Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-05
AGRICULTURAL.
A Talk About Horses-DiscussiOn al
VermonI state Fair. -

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Vermont state Fair. ssa4,
There was meeting on Tuesday even-s
ing, Sept. 10th, at the Town Hall, Brattle-
boro, for the purpose of discussing the
question, ssWhat is the most profitable
breed of horses for Vermont. and how
shallthey be bred and trained ?p
eMr.o l.. t. Tucker, of South Royalton,
commenced the discussion by stating the
great importance to every farmer and stock
breeder in the State of securing just such
Information as was contemplated in the
question proposed. He supposed that fully
One-fifth of the whole mOneylvalue of live
stock in Vermont was invested in horses.
or the horses raised in Vermont, not more
than one-fourthi of them are used in the
State, the remaining three-fourths being
sold for use out of the State. he regarded
the roadster as the best breed OF horses to
besbred and raised in Vermont, and also the
most profitable. The Middle and Western
States can produce better draft horses than
Verment1can but the soil and the water of
these hilly regions are just what are nee d.
ed to produce feet and wiry horses for
travel on the road. Mr.. Tucker was of the
opinion that what may be called the Ver-
mont breed OF horses are the best horses to
be raised in the State. He deprecated the
custom of selling the best stations and.
brood mares and keeping the poorest ones.
The very best mares and stations should
be kept for breeding, but If the practice of
selling the best and keeping the poore st is
continueq, tne Seaee VIII certainty loss ner
prestlge IN the morse Market.
He regarded any breed of horses less than
fifteen and half hands high and weigh
ing less than one tnousand POUNDS as pc
low tue present market stand, and there
fore unnt 20 De raised. n people RAISE
norses tnae uo hos come up 70 ehis s.anuaru M re
Lney VIII nave 10 searcn aIler c4sIoiiels:
it was True tnas tne morgan . prsea 9i
horsss uia noc coIne up 70 LUIS u.aISe
Du9 tha. uta noe Pioxe .uas easIu
ahu WelShs Wouiu NY Ds ~ =, az San.ase
AItehslon naust aiso Nc pau .h IL liz
10 style anu speeu. ~ ltnin ino s iase ieg
years tne oemahus OF tIe peoPie In regaro
to osspeed nad entlrely cnangea., Inere are
very Few men now VINO care 20 Duy. q l morse
&C any price tna9 -cannoe tros nlie
IN four Jmlputes. more money Is annuaiiy
paid Tor fast horses within ten mile
radius Of New I ork than Is reallzeu
for all the horses sold In Vermont,
People who raise horses and want to sell
them must raise such horses as people want
to buy, and, therefore speed must pc re-
garded by breeders A hrst class trotter
is always a first class horse, and the best
trotting horse is the best horse for Yer
mont men to raise Flora Iempie was for-
merly kept IN livery stable and was Ia
vorite ior driVlng, anu Lacy ouHolk, WIN
all her speed. was so gehue tnat woman
could harness her and drive her anywhere.
fhe erip uiaa Morrlii morse was WoLheu LOT
Two years III sn OK cart ntteo up Win snaIts
before MS owner iouno OUT tnat ne own
-trolIer. just as iong as the ainsI s,
nation Is prosperous, ALnerican peopie vii
~~naVe faney ior tfotIiHg horses ior OUT
door recreation, ana tnere need De no rear
OF the market running out. "a azay sgoj
The three things necessary Iorl g0od
trotter and good morse are energetic dis
position, gait and docliiey IN harness. Mr.