Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-18

by his unique appearance, and stood dis
cussing his points. One wise young
man, who seemed on excellent terms |
with himself, and apparently had no de-
sire to hide his light under a bushel,
volunteered to inform the bystanders
that it was tone of them Western
bronchos." The owner of the stallion
presently appeared, and was asked what
part of the country his broncho came
from. He was too Disguised to reply.
AS he was stepping into his carriage to
drive away zone of the spectators ap-
preached and remarked "You have
very fine looking animal there, sir.
have seldom seen one so well proper
toned, and never one showed a better
disposition. May l ask what breed of
horses he comes from?" "Certainly, he
is a pure-bred Arabian, for which | paid
$500 i'm France Pure-bred Arabans
are scarce in this country, particularly
mares. Mr.. Randolph Huntington, one
of the firmest friends and most vigorous
defenders of the Arabians in this country,
is largely interested in Arabian stock,
and imported a very fine thoroughbred
mare few months since. We are in
debted to Mr.. Huntington for the follow
ing, clipped from a Rochester paper. 1t
contains facts that may interest our
readers, and awaken new thoughts. 1t
is well sometimes to see ourselves as
others see us, so we give the article in
full:
~ am a stranger in your country, but
having been accustomed to horses all my
life in my own country, also cattle and
sheep, have taken interest in and stud
led them in your country of America =;
and must say that | have been amazed
at what | consider proper want of intelli-
gence as to the principles of animal life
on the part of such as breed horses.
Although | graduated from Euphrates
college at Harpoot turkey in Asia, my
country, in 1880, had before and after
been devoted to horses, and think | I'M
derstand the breeding of them sufficient
ly well to form correct opinion as to
the proper methods of breeding them in
any country, also to Judge of what a
:, country has. | came to the United
States for more education; and as my
< absorbing tastes have always been in
agriculture and farm stock breeding
entered the agricultural department OF
your great institution, Cornell universe
ty, at Ithaca, n. Y.
= "As a student and strong observer
during the time have been here, | think
| have formed some correct opinions OF
u your farming life and methods; and
b know have of your horses. You have
| N tati xra hnrca xyhiph hip hi Z
q civilized nation can buy as of value, be
yond the drudge or work horses for cheaI
and common uses, because they have NJ
,. pure and fixed blood, but are multitude
+ of names representing constant and null
ttudinous crosses. BY foreign papers
= see that even the Argentine Republic
who have bought and bred your horses
condemn them as nOn-prOducers of an!
type or instinct.
i "There is no excuse for it, as you ar
a people educated to a high standard be
e fore emigrating to and settling this grea
q country of America some two hundred
years ago. In all but horse breedin,
you present a scale of PROCESS which ha
astonished the world. You have you
agricultural journals and breeders jour
~ mails in great abundance, also many hors
- papers. The former (agricuturaD ar
educational to the rural people, the gen
eral farmer, the dairyman and frui
growers, but your horse papers | canno
~ understand They tell names of horses
~ call them standard bred, and give nun
Y bers to a great number of names O
a, mongrel-bred horses, so that nobod
KIN ows anything about what blood the
represent, or for what purposes it is bes
adapted.
r "You have fairs all over your land
called State fairs or county fairs, show
,e ing products from the earth as cultivate
- by the farmers, each and everything of
4 reproducing kind true to samples, ais
implements of various xmas, with in
provements, and new inventions for pre-
w. gress. At these fairs you show cattle
sheep, swine and poultry, also dairy pre-
Il ducts, and they are all credtabe and &c
ucational, also progressive with you as
h, people. At these same fairs, both Stat
n. and county, everywhere from Maine
California and Oregon, you show wha
you call your horses. But are they you
IN horses? No. the exhibitor answers wit
I'd pride. He is an imported English, G
10 Scotch, or French production, and a
- such horses take the big first prizes, an
le your great pride seems to be who sha
y, have the best imported horses, your ow
offspring being mongrel bred. Their
seems to be no national pride whlc
- should say: We, the American hors
q breeders, created these types of horses o
r; exhibit, and we challenge England
/; France, and the whole world to equal OF
Il creation. In fact | may say your fail
- are but protracted yearly advertisement,
for the breeders of England and France
:; and some ambitious speculative importe
in Your papers go all over the world, sa.
~ ing you have no horses fit TO exhibit, bu
do every year and every month in ii
at year go to Great Britain and France fC
10 stock horses of fixed types.
g Nov the importations of two months
V, as note them down, have been enoug
III to multiply more horses than you neeC
or could use if properly bred; but you
strife seems to be, who shall most quickl
destroy these imported fixed types. i
you, as boosted nation of horse bree'
ers, not know that you cannot Great
any type of horse by mongrelzatior