Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-26
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there are several Fullers in town who are
merchants and all are popular, but in this
| instance we mean James E., who is as
good a Judge of horses as any man in
town-'I want to buy a good horse, who
| has one to sell?'
swell, replied Mr.. F., Il suppose there
are good horses to be bought. What kind
of horse do you want?''
Dropping his head for a moment as if
thinking it over, the gentleman who had
first spoken looked up and said: IL want
a horse to weigh about ten hundred pounds,
bay or black, sound as Il nut in every
joint kind and gentle every way, Il good
work horse that can furrow out with, or
haul in load of hay with. or put into Il
horse rake, one that will go off strong with
two persons in the buggy at the rate of
nine miles an hour up hill and down, not
afraid of the cars, one that Il lady can drive,
that will stand anywhere without hitch
ing, and that | can buy for from $40 to
$780,.
II don't know where you will find such
horse, answered Mr.. Fuller. ''The horse
you have described is not easy to pick
horse, but if owned one it would take
quite a pile to buy him..
We have thought good deal upon the
''character, so to speak, which this
Il
family horse. Such horse as he rapidly
pictured in his description given above,
would approach very nearly to the standard
of the perfect horse about which the
gifted hurry wrote such big book. But
every quality mentioned is one which is
absolutely necessary to the makeup of
that pet animal, the family horse The
combination however is one that is so
seldom present in a single horse, as to
make it almost impossible to find such
horses on the market. The man who
has such one never wants to
part with it. 1t is these horses that are
loved, kindly cared for, and when old
given their time and at last tenderly buried
| And yet, such horses may occasionally be
purchased. The combination of size and
the working qualities with good road ac-
ton: of that spirit which we like to see in
an up-headed, good styled, quick motioned
horse. with kind disposition and gentle
freedom from all tricks and vices, these
are not easy to find in one horse. Also
lutte soundness, As horSe-mcn say lin wind
and limb. is very seldom met with. "Ies.
he is good horse; but-hs wind is
| broken; or. his knees are sprung: or, his
feet are tender: or. he is spawned; or. he
| is treacherous in the stable: or, he she's
at objects on the road: or, he is slow
walker: or. he is lazy; or, liable to run !;
or, a score of other outs" How often are
such terms used in describing horses. The
perfect horse, like the perfect woman or
man, is hard to find. When found they
are not for sale; or if sold command so
high price that the few only can possess
them. These are the horses for which
the five hundred and thousand dollars
apiece are quickly paid by the wealthy
city residents, and for which there is
always demand that exceeds the supply.
Why not breed more of them: They
can be bred as the trotter is bred; as the
fat Hereford is bred, or as any class OF
type of domestic animals are bred, pro
vided the same system, care and attention
is given to the business. Qualities are
inherited: like begets like; a care in
union produces good offspring blood
tells; disposition tells; good as well as
bad habits are transmitted; selection
improves; method and system in breeding
gives uniformly the best results. BY
observing these things, farmers should
endeavor each year to approach
nearer and nearer to the stand
ard of 1.-The perfect horse" in all theil
breeding 1t is the horse always in de
mand: and the time is not far distant, il
advance and improvement in breeding ha:
anv significance or value whatever, wheI
to breed any other than the perfect hors'
will be regarded aS needless blunder.
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