The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1871-02-24
tvssm the American Arrieaiissin.l
0NPoc PAPERS fer Farmers

IL os no USE W RAISE Huuu rolls " the,
: nrs mvt ~ Lr ~ irrsird as 10 lsrohr
sM - remain yvod horses. Tho ds,nr.
sis(cd ln,rss l. highly srsisirisl prO.lur
ton. by taking xslvsM,ag. VI certain
natural teMdcmcirs In TIE Race. msm la
t.lurim. long crmtmries) ~ changed lhs
original form aud character vi the amim.a
~ IL lsrss,luce large size. great beauty
sl0cilisy, Atrvngth. emtluNmcs.. swo,,omi
al assimilation OF food, and ability aud
Willingness ~ perform severe labor.
The Same power III II hailds n, must
t~ eMplVyrdr a. nainiSin. A herd o
en- 6rst ,lsssSsuyll-brvsis ,urhed loose IN
~ umtnhHlitaSl country. would. in "a lew
oeusrnttoss. lose size. shape. strength
slneiliey, aud nearly all valuable quail.
ser~ Tie rapidly 0f the degeneration
would depend ON the abundance Of the
natural 1Nost, the cOnsixmcy al it, sup
ply, ansl tlsr riyor Of the climate. There
IL . CONSTANT antagomism between the
natural tendency to dctcriOnaie under
nrgiert, and the tendency TO impruv.
under artificial management. In pro.
pVrtisH ~ We follow the practice tina,
kslF experience has shown tn conduce
"a Improvement. shall We increase OF
qualities. ln proportiNn ms we allow
mature to have unguisled sway. shall we
permit these to be lost. Simple abumd-
~mce Of food at all seasons will be very
Suuch in our favor, but this IL, by no
susans, all that necessary. We must see
70 II that the ABUNDANT food is admins
tered with ~egularity that il il the right
kind Of feod: that pure drinking water
be regularly supplied; Tat the atnos.
phsrc In which the horse lives Is " hole
some; that he be not subjected to too
great exposure 10 the imccInency of the
weather; and that he have sufficient and
regular exercise. Young colts. during
their second, third, and fourth summers.
cannot be better provided for than by
being placed ON Cry pasture. where the
grass il good, aud where the water is
plenty aud wholesome. They should
not. however, be left out At night until
settled warm sweathcr, nor should they
he allowed to .depcud entirely on the
Rrasa aftcrat has been much frozen in
the fall. The fresh air and water. and the
nutritious grass, coupled with the free
life Of the field, will supply all the con-
s(ttiOns for the best gro with and develop
snent during the carly summers OF the
animals life.
In the winter time. II is absolutely
necessary to satisfactory dcvclopmem,
elsat the best hay and good water be
and that sufficient opportunity
fer exercise DC given. Extra food and
extra care will pay, In the long run.
Now, bearing In mind the foregoing
placements ansl the principles laid down
In the previous papers of this series, let
~ see how the average farmer manages
his horse breeding affairs. lie buys al
he docs not alrca,ly OWN a h,lf-broken.
down mare, with, perhaps, fonndcred
feet spawned hooks. . I'd .'touch, d " ind:
Ind then he bluSslers about llse country
Ia hnd cheap stallion. II there is o.
one bloO.led horse standing at $50, and
} " lunk-hcsd" Mt Is. he allOayo 0nmoaai
By saving 445, and congratulating him
pelf on his shire wdness. Amer tho mare
i stiated he puts hcr 1t work In the team
md makes her learn her living" BY
working harsl, ten hours a day, and
picking up the most Of her feed Ut night
from = poor pasture. In winter she
generally has hay given her in the most
wastcful way. and is kept in = dark aid
snvcntilatcd stable, unless the owner
believes In hardening" In this case
The may spend most Of the time. wet
Sr dry. warm Or cOld,-in an exposed
yard with sheep rack or a stack to
iced from. Ii there is a more active
lOrsc ON the place, il il used, because
s1casantcr to drive, for the daily trip to
he st0rc or to town and tho old mare
nOpes away her time in illcncss. In
he spring She is, fortunately. set at
@Ork, Unfortunately, b because hard work
. better than no cx .sc,-and Is kent
g Il, without extra feed, until she foaie.
Then, after few days, she is gcarcd up
Itgxin AMI on her I'm. jaunts to town,
y we'll rs about her farm work, the
'ouugster travels about her and taxi
yer milk when he wants il, without
much reference to the condition Of tho
ssarc, whether che Is ovcrhcated or not.
The colt Is as nearly a wild animal AZ
he OF pring Of demonstrated parents
an be until he il battered for his wcan-
ny In the fall. Amer this operation il
0mplctcd he takes his chances with the
alvcs and yearling stock in the barn
ard in winter, and in the pasture In
onsmer. Ii he Is stabbed IN winter, he
} usually deprived Of necessary excr- /
lee and he comes 10 a late maturity a .
'oor stick Of horse, with con stitutional
lefects that condemn him to low
pherc Of usefulness, anu that probably
occasion his sale to horse railroad COM
any At elk years Of age, when he has
0st 600, and 10 sold for $15Q IL hc
|appea by any accident te BE good
Ooking, and to have . promising trot.
ing gait, his owner blind to his i'm
'erlections, raises him for . stallion !:
md he may, during the rest Of his life.
rawsnsit his ancestral spavins, and
eunders, and broken wind, to new
'ace Of miserable brutcs, at from % to
Is ahead
This IL . simple and une exaggerated
'ccount Of the way in which America
> supplied with its horses. This no-sys.