Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-05-22
PARIS. MAINE, TUESDAY. MAY %, 1888.
Horse Raising.

The successful farmer not only Lss the
bes, OF lsdsmen, and care but IL skillful In
carving out his plans ani designs. Sons
farmers are good q, rsislue nae crops, yet
they fail In taking care OF their stock,
or In keeping the most profitable stock.
And there are some who do no, raise ~
good crops a. they should. yet they have .
faculty OF taking the best of care of thsir
stock, and ATE the best jsdges OF stock.
too. Again, some show grra, partially
for certain kind ofthelr stock, which are
cared for much better than the others.
This IL wrong. This fact 10 10 well 10 be
understood, that the grc,test care, eeono'
nv, aud prudence, must be praciised by
the msjOriiy OF oar farmers, for them To
have . proht at the snd OF the year.
Nothing wild, foolish, or eItrsysgsnt, can
be done long and have anything.
ASS general rule II 10 no, best for the
farmer 10 depend entirely on one hind OF
stock or crop for LIVING. n IL IL the
most profitable to-day IL will not Always
De. II, IL yell 20 look ahead aud be some
what prepared FOR the changes that are
cOuilnually taking place. The price OF
wool Il such that farmefs cannot AfJri to
keep sheep for the wool alone, bot they
should IL only for their own good, as IL s
the chespes, and most healthy meat that
can be had. I can see ~ once that a. the
price butter sni cheese brings. IT'S Tor
the Intersst OF the farmer to keep good
cows no, poor ones. Every farmer should
make his own pork, bu, they cannot make
IL ~ prodi 10 SELL The stock that coaid
be larger income 10 the farmer than IL u,
IL the raising of nne horses. This should
not be The principal business OF the ordl'
nary farmer. yet every farmer should feep
Al leas, one high.brvd mare. IL costs no
more. and 10 Il jisi n easy, 10 breed q
good horse as poor one, and oae feels
little more pride 10 raising . good Que.
The great mistake made By the common
breeder Of the horse 1. The choice OF The
brood mare, too maEy susound, broken
down, snail. worthless mare. arO bred
from.
We DO no, expect grapes from ihorns,
nor ags from ihlsils-, and 10 !. last {. an.
reasonable 10 suppose such mares 10 pro-
duce colts that vii make va'u,b,e horses.
4, will be mach better ~ fuu In debt fog
. Young, sound mare of the fighi breeding
than 10 breed from many OF the mares thai
are bred from We say this, much s We
dfsA Ani sbhor debt
Itls said Of one farmers breeding SOW,
that she Was nly dollars clear pronI io
him aysar IL stocd be certainly this Tor
q breeding mare. And some years 10 will be
much more She should be wOfkei
tnoaga 20 pay her keeplng. - u will D.
no, ouly ;he better fof her bui for the ioAls
TOO, and syyry onc she brings viii DC 80
much clear Essry foh shoald be woria
certainly n'ty dollars when four mouihs
oil. And somc will be worth mach morc.
ThO.e whose means are limited Should
be carcfal sboat a.ing hlgh.Prlcci horses,
unlsss they can breed them on shares.
Olsn ths stock OF some horse who was
LILLE thought oi In bis day proves III
very best,-nueh better than The stock
OF some whose r,pai,tion stood hi.h Tor
= while. a. 81 their services, too. IL u
well - have An eye oal fJr some o' the
horses that 90 not have 90 high q repa'
taiiou a. some, AMI are known - BE-
w,ll.bfcd. IL l. safer Ani better ~ use
hofsss that have proved good slfcs than
colts, or young untfici horses. Iishould
be the aim o' all 20 have the horses
thsy breed possess eeriaia qualities.
Flr.;. ,oundness, seconi. good slte
thlri, they should be kind, free, pleasant
drivers, With style ani beauty, ani the
more speed the better. Yet other quail
ties shoui not bs saefincei any for
spoci - VERMONT, In Ne" Easland
Farmer.