The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-13

horses feet well stuffed with COW ma
nure, or haxseed meal mixed with wa
ter: not too soft, or it will not stay in
this will keep fever out of his feet anC
prevent them from cracking, and they
will grow and seldom contract.
Now your colt has been driven foul
weeks, very little fast work. He i,
we'll seasoned in wind, body and legs
| Now drive him regularly every day
and when you first go out with him
| drive him slowly for two miles, then in.
crease his speed little for three miles
| yet not to his best-go about half speed.
| Next day drive him three miles slowly,
| the third mile let him move along a lit
| tie faster, then turn round the right
way of the track, and when you come
| to a straight and level place in the track
let him move up strong for two hundred
yards, then hold him up and let him go
slow till you come to the same place
agsin, then let him go again: don't force
him to break, but keep well in hand
and square: now jog him a mile and
take him off the track. II he is highs
strung fellow and inclined to be refracto-
ry give him more work. All colts are
not alike: some require more work than
others. By training them this way yon
will soon get them so they will like to
trOt and to know what you want Of
place they will want to trot, and like it.
Work your colts this way for two weeks,
not speeding Oftener than every other
day Now that your colt has been six
weeks in training, and he knows what
Is wanted of him, you can speed him a
little farther, three hundred yards, and
force him little faster; tap him lightly
with the whip and keep him level. II
he is inclined to mix, take him up
little and shift the bit in his mouth and
speak little rough to him, and touch
him with the whip, he will square himS
self out and trOt faster. Never let him
go into break. When your colt has
been in training two months, you can
increase his work in distance and speed
him farther, but not over quarter of
mile at time. As soon he trots quar-
ter well and squarely, and finishes we'll,
''let him up" for week, that is, drive
him slow and let him have some grass
for ten minutes every day it will not
burt him. He is now rested for a week:
he is feeling fine and full of trot-yOn
can increase his work, drive him seven
miles every day, and speed him half a
mile three times week. When you
haye got your colt where he will trot
q mile handy without break, he is do
ing better than the average, and if you
have been driving him up to this time
without break, now is the time to
learn him to break and catch in a trot
quickly.
Don't understand me as saying that
you can make a trotter of every colt, |
for it is not more than one in ten that |
makes a trOtter. But you con improve |
them all, and if your colts have not got |
plenty of trOtting and thoroughbred |
blood in them, you will not get one in /
three hundred. You cannot make a
good pointer dog out OF a Newfoundland |
pup, nor can you make game chicken |
With a common rooster-it is the same |
with trotting horses: you must have |
plenty of troJting blood crossed with
we'll bred mares. 1 have taken up too
much space of your valuable paper.
A FARMER.
To Hunters.
A fair and final notice. Twill prosecute to
he fullest extent OF the law all persons |
Ound hunting on my farm during the day
" night. L mean what | say this time.
(O3O-3D DIR. w. II. BROWN.
Little Lot.
To the Editors of the Herald and and Mail:
The mnortal Dr. Green once said that
little Lot was ''second Paradise" and
ruly is it tho garden spot'' of Hick-
nan; situated as it is upon a beautiful
ylain between the clear, sparkling wa
ers Of Lick Greek, and your lOveliest
Duck. 1t numbers in population about
twenty-five. Its citizens are noted for
industry and sobriety. Fashion and
Ollies have limited sway in this por-
ion of the country, ard consequently,
We find much of the hospitality and
that was wont to characterize
ttizens of Tennessee, 10 the good old
lays of yore.".
The MethOdists have a neat edifice
ere to worship in, dedicated by the
ainted Green. Greenwood Academy
) neat building, situated in the casts
IN portion of the village, in which is
furnishing school under the charge of
he Rev. w. II. DOss, late of Culleoka.
The PhilOmathean Debating Society
the public at this place every
iOnday night, with bold flights of elo-
uence. The nextsuhject is, Resolved, |
hat the pen is mightier than the
word" Affirmative: W. II. Doss, J.
/. Russell and SamI Bnehens; Mega
i've: W. W. Harrington, W. G. D. Boe-
ems and A. Young. The society is well
and promises to be products
We of much good.
notwithstanding the bad crops and
ard times. the matrimonial fever still
ages. More anon, SWEET WILLIAM.