Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-24

the gems of the Liverpool fat stock ex
hloltlon for Christmas included twenty
Hereford bullocks bred by Featherstone
haugh, of Ireland, which were sold al
about $40 each-not very bad aver
age tcr lot of cattle from one place
ana from the same breeder; and it also
SHOWS that this breed of cattle do vel
ID ireland, where l hear many fresh
breeding herds are being established"
1HE order of Patrons Of Hushandry
apparently enters upon the year 1875
| under favorable auspices and with en-.
couraging prospects for the future. The
recent sessions of the National and State
oranges developed more unity and
strength than had been generally antic-
lpated by patrons, and the salutary
measures adopted, after discussion and
delberatlon in council, must rebound
10 the advancement and welfare of the
order throughout the country. The
severe pruning and removal of the dead
WOOD to which many oranges had been
subjected during the past year or two
nave mad a most beneficial effect, leav-
Ing the vines IN more healthful con-
dltlon, favorable to future growth and
expansion. What is now necessary TO
secure 'vigor and fruitfulness is judic-
lous ira ming and nurture. This must
not be omitted by any one who wishes
his vine (Grange) to flourish and bear
trult abundantly. The Grange is by no
means dead or dying; on the contrary.
recent evidences show that it is now in
condition to become more influential
and useful than ever. But work must
be done, and that wisely and persistent
ly. If each patron will but realize the
necessity for personal effort, and exer-
else his or her influence in the proper
direction, the interests of the order will
be continuously advanced, and much
better record shown at the end of an
other twelvemOnth.-NeU York World.
ENGLANDs HORSE SUPPLY.-The u. S.
and Canada are increasing their ship
ments of horses from year to year. The
class OF horses so far sent out is what is
known among us as roadsters, trotting
horses and those suitable for carriage
teams principally. In relation to the
horse supply of England, Mr.. Edmund
Tattersall, good authority, in letter to
the London Telegraph, presents his views
from which we extract as follows:
If war comes, where are we to get
our horses? This is question wrote
upon some years since; and some fine
morning, perhaps soon, it may have to
be answered. And it is more import
ant, if facts patent to all who read,
mark, learn, and inwardly digest are
of any use to guide us. The Prussians
owed great part of their success in the
war with France to their numerous and
wellorganized cavalry-the eyes and
ears of the army.
" A cavalry horse is like cavalry
man. You cannot improvise him. He
takes a good deal of long and patient
teaching, and his education is a matter
of time. All this tends to show that
what have always argued is right: that
we ought, like all the Continental Pow
ers-Russia. Germany, Austria, and now
France again-to have national breed
ing-studs and SO have a good supply of
the right sort of horses when required,
and at cheaper rate.
Besides America and Canada. we
could in time get horses from Australia,
but, like many other good things, they
would come too late
81 have heard what the annual ex-
pense of keeping up the Imperial studs
IN Germany amounts to, and it is small
sum, quite insignificant to a country
like England, overrun as it is now with
a lot OF inferior, unsound stations, in
stead of, as in Germany, sound govern
ment stations, passed by the proper
authorities, and serving at cheap rate.
A lot OF good, sound, useful horses are
thus bred all over the country. and can
be bought at from about EOS to ESQ;
and these are the horses the Uhlans
rode, and that did a great deal towards
the German war.