The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-07-16

BY physicians who have, Seen him; and
the supposition is that he was dragged,
from the effects of which. he was, made
crazy, and since that time he has been a
wanderer on the face Of the world, with
lucid intervals His case IS one Of the
most pitiable that has, been brought to
light in this locality. for many years, and
the position in which his poor wife and
family are placed is one to excite the
sympathy Of our community.
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PRECEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF
ST. .a, FARM HORSES.
From, what has been already written
on this subject in the INTER OCEAN, it is
very evident that it: requires; more than
ordinary experience in order to select =
suitable male for breeding purposes.
Such horse should not! only be free
from all blemish, and vice, but should
also; hecy possessed of the qualifications
! VII eli are most likely to produce breed
Of horses suitable for agricultural pur.
poses. The breeder shoula select horse
large and powerful, and yet compact,
standing perhaps nearly sixteen hands
high, and yet comparatively short in the
legs, SO as to deceive bystander with re-
gard to his height. There is no point
more desirable than that the horse
should appear smaller than he really is !;
it is at once sure proof that the animal
is symmetrically formed. However, we
take it for granted that the stallion is
fine, handsome ANIMAL, and these observa-
tions will be more useful-which point
out the detects that may co-cxst with
this fine appearance. First, then, we
may notice that to which large, coarse
bred horses are so very much predisposed,
the possession Of large ring bones on
the pasterns. 1t is scarcely possible to
find q suitable horse entirely free from
this defect, but we should at any rate Sc
lect one that is the least Objectionable,
and reject altogether horse that is lame
from such causes. Tho hook is most i'm.
pcrtant joint. being severely called upon
in the act Of progression, particularly in
draught, and consequently liable to
strains. The existence Of any disease Of
this joint, whether curbs, spavins, or
thoroughpins, should therefore be suffi.
cient to condemn the horse. The hooks
should be broad in front and neither too
straight nor too crooked, nor yet cat
hammered. When we consider that q
heavy draft horse has often a load of four
or five tons behind him, which in going
round corner devolves on him alone.
and in the action of walking must thus
be thrown alternately on each hook, the
Importance of having this joint free from
disease and from all tendency to disease
must be apparent. Next in Importance
are the eyes. which in the old horse
should be free from every semblance of
defect (unless through Academy, and in
the young horse should also be free not
only from disease, but from all appear.
ance Of tendency to it. The eyes should
be full without being too convex. for the
small sunken eyes is certainly much
more liable to disease than large clear
eye. The fore legs Of the horse should
be strong and fiat below the knee, and
by no means round and gummy, either
before or behind, for, cart horses having
always stronger predisposition to swell
| ng and humors than other horses, it is
most essential to guard against this evil
by selecting the stallion as free as posi-
BILE from such predesposition and for the
same reason the less white hair there is
about the legs the better. and. indeed,
there should not be too much hair 0: any
color. The forearm should be strong
and muscular, and should not stani TOO
much under the body, for, although this
is not of the same importance as with
| o.her, horses, yet it is extremely desira-
BILE; so Likewise with regard to the Shout.
ders-t they should be tolerably oblique,
for when the shoulders are good the
horse is likely to be a good walker,
which is very important point in
draught horses. The elbows should not
be too close to tho CHI st, but there
should be plenty Of room to put the band
between them. This pinning of the ell
bows to the ribs is the principal fault
with some of eur finest-bred draught
horses and it causes the animal to have
very bad action. With regard to the
neck, it had better be rather too thick
than too thin, of the average length, and
;f moderately arched so much better.
It is a great fault in all horses but patio
ularly draught horses--to have sore
neck. The angles formed by the juno.
ton of the neck with the body, aud by
the head with the neck; should not be
too acute, for such horses are very liable
to poll evil, from the disposition induced
OF throwing up their heels suddenly and
thus striking their poll violently against
some object above :them-such as low
doorway. With regard Ito the other
points, the back should be straight and
broad. the ribs we'll arched, and the false
ribs of due length, so as to give the abdo.
men capacity and roundness,. the tail
should be we'll set out--not too droop!
ing and the quarter should be full and
muscular. II large horse, he should
be eight feet in circumference. The foot
is = matter of very great Importance.
The tendency Of many heavy horses is
to have thin, fiat feet, but stallion SO
constructed; is, exceedingly Objectionable.
An abundance Of horn, SO as afford q firm
holding for nails and heavy shoes which
such animals are obliged to wear, is ex-
tremely desirable, and the feet had bet
ter be too large than too smal l.. One
precaution in bree"ing is strongly: to be
recommended, which is never: to breed
from animals of. = vicious. disposition.
It is unfortunate enough for society that
the vicious among mankind are enabled
to perpetvate, themselves; it were folly,
indeed, ii tie highest degree to permit