The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15
NoRGANS AND NOR FANS.
From the Patrons Helper Of Iowa.

NiORAANO Ai!O MN f.f.teO.
From the Patrons Helper Of Iowa.
III 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. lie
says:
All Morgan horses are not small. |
have known al the Morgan horses from
Sherman down, Of any note, and have
never known one that did not weigh con
siuerably more than goo lbs, seme even
As nigh as 200. sherman weighed I
more than LOCO lbs, Old Green Noun
ttin 200, young Green Mountain ,32o
to $40, and Morrell Morgan. l,26o to
l,210. 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 We're M3rgans
IN very characteristic form, style and I
spirit. | will admit that there 4 great
many small Morgan horses, or those |
that are claimed TO fe Morgans. that
came to other states but they never be-
came noted Tor that very reason. Those
large Morgan horses were produced by
in-and-in breeding, by men who uader-
stood what they were about, and ored
tor :, special purpose or object, and sue
ceeded the same as Blackwell and others
have done with sheep.
Again, if there are 10 full OlOodeu
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
|
full boodcd than the Morgans, only they
ar produced further from home, and
not so easy to trace back; simply breed
inc 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 nev-
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 a good roadster than 10
see Barnums show; il is not their place,
and as | said before, their place IS on 4,
pavement with Il heavy load. They are
lazy and step about IS ignt as a pile
driver have 40 interest IN Morgan
horses whatever, and would not advise
farmers 10 reed To them exclusively. |
. would say to the ttrm rs, 10 not run
wild after the Norm4ns, Tor - soon -
!, the demand TOR heavy horses Tor city
: purposes i, supplied. down goes the price
OF that class IT horses.
We say these statements are new to
as. and we are unable 70 accept Mr.
Fi,h's conclusions We are not To be IN
derstood As in any manner ieprecttlng
the va.ne IT Morgan hars ). for we be-
ieve them one 81 the rest families q
general purpose horses il the country
; romp3ct. hardy. tive. strong, do T.
AMI W. know that old Justin Morg II
they owe much OF their value 1t is dut
10 add. however. that before Justin
time. and since. there was a family .
q horses bre III Vermont Weighing ipou
n 200 lbs. not Morgan- at all. ,vhicl
Il were OF great value indeed. the soil
D. climate and usage in Vermont tends i
Il produce 4 good class OF horses. ! ear
: ago we remember to have seen two ba,
y mares brought from Vermont wnlei
-e were models Of the farmers horse. On
e oil them made twenty miles in two hour
ii before 4 cutter. over d rough and hill
ii county road. without breaking trot. an
d. without q word Or touch Of whip. oh
! was owned BY butcher. and went raj
ia Ting along with !. heavy wagon wlta0n
ii apparent effort Il was ont 81 TIL. ola,
r. OF mares that som. OF the noted Morgan
n came They are not taoroughbred.. no
.. where near it. and most ot them. thong
r good horses only low grades
ii Now. IL. IL the Normans they are ne
ri roadster-. at least not light roadster:
III and vet Mr. Thomas Motley. tor twenty
y fire years President IF the Mass ach1-ett
ID Agricultural Society, and largely inter
Is ested in the first importation 81 Frenc
oi horses. once said t. the writer: II one
is imported horse called Orleans. weigh
Sc ing / sel lbs. which. On one occasion
III with mate. trottei one mile in lon
r minutes and rev ! heavy omnibus TIL
~ of people ani At another time ne Ea
Il. driven - Boston and return. .welv
n mics. in ore hour But again. and v
J. count this point The most important !
le all. the demand for heaEv horses Wi
Ii never cease and the market never BE- owe
&c supplied There will re constant te
Il u1and for ABOUT three classes o. horse
Is for business purposes: heavy draft ll-a
ld roads.ers. and. between them. wnat Nh
20 Fish and ourselves are aiming 1t "A
y cpgl.7t most important of all. the a-ricl
e tural or general purpose horse. Ill, ie
er scriution OF SHen 3 horse >ait@ rs FaT
al well when ne sayS: Yorkshire IL
e. was what j. commonly known . An FL
r glisn coach horse; he Eas long and ra1
) ~. OF tiae style sixteen and ha.. hand
d high. aad weighed between twelve IN
to thirteen hundred pounds" Or agar
Ell where he says: Twelve hundred pounG
Is with action to 90. and weight and mus