The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
no.

less watcrN. but more nutritious and
stimulating. and hers the soii has
good natural drainage. The Arabian
and some Of the Russian horses aru
good examples VI the effects ~ snch
conditions. But bc..f cattle and NUT
ton sheep are better adapted 10 oppo-
site conditions. for wh.rc can We find
such cattle FOR beef a. the Short Horns
or Hcrcfords, or such sheep for mutt
ton a. the Southdow II. Cot~wold, lei.
ccster. &c, all of which originated IN
England II l. true. the English have
also developed thorough bred horse.
which is second 10 none in desirable
qualities bu; IL has been done AT the
expense of n.utr.lizlng the natural
conditions OF the country by artificial
care and treatment
The chief effect Of climate and fooi
i on the temperament thus. where
the atmosphere il damp. the soil Hat
and impervIous To water, the pasture
luxuriant and waters. the Emphatic
temperament is almost certainly de
veloped and the same effect follows
from raising the animals on poor innu-
tritious food. or from winterIng them
on "A starvation diet, especially when
exposed to the inclemency of the
weather. The opposite of these condl-
tions produces the eanguine or san
fat nt h..
ivmphatic temperament is character
ized hv weak habby muscles, by pale
ness OF the skin and mucous mem
branes by slowness and dullnes.
unless produced by starvation, IL IL not
a disadvantage to animals for butcher
ing. but it greatly diminishe- the value
Of horses.
In the horse we want solid. untiring
muscles. strength. quick movements.
intelligence-and these are only COM
bined with the sanguine or -anguine-
nervous temperancnts.
| have gone into this long eNplana-
tion to show why we ought to produce
the best Of horses in this section, and
why. IN spite of our advantages. We
generally raise inferior ones MANY
Of our bottom lands are exactly suited
to the production of such excellent
draught horses AS the Percherun ar
Clvdesdale. for which there il now
great demand 1t good prices our
more level uplands, if once properly
set in grass. would probably be unsur-
passed as pastures for carriage or trot-
| ting horses all of which, II intelli-
| gently bred and raised. would bring
| good prices But % what use are cur
| natura ly-drained uplands. our mild
| climate, our invigorating atmosphere,
while our colts have no pasture but
brooms .dge while they are exposed
| to the cold storms of winter while
| their stimulated appetite ls not prop
| prlv satisfied There never was a
| greater mistake than 10 suppose that
| starved colts make the hardest horses:
| il Is impossible To raise really good
| horses without concentrated. stiInula-
| ting food and good care. At present
we produce but few more horses than
| are needed at home and these are
| mostly lsmphatic animals, lacking en-
| durance. strength and hardness, not
| as large At four years as they should
| be Al three, and peculiarly subject 10
| periodic ophthalmia, moon blindness }
| scratches, coiic, chronic digestive dis
| orders and parasitic diseases.
Countries which have less natural
| advantages than this for raising good
| horses are sending hundreds of these
animals every wear across our terrific
~ and supplying markets. At remune-
rative prices, which are almost al our
door4. bat from which We get no ben
eft
| On the rich lands Of Illinois and
| Iowa. where heavy. beef cattle have
made farmers wealthy in few years,
even this paying industry Is giving
way 10 the production Of draught
horses and great breeding establish
ments are springing up and meeting
with unqualified success IL they can
raise good horses, We can raise better
| ones IL il pays TO send them from
Illinois and I'wa TO baltimore, Phila-
delphia. New York and Boston, it
would pay equally well from here; If
profitable there they should De more
| profitable here.
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