The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-08-15

time that it takes to wheel the goO0s
around New York than in the cost Of the
horses, and horse that can pull twice
the load saves half the number of trips.
This means that he saves thc time of one
truckman, and that place which requires
two heavy trucks to 10 its work can get
along with one.
From France the American buyers made
excursions over Europe and Great Britain
TO get horse that would suit them. They
found thai in England most of the horses
for draught and coach purposes originally
came from The Continent. They went 10
the source, and in Oldcnburg, Germany.
they think they have found the Oldest,
purcst strains OF draught and coach blood.
Oldenburg is ON the North Sea, where IL
great part of the land has been made.
The people farm and raise stock. They
have kept the pedigree of their horses for
several hundred years back. Pure-blooded
stock is the only kind known. The breed
has been pure so long that the only WAY it
could be deteriorated would be by the
introduction of inferior blood from with
out Oldcnburgh draught and coach stall
lions sell for from 81 900 to $4,000 each
ptt tuC nhlCS hit SnNhHSi' a'Hih WI
wears the business has grown until now
there are several hundred mares and
horses in this country. They are all regis
tered An association of the breeders
has been formed, which looks after the
registration of all purc-blooded imported
draught and coach horses. and which gives
certificates rs to the blood and breeding
of their offspring. These certificates are
given when the breeder is known, and
when he swcars that the foal comes from
stock already registered. Half-blooded
and three quartcr-bloodcd stock is not
recognized. except that certificate may
be given about the pedigree of the sire.
Our breeding farms are sprinklcd over
the Middle and Western States, and they
increase in number every year. Some arc
cooperative, several farmers in IL count,
combining to import few stallion and
improve the breed If their stock. Then
| they get few mares, in order that they
may be sure Of the pure strain from gen.
| Grafton to generation. This makes Il
noticeable improvement in the value Ol
the stock of thc country. Where the or
binary horses were worth from $50 to $40
the improved breed is worth from SlS3 tC
$500. 1t is Il sure source of income to thu
farmers. as they can get good prices from
the buyers, who speedily find out these
ncighborh0odS and make the rounds once
wear. The horses are sold usually when
they are three or four years old. 1t costs
no more to raise a $500 horse than an ssh
! horse: the difference is all profit Many
of the farmers have found this out, and
that the raising of two Or three draugh,
or coach horses year may mean mort
profit than is derived from MI the crops oil
the farm. The horses are easily trans
ported, as the buyers ship them by tn,
carload from the West to New York at III
expense of $40 to $50 each. The farmer:
might get better prices for the hcrScs i
they were to place them i'll the New York
market themselves, but their facilities TO,
doing this are not rs good rs those of thu
buyers The buyer picks up several hun
dred horses. and makes as many matched
coach teams as he can out of them. TIVE
wcll-matchcd coach horses will sell TO
three or four times as much of either D
them would bring singly.