Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-29
HORSES FOR MARKET.
How They Are Classified and the "Points"
They Should Possess.

are considered marketable unless they
are strictly sound.
Streeters are mostly used by street
railway companies. They must weigh
not less than 4 1850 pounds up to 1,20o
pounds and be not less than four or
more than seven years old. No re-
striction as to color, but it is necessary
that they possess good bone and feet
and the general appearance of good,
durable horse. The average price paid
for them is 1925 per head. This stock
undergoes the most thorough inspec-
ton, and all which are unsound or
refuse to work, are returned to the
dealer.
Feeders are the draft horses wanting
in flesh, weighing 1900 pounds and up
ward, and having frame and bone suf-
ficient to carry about 800 pounds more
fat. They are bought by those
making it a b BUSINESS of feeding and
fattening horse s-mostly by firms in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. They pay
from $3.50 to 5000 each, shipping them
dHo 1IOLl tWO w 1OUl
months, making more money on one
car than an ordinary dealer would by
handling six or eight cars Of horses.
In November last there was shipped
from my barn, sixteen feeders that cost
an average here of $1S7.5O per
head. They were shipped to Ohio,
where they were fed until the last o.
February and sold to New York
buyer for 1926 per head. Estimated
cost of feeding. buying and shipping,
was $45. 60 per head, giving net profit
If 81, 1929. 40 for the sixteen head. Good
interest and wages for three and half
months time!
To carry on this line of work, if
winter, prepare a good warm stable,
us your horse will not take on flesh
unless kept warm. Select good sound
geldings, weighing not less than $50
pounds, If thin in flesh, of good color.
not less than three nor more than six
years old. with plenty of bone, good
frame, stocky build, short back, we'll
coupled, and with ribs well sprung out.
Avoid all Others Three quarts oats, 2
quarts shelled corn and l or quarts
dry bran three times day at regular
intervals, with a handful of meal once
day and a small allowance of hay,
will increase your horse 100 pounds in
80 days, if an ordinary feeder, and if
continued 80 days, horse will more
readily bring $3.50 than $175 when
thin. Turn them in lot one at time
daily for an hour. Continue this up to
within three weeks before marketing
no grooming being necessary. Now
lead them out and give them walk
once a day, and give a thorough groom
ing after walking.
Draught horB SEES must reach well up
to 1000 pounds ana from that 1900
and occasionally 1900 to 1000 pounds.
A good draught horse weighing 800
pounds is worth 5000. and for every
100 pounds of Increase you can safely
add $25. 1t was a common saying,
mo foot no horse. p" Buyers overlook
or purchase horse with a poor foot
when he POSSESSES extra good bone,
but | have never known one to pur-
chase horse having poor bone, on ac-
count of good feet.
Express horses are selected from the
light draught class, choosing the
smoothest. best quality and those of
good action on y, rejecting bad colors,
such as dun, light sorrels, light grays,
etc, and refusing those having bald
face, glass eye or white forefoot.
They should be about 16 hands high,
from five to sixyears old and from l, $50
to l, 450 pounds in market, which means
from 1.450 to 900 pounds in the coun-
try. They bring from $175 to 1925 per
head.
Carriage and coach horses are the
most difficult c ass to obtain, while the
demand is constantly on the increase.
Range. size, color, action and dis
position are the necessary requisites.
There being no established price,
it depends largely on how we'll you
please your customers fancy, or how
much he is willing to pay. If they
are first-class, you can ask for them
as much as 1T takes to buy 40 acres
adjoining your farm, and not be con-
sidered out of reason.
Drivers cover quite wide range,
and vary in price from 800 to an al
most unlimited sum. owing to style,
action and speed. They are not mar.
ketable unless five years old, and well
broken to harness. If used single, it
is necessary to have size-from /, 100
to 1,200 pounds In pairs, those weigh
ing from 1,OOD pounds upward are
usual.
| believe the best results, financially.
will follow those who breed in the
draft line, one bf the many advantages
being that you can almost grow them
in two years. and if good colts at that
age, you can find ready sale for them
at very remunoratiye prices. l often
hear men say that the draft-horse bust
ness is being overdone. Don't be
alarmed at such foolishness. The day
has not dawnnd. Tho ;nf,,+ - -.