, 1876-02-05
Register for Farm, Horses.

IHGlC ~ LO LOuOt btN ttit HAtCllSS VI hNtH-
ing a register of thoroughbred race horses has
been one of the principal means Of keeping up
! =, constant effort in all countries TO the i'm
provement Of this stock of horses The record
thus kept has been q constant and very i'm
portant aid in directing this Improvement by
enabling those interested to compare the re-
suits OF different crosses of blood, and to pro-
fit in future crosses by the Past. The regis
ter Of the race hurse has become as important
in establishing his value almost his per-
formances. \ horse of the best performance,
either in running or trotting, without pedi-
gree established by a register in stud book, is
of but little value compared to another Of no
better speed which has q good pedigree 1t
is a common and very truthful saying, ''bloOd
will tell'' The thorou gabred horse is q
standard and the sire transmits his high
breeding with certainty and uniformity
uaeaualed by any cold-blooded animal Right
here We would call attention to the fact,
recognized by every one who has ever given
the matter thought, that this certainty and
uniformity of transmission is common to all
wild animals, the real wild horse included
It is really one of the characteristics, Of in
and in breeding All wild animals breed in
and in, and have always done 80, and only
in this way do they keep up the peculiar and
uniform and characteristics of the race OF
kind. The lion, or the tiger, or the buffalo,
or the zebra, each breeds after its kind, even
to exact outward marks, Why is this, if it
he not because there has been but one line of
transmission from the time the animals came
out of Noah's ark to the present time? The
Arabian horse is a thoroughbred simply be-
cause he is in all essentials still the wild
horse of that country The Arabs have had
the good sense to keep the race pure and dis
tiuct. and as a result they have the best
horses in the world. The moment you begin
To mix breeds tha: moment all certainty of
breeding is at an end, and experiences has
shown that no real Improvement Is gained by
the mixture. The breeders of the English
race horse have acted on these Propositions as
fundamental principals in breeding. and, 10
enable them to keep their horses pure, have
established the stud book or register. Now,
the horse for agricultural purposes is an ami
NAL Of much greater general utility than the
racer, either running or irotting. and the won
der is that more pains have not been taken
to produce a standard animal for the Use oi
the farm. The farm horse should be strong,
of uniform size, of kind disposition, intelli,
gent, easy 10 learn, easily kept; IN short, ht
| sbould be 10 the farm what the thoroughbred
horse j. 10 the turf, standard animal thai
can be depended upon for the performance o
any and all reasonable service about the place
Srch an animal cannot be produced withou
q uniform and rational system OF breeding
Uniform and rational system OF breeding
cannot be adopted without there be q recon-
Lsns 20 which to refer and by which pedigre
hall ha established. The farm horse shonl'
,. as we'll and a. uniformly adapted to hI
oIsca and his work rs is the English rae
tforsa or ~ is the Arabian horse. With a
-,,,ch mains in breeding, sgch horse can b
n-03ured and maintained Without sucl
f.;-s and care the farm horse viii remain a
foU . mere accident, sometimes good, some
.;r,as had and sometimes Indifferent.