Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19

} the improvement of the working stock o
horses for the farm and road. by introduc
ing the best horses for such purposes from
abroad. such as Cleveland bays. Norman
aud other like famed breeds. 1t is won
! derful instance of the power of the press
What the old SPIRIT of the Times under
the admirable Porter attempted and il
part succeeded. years ago. the Turf. Fselo
and Farm has accomplished. Millions o
money is kept in circulation, which would
be locked up or kept inert and useless tt
the masses. certainly. from the farmers
who now have chance to share it if they
will For what farmer cannot at the large
annual sales of the great breeding estab
lishments of the West. supply himsel
with the best racing or trotting blood, al
a low figure. and with care and judgment
breed Kentucky, or Bassett, or Grey
Planet. The latter was bought for $500
or $400 and sold for $1,000 after hav-
ling realized within eighteen months from
his first purchase more than that sum by
his performances as two year old. Bas-
sett also brought low price as a yearling,
and is now the champion of the world
valued at so or $500 These may be
said to be exceptions. but it shows that
there is money in rearing with some little
extra care, the best blood. and what has
been done, can be, done again. These
facts prove that the farmer need not rely
solely on tilling the soil to reap fortune.
be can go on with his farm work. and
raise at the same time. Dexter. or a
Harry Bassett, at but small cost of time
or money. and if he does not strike q
"full'' streak of luck. he can get good
pairs and realize big thing in such a
game. of breeding from the best stock. i
lit be called by the puritanical, game Of
"brag." From the success in. the efforts
of the journal referred to in elevating the
turf. and adding so immensely to the value
of the horse, farmers can draw the just
and logical inference that as with the
equine, 80 it can be with other domestic
animals Breed from the best of the diff
ferent races of animals, increase the pre-
miums at the cattle shows, and sheep,
cattle and hogs will rise in prices and be
sources of great profit to such as enter
with spirit and determination to be fore
most To do this, farmers must do as the
racing men; join together and literally
support State Society, so that premium
for the best OK. or hog. or sheep shall pay
for the expense. trouble and risk of breed
ing. keeping and exhibiting ir.s Heavy
premiums would bring out the best ami
mails in the whole country and good would
come of it. Our people rely too much on
the products of the soil as crops. and too
little on stock Of all sorts. Why should
Maryland depend on the far west or north,
for her mules. and most of her farm horses
and carriage horses2 Once was the time,
the southern counties of Maryland was
called the .'Race-horsc region of Ameri-
ca. and not more than thirty years ago.
this State was famous for its splendid hunt
ers, coach horses and superior saddle hor-
ses. That day has passed but why should
it not be revived If ever there was a
time. the present is, for attention to stock
raising of the best sorts, labor being scarce
and high. This is an appropriate season
for these suggestions, as farmers now are
arranging their plans for the years opera
tions. Let them make their calculations
and see if it will not be to their advantage
to begin at once to raise superior colt.
calf, hog, or sheep. and thus secure a
reputation for having stock of some des-
cription of the highest character, or if not
going to that extent. determine to raise
more stock and have it high fed and care
fully matured, so as to make it the best of
its kind, let that kind be what it may.
common or high bred.
! Railroads the Aids to Agriculture.
had intended to show the great ad-
vautages railroads were to an agricultural
community. by stating the results already
produced in Prince Georges. by the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad. although
the rails are just being laid, but my limits
will not allow me more than to speak
briefly of one enterprise it has been the
means of starting. In anticipation of the
completion of the road, that hospitable
gentleman, intelligent planter and enter
prising citizen, Clement Hill. Esq. who
has large and productive estate lying on
the fine stream that forms the eastern
boundary Of the town of Upper Marlboro /.
has laid off village on that part of his
farm contiguous to the road and the depot
at that place. and has already sold large
number of lots. besides twenty on which
neat cottages have been erected within
the past year. Now if twenty houses are
built year before the rails are laid. what
may not be the number after the road is
in full working order? So it is to great
er or less extent along the whole route
through the better lands in this county.
Property is being improved and enhauc-
ing in value, although low prices are
asked for what is 10 market, that pur-
chasers may be induced to come and set
tie. that hereafter property may bring
high prices in accord with its enviable
locality, being located between the capital
of the nation, the capital of the State and
the great city of Baltimore, and within
an hours travel of either place. shall
more than probable, resume this subject.
and with permission describe some Of the
beautiful farms and homsstesds Of this
}, fertile region Of country.