Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31

Dcoo oAiiiials ldhSu tueiu 10 the sOulH anu
west, and in some cases-like wise men
started breeding farms and retained their
best horses to improve their stock In
this way other sections are fast supplant-
ing Us in the horse markets of the world.
To say that we found the raising of our
best Morgans, Black Hawks and Morrills
very profitable, when we had all ,Ameri-
ca for market is stating a simple fact.
Addison Co. alone probably realized more
than 100000 profit on her Black Hawks
In few years. The other popular fami-
lies, though not as numerous, were very
remunerative.
Now where are we? ? Our horses for the
most part are SO badly culled that to
work with the remaining stock, in order
to produce as fine, or especially the finest
stud of horses in the country, without re-
course to superior blood outside our State
limits, is to start a hard load up long
hill. 1t is like taking the 'truntlings" to
improve race. Allow us to say in all
Vermonters don't let US do
this. Other sections are ahead of us, by
getting better animals and breeding them
more carefully and intelligently. Let us
see the truth and act accordingly. But
how shall we stop this reckless culling,
hold our best horses, purchase and bring
to our State the best blooded horses in the
world, breed intelligently and thus bring
back our State to the high standing of
former days ? We answer, by taking the
stock of the Vermont Horse Stock Com
pany, to the amount of S400 to $500 in a
town
That Company was started and organ
lied for the express purpose of improving
horses in Vermont. Its charter gives a
capital stock of 100000 with liberty to
increase it from time TO time TO S250,000,
$25, 900 TO be paid into the treasury be-
fore operations are commenced, liberty to
own $75, 900 worth of real estate, debts
never to exceed two-thirds of the cash
paid into the treasury, and if they do at
any time, the directors of the Company
are to be personally liable therefor. 1t is
SO arranged that the stock cannot in any
probability ever be assessed.
The Company propose to purchase and fit
up real estate to an amount of from $780,
900 to $30,000-place on the farm four or
five of the very best stations to be found,
and 20 to 40 numher one brood mares.
Then in breeding follow that universal
law of improvement, which is "to breed
only from the best animals"
The terms of subscription TO the capital
stock are that for every 800 stock owned
the owner is to have the use of one of the
stations for one mare one sea-
son free of charge unless such stockholder
choose stallion whose services command
more than one hundred by the season, IN
which case he shall pay TO the Company
such excess. The Company will be able
and intend to have the service of the stall
lion thus given worth allIthe stock will
cost. Oh says every one, this will be
great thing for Vermont. 1t will improve
her horses greatly, but whether the Com
pany will live and succeed is question.
Well, gentlemen, that is question and
very proper one. To find an answer,
'end to the secretary, Mr.. l.. T. Tucker
If South Royalton, for a copy of the char
er, bylaws and officers, and you can
hen better judge whether the Company
IAN succeed.
None will question but the board of
directors are competent to purchase any
mount of real estate in Vermont, and
make mixed farming pay something
While it would be safe investment.
That being true, then comes another
proper question, viz: can that board of
directors place on that farm a stock of
lorses that will pay for raising? We an
wer enphaticslly, yes, aud pay large
'roft besides. If we raise superior stock
he people will know it for the enterprise
vill be so thoroughly advertised. Then
be animals will sell themselves. Such
tallions as will be kept on the farm will
raw custom from all parts of the country.
Already the Secretary has numerous sp-
lications for stallion service for the COM
ng season from gentlemen living outside
be State, who own and wish 10 breed
avorite mares Again we say, an in
in the capital stock, is good one.
very tax payer in Vermont should
ealize that to double the value of our
orses, is to add largely TO our revenue
hat this can be done and will be if the
ompany succeed in raising the necessary
apital to start the enterprise in proper
-ay, is firmly believed. Think for mo-
lent that the horse is the worst bred
nimal in our whole country, bred with
ss care. We know but little what can
3 done TO perfet the horse in breeding
ntil we try. When we breed for per-
,ction from generation to generation,
ways selecting the best specimens of the
ice for breeders, we may hope to see our
orses of perfect in their different breeds
our cattle and sheep. Says an eminent
reeder, "we may make our model of
limals as perfect as the imagination can
,nceive and then breed intelligently TO
tain it, and nature will not only
,swer our highest expectations but sur
AIS in perfection anything that We can
,nceive." Farmers and capitalists Of
ermont take hold of this enterprise and
lip place our State at the head of all
,rse sections of our country, where she
operly belongs.
A CONVENIENT Loss OF MEMORY
gentleman who was very zealons ON the
biect of horses, but not according to
iowledge, bought a mare at auction and
de her home swell, Caesar" said be
his sable coachman, "wbat do you
ink of her? She cost me five hundred
liars" Dunno, master" "Yes, but
hat do you think ?" "Well, massa, it
akes me tink of what the preacher said