The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-05
Shall We Raise Horses or uules.
Spastanb,,rg Spartan.

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We are pleased to note the incresa;np
.ttention paid TO the breeding of yorf
took by our farmers, but regret To ace
the, press in general, advocating breeding
mules In preference TO horses. Some
seem to forget that in order TO breed
mules, you have TO have "mare hoYsea -
and after while, you either have 10 Duo
,r breed mares in order to continue rails.
ing mules: Then why not raise horses
altogether? There are always male colta
that viii do heavy, hard work and take
ihe place of the mule in every particular
Except kicking, killing calves, sheep or
',ltle negroes, jumping fences and. other
ieyi'try. Since qt,le a email boy. the
writer has had considerable experience
aud observation In raising both mules
and horse colts, and horse colts may ba
pastured with any l:ind of stock With
safety, but a mule, we'll, don't know
any stock raised on the farm these days.
that you can pasture with mule without
,nss M 10 the proprietor, except the negro
We have been pas,uripg these two to.
Eeiher, traising grassy cottonl for long
lime and we accept the figures of the
Importation of mules and the exports.
'ors OF negrOs, az conclusive evidence
that the darkey is ahead and according
10 Darwin, "the ittest have survived"
aud the darkey Is better on the farm
than the mule. Well think so too, for
we can both work and uote the darkey
and they keep right steady on ''razin''
aii the time, regardless of short pastures
and tho price of corn, while lie mule
wont even vote to 60 on Whom he gets TO
a place where you and he don't agree.
Neither will he multiply or "raise" any.
thing but n hiU RIM, ,,,;u of ,b,,s,.s
lightning with his heels. Some folks
say the mule suits the darkey better than
the horse, but this 10 no argument in
tavor of raising mules in preference to
horses, for the simple reason that Won
cant raise mule colt without o mare
nnd the average farmer cannot afford To
Keep q mare for the only purpose OF
raising mule colt and my observation
ID that The darkey treats the horse as he
would the white man and the mule as he
would the daFkey and darkey that owns
IA goud looking "hos" aud yellow wife,
feels himself far abnve bia neiphbor who
has black wifs and u mule team. If
there is real fine span Of largo horsee
an the farm to do work with the mules.
the darkey that takes charge of this
team, feels tha. he il elected to a higher /.
poslli"n. He talks TO aud treats ,Iem
with degree Of reverence aud pride
that he will not bps,ow upon mule and
the farmer who drives fine pair of largo
h"rses, certainly deserves more credit
and q better position in society than IL y
he drives'a pair of treacherols mules.
1t Is claimed that mules cost less to raise
nnd do more. work according to the feed
consumed. This Ia true as regards the
common large. long coupled, laose joint. S
"a. lankey horse, but the cross from the
improved breeds Of heavy draft horses
with our common mares, produces
stout, active, close built horse, that will
stand as much heavy work and require
as little feed az q mule aud doubles The
mule In selling value. He Is more man
ageable, niore spirited and better suited Y
tor drawing the machinery on the farm,
or the carriage to town. We hope that
the progressive farmera will still enconr.
age progress by raising fne horse colts.;
There Is no progress. in the mule. |.
He Is the last link of degeneracy,
tor wise nature has frowned upon his
deviltry and will not permit his multi.
piications, even unto the second genera. (.
ton.
FARMERs soa.