Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-07-18
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FARM AND ROAD HORSES.
Something OF the crosses an Ohi'
Man Would Use to Produce Them.

Something OF the crosses an Ohio
Man Would Use to Produce Them.
Harvey Brown, OF Carroll county,
o., relates some Of his experience and
observations 10 the Pnral Ncw Yorker
thus:
In 1866 l bought pacing FLY, four
months old, for which l paid $50. 1t
was sired by large. well-formcd stall
lion, with fincly-dcveloped bone and
muscle. that could pace perhaps at a
$50 gait He had no pedigree, but was
pretty good general-purpose horse.
The dam was lG hands high, deep
through the chest, with a short back,
high head, with bono and muscle unex-
celled. pacing, perhaps. thrce-min-
ute rate unframed; pedigree unknown.
When the FLY became four years old
she was bred to SCOTS Hiatoga-$l0
insurance to produce fold. Her foal
was filly-a PAGER and trotter-- which
l sold when three years old for S2l0
The next year she was again sold for
$3.50. at which time she could show a
2:40 gait. either pacing or trotting.
She was l6 hands, "up-hcaded, yet
not very handsome.
Next I raised full brothcr-pacer
and trotter which sold for S275 when
three years old. Next was n lilly sired
by Kings H atoga; a trotter which I
sold for $50 when four months old.
Next was a colt sired by SCOTS
Hiatoga. for which l was offered $3.50
before he was two years old. Some
time after that l traded him at that
price for other stock. Then l bred her
for three seasons TO Prince Hiatoga-
son of Scott weighing 1875 pounds.
He was bay, 16 hands. with bone,
muscle, head, eyc, ear. name and tail.
perhaps entirely unobjectionable. He
could pace at 2:40 rate, or trot Il
three-minute gait unframed. AS an
all-purpose horse ho was very hard 10
beat. From this horse raised three
colts; all could pace and trot. The
first was a gray which l sold when
three years old at 1925. In the fall of
1888 he sold for $3.50. and later he was
sold at 1926 when in his 18th year.
He was valued as roadster. Next
was bay which sold when three
years old at $3.50; since that time $500
have been offered for him. Next was
q gray for which l received $50 when
three months old. The last three were
sold in the midst of the panic from 1874
to 1873.
The next was sired by Hazard"
son of LcXington-S25 insurance. |
sold him for 1925 in the fall of 1881,
when two years past. He could neither
trot pace nor run. He would rather
play than work. He was a perfect
mongrel, unsafe 10 handle. in no way
reliable, except us a jumper. upwards,
sidewisc. backward or forward. The
next cot was red by Rex lliatoga-
son OF SCOTS which | sold when two
years old for $12j. lie could pace and
trot, and was sold again the same seal
son for $3.50. My next colt was by
Rex Hiatoga $50 to insurance). was
offered $50 last summer. and by next
spring when he VII be two years old.
| confidently expect to realize 5000 for
him. He also PAGES and trots.
As a result of breeding this pacing
and trotting roadster or aIl-purpose
mare of unknown blool, to large, we'll
bened, and muscular roadsters, fast,
and all-purpose horses, we have for the
eight colts sold At the average age of
about two years 81 ,3Sj with one Is
months old yet to sell; counting it sold
ut Sl6l. the figures will be 81, 400 for
nine colts.
The above experience teaches that to
insure greater success in the future, l
must, first, as a basis, buy mare five
years old, weighing l.2O pounds l5f
hands high. with hind legs broad and
thin. deep AMI ROUND feet, high-headed.
slim around the throat; deep chcstcd,
round-ribbcd, AMI having a hcavay
black name and tail To these add
fine head, c.,c AMI cur. AMI n free,
open trot of not less than four min
ute gait, and kind disposition.
must then find Il stallion possessing all
The characteristics of thc mare; l6f
lands high, weighing 1870 pounds,
with heavy muscles. good knee action,
and free. open tr"t, OF about three
or four minutes to the m le, with will
10 improve. should not carr to what
breed or family either parent might
bclong. so that | could secure the in
1ividual cxctllenc: above described,
in both sire and dam. From such
cross, should confidently expect to
furnish the market with rua,lSters, all
purpose, coach. park or fast horses,
which command the highest prices in
any city where the desire exists to
excel ones ncighbors in a grand turn
putt and those who, | kc myself, are
act able to keep fast team for plea
sure, gated horse for saddle, and .
heavy span for draft, may by the means
of such sire and dam raise 4 family OF
horses possessing all the desired qua
litics of each. at q very reasonable
expense. Remember We connot waste
lime by commencing with scrub stock.
but get good basis for the result you
wish, not forgetting that like begets
like frequently.
We cannot afford to pay from $50 tc
$3.50 for the use of fast sircs unless we
have con elusive assurance that the an
imars pedigree or the excellence of the
The previous foals of the dam will
warrant the outlay. In breed
ing the roadster, coach, park, all,
purpose horse, the sire must not DO less
than Is hands; with perfect feet and
limbs, well musclcd, stylish aud SYM
metrical throughout. and he should be
able to show three or four minute