Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-26

growing or raising must III Si0"'
degree depend upon the character
and difference in the soil of our
lands. Sheep might be raised with
profit on some, which would be diff
terent on others.
All of you are too familiar with
our up and downsin raising cereals
for me to advance any new ideas
had hoped at one time that we
should find profit in raising beef
cattle, bat the competition from
the West has in a great measure
detracted from that. In view OF
everything, Mr.. President ana
gentlemen, l think what we should
look to is that which would bring
most money in the markets of the
country any day OF the year aud
at the same time would be adapted
to the greatest number OF pur-
poses.
From my own experience and
observation las we'll as that of a
number of others with whom l
have conversely large or good
sized mares crossed upon the
thoroughbred horse would come
nearer to this object than anything
else. Such breeding which l think
would be found quite profitable.
This has been recently demon
strated by the fact that a number
of coach.horses have been sold in
our section at very remunerative
prices, and where shipments have
been made North much larger
prices have been obtained.
This cross with that ehusion OF
blood is, l think, decidedly the
best tor all purposes Of general
utility-the pillow, the wagon, the
carriage. the buggy, for saddle, be-
cause OF its game, its elasticity,
and quick motion, to say nothing
of the greater longevity it attalns
compared with the cold-blooded
class.
am aware that several years
back a prejudice existed against
this class upon the grounds Of Its
want of size and weight, but of
late years the blOOd-hOrse has been
reared to such size and stamina as
10 overcome these objections, as
his progeny at the present day
will we'll attest, to say nothing OF
the power of endurance that is i'm
parted which makes 1t the class for
ali work for this section.
This cross gives intelligence
which has eyer been conceded to
the blood horse over any other,
thereby rendering the produce
more docile and tractable. This
great superiority was never more
fOrcibly exemplifed than IN our
late war according to the state
ment of many Of our distinguished
generals. They assert that the
horse of this class would stand
comparatively quiet under the roar
of cannon and the rattle of mus
kerry while the coId.blooded horse
would become frightened and
FESTIVE.
At the commencement of the
war from this effusiOn Of the blood
the southern cavalry had greatly
the advantage of the Federal
cavalry, as the North for several
years prior to this time had paid
comparatively no great attention
to the bloOded-horse.
IL was that which enabled Gen.
Stuart TO ride around the Federal
lines at pleasure pursuing his
routed foes, and when pressed and
forced to retreat retiring with
safety and ease.
The Federal officers we're not
slow in noticing the superiority IN
the southern horses and to a great
extent overcame 1t by placing in
their service all captured horses
and selecting the best OF our
homebred.
Most of the far.famed trotters
owe there reputation to this con
nection. For instance, the great
Hambletonian and MambrinO
Chief we're descendants Of the
thoroughbred horse Messenger
also Maud s., the unrvalled queen
of trotters, whose grand dam was
sired by Boston, from whom the
best stock of the turf Of the pres
ent day is descended, besides Jane
I See, almost the peer OF Maud
s., whose pedigree runs close into
the thoroughbred, together with
hundreds of others too numerous
TO mention Planet by Revenue,
dam Nina by Boston. whose pedi.
gree runs back to the reign OF
Charles H., sired a mare that pro
duced Palo Alto with a record of
2:2O4, and Exchequer, his full
brother, sired two colts each with
4 record of 2:223.
AS is generally known, these
horses command most fabulous
prices and though we might not
be so fortunate as to raise horses
so distinguished as these, yet, at
oil events, j think we would raise a
class Of horses possessing so many
good qualities that have been
enumerated) as to justify the ex.
pertinent and insure its ample re-
ward.
Wean lambs when four to five
months old. Place them on fresh.
tender pasture. If clover has been
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