The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-08
Blooded Horses and Fine Stock.
For the Democratic Advocate.

MEssRs. EDITORS OF the many new and
attractive features which the energetic Pres
ident of the Maryland Agricultural Society
proposes to introduce at the coming fall ex-
hibition, one of more than ordinary interest
to stock growers is the establishment of
market for the sale of horses and cattle, at
comparatively trifing cost, and under the
most advantageous circumstances for both
seller and buyer. Maryland is fast becoming
stock growing state. Already strictly hrst-
class horses, grown within her borders, may
be counted by the score, and almost generally
better class of horses have supplanted the
inferior ones of few years ago. Our farmers
are beginning to realize that there is more
money in rearing really good stock than in
growing many kinds of produce, which cost
a great amount of labor and return little If
any profit. Our soil is well adapted to the
growth of the best grasses, we have an album
dance of the finest water, and a climate
subject to neither extremes of heat or cold,
altogether making it possible for US to grow
the best grade of horses and cattle attainabe.
Equal to Kentucky in all else, we possess the
advantage of better facilities TO ship our sur
plus stock to its natural market in both north
and south seaboard states. 1t is confidently
expected that the cattle quarantine will soon
be removed (the dread scourge of pleuro-
pneumonia having been extirpated), and then
again there will be an active demand for our
thoroughbred cattle, than which there are
none finer in the world After growing the
stock for sale, naturally the next thing in
order is the cheapest and most effective means
of reaching the buyer. 1t would seem to
yoIr correspondent that the idea suggested by
Mr.. Brown is all that could be desired.
Commencing with the September exhibition
arrangements can be made for the regular
sales Of stock. They may be semi-annually,
quarterly, and in course of time even monthly.
Persons having stock for sale may notify the
Secretary in time, and, upon payment of
small fee, his stock will be catalogued, and
these catalogues, fixing the date Of sale, will
be sent broadcast over the country, thus
giving the best possible advertisement at an
insignificant cost. These sales will soon
become so popular that in short while our
Pimheo will have become a veritabIe Lex
ington. and we will only be astonished that
we should have manifested so much indiffer-
ence during all these long years to an industry
so pleasant and profitable. Let us hope that,
by way of introducing our stock and its pos
sibilities to the general public, that in the
matter of horses especially the very best
stations of each class shall be on exhibition
at Pimiico in September. In this connection
1t seems to your correspondent that it would
be good idea that, in order to secure the
very best representation for our county, that
the Secretary located at Westminster extend
an invitation TO all owners of fine horses to
bring them to the county seat on certain
date, and these owners name a committee,
whose duty it will be to select such horses as
will best represent each class, and upon the
whole insure our county ereditable and fair
representation. In this manner the county
would make the best possible exhibition of
E "a stock and IN the host aAva IF oil
concerned. There may, however, be some
better plan and the writer would be greatly
pleased if this article simply serves the pur-
pose Of calling forth suggestions from a few
of the many intelligent and practical stock
growers in Carroll county. FARMER.