The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-10-04

ponse 1s wasted mon Them. These
establishments ore well known. aid
their well-tra ned colts find u ready
sale at prices that no Farmer can expect
to OBJ ain for equally good animals. Tho
demand for very fast horses at very
big prices, is limited, and these estab-
lishments can now supply it.@ THO far
mer who would compete with them is
little short Of insane. Tho numbers Of
fast trotters are increasing moro rapidly
than is tile demand for them, Tour
hundred and fifty (450) gained admis.
sion to the 2:30 class this year. III 1870
there were only 151 horses in this class:
10Y there arc over 5000. !,
From what l have said it will be
seen that there are two chief dinicul-
ties in the way Of farmers; tho first is
the extreme improbabilIty Of his having
the mares from which lie can possibly
obtain the desired results, even il he
has the intelligence and skill necessary
in such u complicated problem, and the
second IL his want Of facilities for the
economical and successful development
and training Of tho colts. 1t is this
training that ruins. Some Of the great
breeding establishments, notably Alox-
ander's in kentucky, breed only. They
do not train their colts, but sell them
TO others to do this and TO incur the
risk and expense thereof.
Still the question is, what horses
shall we raise?
The present prices Of different grades
OF horses at tho Twonty-fourth street
market in New York city are as fol"
lows: Common street Car horses, $l25
to $3.50; best street car horses, $lG0 to
sits, rOadsters, fifteen and q half hands
high, OF good qualify, $3.50; roadsters Of
extra quality, and capable Of trotting
In three minutes, $500 to 5000; coupe
horses, from $275 10 $500; coacllers,
from $500 to $1,000 per pair, with higher
prices for great excellence; express
horses, weighing 1900 pounds, $3.50 tn
1876; truck horses weighing 1400 pounds
and upward, 1915 to $500 each, with
those Of extra size aud quality, from
$3.50 to $500 each. We can study these
figures with advantage.
1t does not pay any one 10 rilse
horses OF the street car class, and when
electricity is generally used for street
car propulsion, these horses will have
almost no market whatever. we have
shown how uncertain is the breeding OF
the roadster class. All the others are
large sized horses. Coachers are high
priced when Of good quality, but 1t is
difficult to get them good enough.
They must have fine heads, and good
necks we'll put on, and high knee ac-
ton, and a lofty carriage Of the tail,
and their color must be good. Then
much time and expense are necessary 10
get them "slaped up'' properly. The
truck horse commands nearly as high
an average price as does the coacher,
and his value is not affected by Il big
head or little one, and but little by his
neck whether it Is long or short. lie
can carry his tail where and as lie
ploases, and 1t matters little what his
color is. In other words, there are five
OF more blanks in raising coachers to
III draft horses. The new French
Coachers and the Cleveland Bays are
magnificent, and 1 wish there were
more of them, but we are now looking
only for money.
but pure-bred mares there will Of course
the progeny. Fortunately all these
drop into good classes. II not heavy
enough for draft purposes they COM
mand good prices from the express
companies, while the best In style and
action make excellent coupe horses.
The very highest are we'll suited for the
increasingly popular Hanson, /
Col Rayenhiil,S who examinedaAmo
lean horses with a view to their pur-
chase for the English army, stated in
his report that our horses are only
suited for tho highest mounts, while
the horses large enough Tor artillery
service and for uso in the commissMy
department cannot be found here in
sufficient numbers to warrant any re-
lance to be placed upon them. There
can DO no question but that this cor
rectly represents the inferior size Of our
average horses. Similar statements arc
given in their reports made to the
French and German governments by
their officers who made examinations
here. We thus have additional reasons
for breeding and feeding for greater
size.
The figures have given we're OBJ
tanned II few days ago from /. II. Dohl-
man. the largest dealer i'll New York.
and this Important statement was
added, that draft horses can always be
sold for ready cash, while coachers,
r0adsterS, ETC., often eat off q good part
Of their heads in finding buyers. we
therefore conclude from the foregoing
that our farmers will find much greater
profit in breeding heavy horses than can
be expected from those Of any other
character.
1t is not u purpose to enter into the
consideration OF the relative merits OF
the various large breeds, or to indicate
whether Normans, Clydes or Shlres
will give the greatest profits from thei,
colts. We will content ourselves with
the statement that soundnoss Of feet.
leyel-headedness, quietness Of disposi,
ton and rapidlty Of walk. are prime
considerations and are here named in
the order Of their Importance. The
breed that possesses these qualities In
the greatest degree should be preferred.
1t has been the stupendous error OF
The average farmer to consider that any
mare will do to raise q colt from.
Thousands Of worthless horses bear