Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-03-27
hundred to three thousand dollars being
paid fOr yearlins'.

found In horse or . family OF horses II
wholly determined by the actual perform.
anoe. Of ,hs, horse or bis family oa the
race course aud the road. The Wilkes
family 10, a, the presen, time, about as
gil,.edged as any. Just see what caused
IL. Geo. Wilkes entered the stud =,
eighteen year. Of age and died q, twenty.
seven. and With nine year. Of stud sef-
vice. getting less than four hundred foal'.
he sired siI,y uot,sr .nd PAGERS With
record. from 2:l3t TO $50 T~en,y.
three Of his .oa'. most Of them foslsd
since 1874. have sired fifty three per.
formers With record. 10 2:3O OF better,
and thirteen Of ,hi. number have records
better than 2:?0. T~o Of bis gfsndehil.
dren have thi. year. {. ihre.yeH-old'.
te.,sn ?;2O. via: HouH. 2:l9l. by on-
ward. 2:?ji. and Sable Wilkes, 2:ls, by
Guy Wilkes. 2;ljt Nov -hs, family
would no, be fashionable With ,ueh .
showing Great as Gen. Knox certain.
ly vas. ts did no, endo~ hi. descendants
With any such speed producing power.
The Almon,s are another gilt-edse
family. but ihi. s owing solely TO the
fact th., the descendants Of this great
stallion produce speed with grea, uniform.
iiy ia all sections Of the country where
they are found. Had we space -e could
give the figure. TO Prove this assertion.
Other f.mili,, nigh, be mentioned. but
al owe their popularity. h,hsy have .ay.
10 actual performance.
We believe the KaoI blood 10 be very
valuable to eros. With the H.mbleioniAn.
20 produce ,fo,ters aud foad.ler, bat We
should no, have bad even our Knot .,.l.
loa, TO any gre., extent IL the brceder.
Of Maine had year. ago done as hr. VII
son advises. and made it rule not 10
pay over twenty Ave dollar, for the use
Of any stallion. for Gen. Knox was in hi,
day on. Of the gil, edge. hish.bloodsd.
fashionable stallion. which Mr.. Wilson
say. are . curse to the county. and stood
a, slOO service fee for several years. II
10 one had been willing 90 pay over
twenty Ave dollars. Mr. Lang would have
.old kim ior thirty thousand dollars. the
amour, be va, offered iof him when be
va. eight year, old, because VI the speed
he had shown. Msn are 60, plenty Who
care TO keep in tie stud at twenty-five
dollars. /. ,,.llioa that represents thirty
thousand dollars. OF even five thousand
dollars. How many Of the bc., stations
,h., have been brough, into Maine dur.
ins the pas, ten OF fifteen years, aud are
adding 80 much 20 the value Of our stock.
would ever have been broush, here II no.
body would pay over twenty-five dollars
to use thsml
Let u. illustrate. We will suppose
for instance th., Mt Wilson in = spun,
Of philanthropy aud desire TO dsmoa.
,,r.,e the superiority ot the Knoi blood.
make, up hi. mind to raise stallion for
the beneh, Of the breeder, Of Maine. We
will suppose him to gird up bic loins and
issue forth from hi. mountain fa,,nes.es
and 10 wander TO aud fro In the earth
seeking for good Knox mare 10 breed
from. After due consideration he buys
foe and fa., mate by Dr. Franklin.
dam by Oilbfelh KnoI. Al the proper
time he takes this mare up 10 Ramiord
and breed, her 70 Mr.. G. W. KimbalT.
Hel.ir, by Gen. KnoI Furthermore, We
will suppose th., a, the re.al, Of this yen'
ture hi. heart i. made glad by hne.
large stallion col, Of superior quality that
show. sres, promise Of speed. 80 much 20
,h., q, three years Of age be has him
trained with the re.gl, ,ha, be wins bis
hr, race With ease, getting record OF
?:3O. Later =, the State Fair be reduce.
IL 20 2:25, which would be nothing
strange for e5l, Of bis breeding. II well
handled. We will assume that be re-.
fuse. several good offers Of from $4,000
TO slo, 900 and decides 10 use him in the
stud To improve the stock Of the State.
and advertise. him q, twenty i've dollars
20 insure. The tfee, Of such = course
would b. 10 brng mare, TO hi, hsrsm
from Ill parts Of the State aud in such
numbers the, he would be obliged 20
turn off half Of them or ruin hi. colt, OF
else pu, the price up TO .evsniy.h'e doll
Lars OF course ,hi, latter woald not do.
q. no man ough, to pay IL, 80 he permits
him 20 have ell the mare. that be can
possibly attend to, until =, the snd Of the
second season be fnd. him en,irely use.
l.s. for stud purposes. no foal. resulting
from hi. service. during the last OF it.
The nsI, season he campaigns him aud
h. lowers his record TO 2:l2, beating the
stallion record aud several Of bis colts,
the re.ul, Of hi. ,eryiee. asa t-o.yeaf'
old, show srea, speed, ge,,ins records
better than $50 as t~o-year.old'.
Nov suppose some wealthy breeder in
Kentucky. aware Of all these facts, aud
knowing him to have resained bis powers
a. fosl gs,,er. odsr. Mr. Wilson fifty
thousand dol'.r for him Would be
think /, would pay to refuse l., and stand
him =, twenty five dollA,' OF course
not. Ba, suppose lha, the breeders oI
Maine get up petition and present iC
him to persuade him TO keep bis stallion
in the State, agreeing 10 furnish him all
the mares be wants a, three hundred dol.
lars by the season. would be still ,hiak
be was an enemy TO bis country II b
should keep him aud stand bin at ths
price, Would be advise breeders no, Il
use him, Or would be think that the
son. and sr.nd.ons Of this horse th.
we're kept as stations. we're scrubs O'
that be va. = curse to the country
Come nov. yoa whom | have hears
say that no al oigat 10 ask more thar
twenty OF twenty-five d,ll.p f1r III, u,'
Of q stallion. would any Of you refuse 4
take fifty dollars for the u.s. Of s,.llior
II you should chance u rase q phsaonl
nal oa,' o.. sappIp yoi ')li hin {
sons Of yoir nsishbon and hi. colt
prove such uo't,n that his fee should b.
raised to SIS. j. IL not ten eh.tess {,
one that you will breed to him yourself
Circum,,sne-s alter cases ia thi, ~ i
other matters. A man that caa shJrC
TO pay SIS for yoke Of s,eer. sl0C
for . ne~ wagon. $50 for q new milel
eo~ ran .H,ti to nav $50 for the u,r