The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-06-14

~ 1 Wcte Called upon 10 name Inc TWO
fc1uisites most necessary for y farmer
u possess, in addition TO a good farm. |
should say agood wife aud u good team;
and when a young farmer becomes pos
scssud OF these ho has made n good start
on the roal 10 success. While no indus
try Of the farm pays better than Kissing
good horses, nom is moro Improbable
than that Of raising interior ones. IL
costs but little moro to raise n horse
which when six years old. will command
II ready sale at si00 or $500. than one
which can with difficulty be disposed Of
for 800; or than II does 10 raise n heifer
or n steer which Mt maturity, Ia worth
$50 or S75. Tho best team for tho
farmer Is the ono which will best an
swcr all tho purposes Of tho farm
blowing, hauling, taking tho farmer and
his family to town. or his boys and
their swrethearts for n lively sleigh
ride; aud. in addition 10 all this. will
give him \ pair OF colts every year,
which will earn their keep from tho
time they ara two years old until they
arr sold for $500 or $1,000 ut five or
six. The team TO do this IL u pair Of
handsome bay mares sixteen hands
high. weighing loo To l.2J0 pounds
zach with small. bony heads, large
nostrils, broad forehead. large bright
eyes,. small, tapering ears; long necks
nicely archcd. deep as they spring
from the shoulders and small nj the
throat latch; long. oblique shoulder
blades; moderately high withcrs; short
ba ks, and deep but not ovcr-broad
chests, because a horse with a very wide
breast. although usually OF good consti-
tuition and great strength. Is seldom n
graceful or rapid %trotter; Is apt to have
n padding gait, and II used for road.
work will generally give out In the fore.
legs from the extra strain put upon them
by the weight Of the broad chest. Out
team must also have long. muscular
thighs. large knees and other joints
short cannon (shin) bones; legs broad
below the knees. and hooks with the
sinews clearly defined; f%ellocs frye
from long hair long. moderately oh
liquc pastcrns; rather small. though moi
contracted feet; broad loins; wide,
smooth hips, and long. full tails. They
must have plenty IL nervous energy
aud good knee action; must DO prompt.
frcc drivers. capable Of trotting a mile
IN four minutes; bc fast walkers, aud
good. hearty eaters; must not '.inter.
FORE" and must carry their heads well
up without checks when ON tie road.
IL will readily be seen that these
mares ara neither Clydcsdalcs, Nor
mans. Canadians, Arabians, thorough.
BREEDS. nor trottcrs; but they arc u team
which will pull the pillow through two
acres Of land In = day. will pull q ton,
yes. two. II the roads arr good. OF prod
ice to the village four miles OF Ia less
than an hour. and trut back with the
empty wagon In half that time without
distressing themselves or their driver.
should the farmer have n trip Of twenty
miles tn mako on business or pleasure.
he ran hitch them TO his spring wagon.
takes his wife and children with him.
and they need not be away from home
moro than three hours, or should he
/ choose 10 20 on horseback. h. car
mount Of tho marrs aud enjoy a ride
on a very fair saddle. horse. A team o
Clydesdalcs may pull n heavier load al
: a dcai drag, Canadians will stand NOR,
exposure aud poorcr fare. Arubians an
! better saddle horses; thoroughbrels cat
uutruu thcm; t~ruttcrS. when hltched /,
q light buggy. nj pass them on III,
ulah; but neither II these BREEDS cum
bincs anything like the desirable quail
ties for q farmer that tho team which
4 Described possesses, aud when II b.
o comcs desirable 10 dispose Of thei
. pro,iuca the colts Of such mares will
, lind n reader sale than those Of any q
!. the others, being exactly suited In IN,
!. wants of tho rich city gentleman for hi
family carriage, for which he mus
o have a strung. handsome. snowy team
and. as such teams are always scarce
/ he must par q good price for them.
Large drsy-horses usually bring ~
o muncrativc prices; but fcw men vii
pay ne much for q team Ia haul thei
y bales u cotton or barrels Of Tour a
, thcy will for a team Ia draw thcir fam
! lies In Central or Lincoln Park In win
ter. and 81 Newport aud Long Brancl
/, In che summer. wher each millionaIr
4 strives to Quito the others In the beau
| " aud style Of his carriage horses.
1 II will b. useless for the farmer 4
4 try and grt such horses ~ thrse for
, VERY low price. but when b. ha. FUN
n them nsser mind The price. An sstr
N hundfed dollars or % Invested IN sue
n . span win pay better lntsr--t than 4
1 The savings bssk. whea the fsrme
. has obtained he team of msr,s ~ biz
icsk Tor = sss'hcn ~ - scariT Ire an
1 type ~ he can lind lie must lie fan
sixteen hands high. % rod dsp<~itto<
snd have The bold. high ka<a aetso
whlch chAFarteFlsea q hAa eAgxAa.
Z horse. for which rich b<,rfs are sillin
70 pay literally. this hnr~< eas n
IN three minutes Instead u fur !
!. n1rh ~ b>tter-A l. ksfdt. /.
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