls vigge,s +; aud
norss shows aid horse trois are SOW just q
common 10 Nsv England. under the patrOnay.
md costrol Of farmers. ~ they are in E'glaDd
sndsr 80 patronage Of the Jockey Club.
The writer In the 0asstts undertakes e
prove that these horse trOts "srs . positive
dsmsgs te every produeisg interest,"" ~ sb-
bread assertion that 'sueh q thing - . col
Of good growth and proportions is scarcely q
bs ssen in days travel" Nov this a.ssr Tor
sounds like some clergyman 10 admit. for
hey are not. % . class, very observing men o
thar kind sf stock their time and attention Il
engaged With religious affairs, and but fss &
them have any dispsstisn ts ebssrv bers'
A-sh Let % point him 10 . few Of goot
Growth aud proportions Ssrgsp,'s Bssha .
seis. two years cid. fft.sp hands high. 70 with
10 day travel AcKinosy's herss hes thrs'
or ,ur on the Faie gsoun's new that sr,
good TO lock ss. Grants Redbird. two year
old fifteen hands high. With - eye like On
ssgl. and % graceful - Q favs. 10 snly lsul
~iies swsy S~ssseys Black Eagle. emily .,
years old, fifteen and . ksM hssds high. . bet
ter leokisg horse shss his sire. h st Lyons II
| 10 the descsDdaut Of the horse described In job
"whsss pssk 10 s,othsd With ttoades." LIE
the writer rssd Jobs description OF the "a
hsrss, and be will net think % badly sf IN
'ainbis feeted rscsrs
II th re ne enc thing sppsrsst 70 tie obssr
| wing Of 81 farmers In THE ssuntry. It 10 tn
I great. very sr ~ improvement IN the youe,
hossss Of this oosptrs. since The Agrienltu -
secisty was established. IL 10 fer from bsin
trus ''ssrh thing % colt OF goed grovt
snd proportions 10 ss.resl - hs seen 10
days trsvsi." Jsss the reverse 10 thsiact. L.
the writer walk down 10 The lsses any day
when S,s farmers ere 10 town. ssd be eau ~
then bv the dos.s. They srs Nc 10 gsr .
.sseptioo. ''Ceiss Of good growth end propo
t'sss are n be sssn every where over n
esuutsy. Aad THE 10 ovisg - The feet. sh,
fast horses" have BET bean ssd sansos I
stripped d their reel, pos 6stisious vsisa.