The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15

the surplus nOuuS, over anu lGoNC eAO
cost OF the road, among the ground hoor
stockholders. Each ofthese p interests
was entitled to 1892 900 OF the railroad
company stock and like amount OF the
land company stock, making in all So
10000.
MORcANS AND NOR MANS.
From the Patrons Helper Of Iowa.
In a letter just received from Mr.. L,
G. Fish, Franklin Grove, Ill. some
statements are made regarding Nor
Gan horses which are new to US. He
says:
All Morgan horses are not small. |
have known all the Morgan horses from
Sherman down, Of any note, and have
never known one that did not weigh con
siderably more than 600 lbs, stme even
as nigh as 1900 sherman weighed
more than 1000 lbs, old Green Noun
tain POO, young Green Mountain. 1920
to $40, and Morrell Morgan, I,26O to
,27O. Now those are all the Morgan
horses of note or that ever became ia
nous since the time of Justin. | could
give all the points of those horses, but
suffice it to say that they were Morgans
IN very characteristic torm style and
spirit. | will admit that there great
many small Morgan horses, or those
that are claimed to be Morgans, that
came to other states; but they never be-
came noted for that very reason. Those
large Morgan horses were produced by
in-and-in breeding, by men who UNDER
stood what they were about, and bred
for a special purpose or object, and sue
ceeded the same as Bakewell and others
have done with sheep.
Again, if there are 40 full blooded
Morgan horses, there are no full blood
ed horses, for they ali sprung from the
same family or from some noted horse,
and have been bred in until by breeding
and feeding the different types have been
produced. The Norrnans are no more
full blooded than the Morgans, only they
ar produced further from home, and
not so easy to trace back; simply breed
ing and feeding brought them to the pres
ent size and style And when men talk
about thoroughbred horses OF this or
that kind, it is all CANNON. There new
er has been any record kept until very
recently; therefore there is no such
thing.
Again, would give more to see a
. Norman that is good roadster than to
see Barnum's show; it is not their place,
and as said before, their place is on j.
, pavement with heavy load. They are
lazy and step about as light as a pile
driver. have no interest in Morgan
horses whatever, and would not advise
farmers to hreed to them exclusively.
. would say to the farm RS, do not run
wild after the Normans, tor as soon as
, the demand tor heavy horses for city
:, purposes is supplied, down goes the price
of that class Of horses.
We say these statements are new t.
us, and we are unable to accept Mr.
Fish's conclusions. We are not to be I'm
derstood as in any manner dcprecatine
the value of Morgan horses. for we be
leve them one OF the best families o
general purpose horses in the country
: compact. hardy. active, strong, do:4la
and we know that t old Justin Morgan
they owe much Of their value. 1t is du'
to add. however, that before Justin
: time, and since. there was a family 0
d horses bre1 in Vermont weighing abou
n 200 lbs. not Morgans at all. whicl
n were of great value; indeed. the soil
}. climate and usage in Vermont tends I
Il produce good class Of horses. Year
IS ago we remember to have seen two ba
y mares brought from Vermont whic
e were models Of the farmers horse. On
e OF them made twenty miles in two hour
d before a cutter. over rough and hill
ID county road, without breaking trot. an
j, without word or touch Of whip. Sh
i was owned by butcher. and went RAJ
N ha1
II apparent effort 1t was out Of this elias
r, of mares that some OF the noted Morgan
n came. They are notthoroughbreds. nc
0. where near it. and most Of them, thong
: good horses. only low grades.
"a Now, as to the Normans; they are ne
n roadster-, at least not light roadster.
"a and vet Mr. Thomas Motley. Tor twent,
y five years President Of the Massachuseii
ID Agricultural Society, and largely intel
Is ested in the first importation Of Frenc
oil horses. once said to the writer: Il ono
IS imported horse called Orleans. weigh
se ing | 400 lbs. which, on one occasion
III with mate. trotted one mile in ion
r minutes and drew heavy omnibus tn
lg OF people. and at another time ne va
il. driven 10 Boston and return. ,welv
A. miles. in ore hour But again. and y
/ count this point the most important {
ne all. the demand for heavy horses wi
IA never cease and the market never be owe
re supplied There will be constant de
4 mand for about three classes OF horse
IS for business purposes: heavy draft. ligE
Id roadsters, and. between them. what MI
20 Fish and ourselves are aiming at an
IL couat most important of all. the agricu
g tural or general purpose horse. His de
er scripfion OF such . horse suits rs Yer
I'd we'll when he says: Yorkshire La
e, was what is commonly known as an Et
r gIish coach horse; he was long and rar
) ~. OF fine style, sixteen and halt hand
& high, and weighed between twelve an
TO thirteen hundred pounds Or agar