Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-30
Horse Breeding.

The following, contributed by the Fari-
bault Democrat, is worthy place IN the
Horse Department of the GLOBE:
AS spring approaches word or two on
s'Horse Breeding" may not be out of place.
If what may follow should fail to be in
.structive, it is to be hoped it will at least
have the effect of inducing farmers and
breeders amongst your many subscribers,
to give some thought to this very lmpor-
tant branch of industry.
The object of horse-breeders in ninety
nine cases out of hundred, is to make
the raising of horses profitable. And right
here we have the all important question to
solve. What breed of horses is the best
to attain this end. My experience has
been that the horse best adapt
ed to general use, either the pillow or the
carriage, is the one that always commands
already and remuneratiVe price. I never
saw the day in any country, that horse
of good style, easy motion and well pro-
portioned, weighing from eleven to twelve
hundred pounds, able, to take his end of the
pIow, farm wagon or gentleman's carriage
would not be sought after and command a
high figure. For this purpose horse must
have blood. Depend upon it, blood will
tell. Who will dispute that 'Devons'' are
not superior to any mongrel oxen ever
yoked? AS write 1 can well remember
the pride I took in pair of red Devons
once owned.
Well, we have the means to produce fine
horses right here in Rice county, and al
though only interested as breeder will
not hesitate to say that Mr.. A. Post
possesses in his horses ''Volunteer Chief "
goldsmith" "Taylor," "Patchen," "D1ke,' "
&C., &C., as good stock to breed from as
there is in the United States. This coun-
try will show in the near future from these
horses lust such stock as I have mentioned
above.
I have heard the remark that '"Post's
horses were not large enough" made by
people who will not take the trouble tc
ascertain for themselves. The writer OF
this owns three-year- olds 16 hands and
well proportional from Volunteer Chief
and Patchen and can find several like
them among his acquaintance.
This breed of horses possesses the power
to transmit their high blood in very
great degree to their get, these being the
most tractible, easily broken animals
ever handled. Old Volunteer never sired
a colt that was not bay no matter what the
color of the dam.
Hear what Wilkes Spirit of the Times.
the best horse authority in the world says
of "Volunteer," the sire of Posts Volunteer
Chief, after giving table of eighty two
horses who have won $4,000 and upwards
it concludes:
"The table furnishes a new test of the
success of stations. Tried by it we find
that "Volunteer" heads the list with ten
representatives, while his sire, Rysdyk's
Hambletonian ranks second, of his get
in the table. The only other stations that
have more than two representatives are;
Ethe nAlien, 8; Danial Lamber, 3;Young
Columbus, 4; Blue Bull, 4; Vermont
Black Hawk. 3; Alexander's Abdallah, 3
ard Edward Everett, 3. There is much
food for study in the table,"
We have right here in our midst as good
opportunities to breed frst-class horses a;
are possessed by any community in the
United States, and I sincerely hope fol
our mutual benefit advantage will be taken
of it. The day is not far distant when pur
chasers will visit Rice county to buy high
bred horses for all uses, as they do the
Blue Grass regions of Kentucky to-day.
HORSE BREEDER.
Faribault. March %. 1888.