The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-18
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Breeding EGoausfc-s.

Breeding Egoad tiers.
Inc great essentials of Il good road
ster are endurance. ]ncn and
speed, Without these qualit es he can
never be Il first class road horse:
though. OF course. # you supcradd 10
these quail ties beauty. docillty and
Sig lie, You mater aIlg Increase the val
lie of the m NAL. EN- crience, the
test OF teachers. has sh Jwn us that no
morse can possess endurance. speed
and game without being well bred
Starting, therefore. on tls theory. that
no horse is fitted to get. and no mare
IS ilttsd to tcal, 4 colt intended for a
road horse, unless he or she be we'll
bred, let us inqu re what are the QUAIL
ltcs most to hedesircd on the part OF
each. a horse, to be a mover of the
right sort, must have his me hanism
as perfcct as a chronomcter watch. A
certain style is necessary to 90 faS,
and to stay. Weall know that those
hofses which have gone fastest. and
pe1h notcu Slayers, nave been possess
ca OF wonderful power across the
IONS. nave never seen n successful
routing morse IN this country without
a lowerful quarter. and | have seen
most OF the famous o9es. OF course it
Is necessary to perfection TO have
with this powerful lever behind, a
slopng shoulder, deep chest, a good
rib and good legs; but unless YOU have
the powerful quarter, all these good
qual tes are OF no avail. would.
then, cndcayor to have both dam and
re pro dci with til essential, and
and II not both. at least one of chem.
Then the attempt should be to oct he
sloping shoulder. blood | Ike neck and
head. 1t is true with an UPRIGHT
shoulder ahorsc may be fast. but there
IS not the same ease of acton which is
essential Tor endurance. as in the Stop
ing shoulder DR.. S. II. Adams.
Mechanicsburg, o.
Vermont Hints on Breeding.
In no country in the world is the
keeping of horses for the purpose of
pleasure rs well us utility. more larpe.
ly q ssem mated among persons of all
classes, than in The United States: and
the desire and alb lily both TO keep
bred horses, of Il h oh grade. is daily
gaining ground both in town and
-hhioiS .tl SliNStS lllt ttSIie
to raise valuable stock is on the in
crease. 1t was said in former mes
by Il farmer. concerning some miser.
able. broken-w nded, ring, boned and
spawned old mare, .Oh, she will do
to ra sc a COLT But it is now well
understood that the breeder had BETTER
shoot such 4 mare at nee, than to I'M
dertake to raise II colt from her, so far
as his pecun airy benefit is con-
cerncd. If YOU get a colt from Il poor
old WORKOUT mare. the foal will be
nothing but an abortion and q d S
grace.
The mare should have size. svmmc
try and soundneSs, as well us beauty
and good blood. She should have a
heavy frame, and a little more
thai the average length from hip to
shoulder. slopin@ hps and vide chest.
She should lie gentle, free from vicious
hab Is. and free from all constitutional
Il seases and defermiiics. Never breed
from a sulky. ialky or vicious mare,
unless you wish to pcrpctuatc the
evil.
In the choice of a stallion for breed
ING good horses%the more blood. COM
pataole with the size required. the
better. The pure blood and II gh-bred
has greater qulckncss, strength. health
and V gor of constitution, as well rs
greater courage. The blood should
be on the side of the stallion. Breed
up. not down. Never put a mare to a
stallion OF inferior blood. The stallion
shout! also be free from wees of TEN.
per and disposition, us he will surely
transmit them to his progeny. He Will
also transmit disease and malforma-
tons. and therefore these should be
avoided Joseph f. White, Rutland,
Vermont.
The Cause orGarset.
Garget may be due to one of several
causes. or to Il comb nation of them.
These may be divided MO causes oper-
atlng from without the ana mal-eX-
trims C causes and those having with
n the nmal-intri nsic causes. While
the foregoing d vsion comprehend all
cases or 5 mple inflammation of the
adder. we may have to do with what
may be considered specific mamit.s, i.
p. Inflammation due to infection, or
the transm ssion f.om one COW to an
other; and. again, to garget due 20 the
Pruptive diseases, such being the vac.
t1he OF the COW, cplzoot.c, eczema,
etc.
Extrjnsic causes are comprehended
and r INJURIES of various kinds, as
from kicks. bruises, too great draughts
Of I. too little bedding. cuts. etc,
ore her with sudden weather changes.
faulty milking and over-stocking. The
intrtns e Il cs are those set in action
BY sudden and unwise food changes.
as from a spare indoor feed to a flush
p~asturage, or front a light gran feed
10 II full rat on CT OIL cake. etc. TT
berculos often manifests itself in a
severe garget def ing all remedial eff
lort. These, together with the predis-
pos ton which exists in all deep mix
ers, may be said to comprise the in
ir!nsic causes of garget.
The symptoms Of 5 mple garget are
to fam ! ar hat little need be said of
hem. There IS every graduation from
The ease With no general symptom, the
lightly increased temperature of the
adder. together with a hardly percep-
ib!c hardening oft, as the only man