The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-04-16
Agriculture.


TIE iollosing 10 from IN article in the
Americas Asricultnriss for April, by Webb
ponpell. MsiHs.
Strcpsts IL not The sole nqaisi.e 10 fern
horses. A. q rule. The horse that plows
must siso draw tie wagon ppcn the road.
The sysrsge isfmef esuno, eford 10 Keep
rad orses srd dnft Lenes alec In his
stable. The tso mnsi be combined. and
CON bined 10 such way that the ride for
business or pleasure ,hsil DOT he made irk'
some becsnse of dnllpess In the motive
power, OF the plow he stranded 10 the fufs
tou becsuse OF isck OF strength 10 move H.
Il IL well worth no,ins that ability TO do
good service in drawing Loads, u IN doipg
general field work, IL not wholly d.pen
depi on slzs Of body. Courage. and re,o'
lu,s vsy Of tssiaa hold Of work. will ofisn
make 9 100 pounds horse worth more IN
q team than IN easily discouraged enc hsv'
ing bulk several hundred ponds hesn
ier
Again, . farm horse should he quick
walker. One may ~ we'll use oxen ~ some
OF these sluggish teams tbs, seem 10 drag
their feet over tie ground rather than lift
them. while every motion is made with The
utmost deliberstiop. Men and team are
less worried by active movements than by .
mere creeping gait. To prove this. let
man walk mile briskly, aud at ano'her
time ssunter over the same road. and note
the difference in feeling at the end. The
farm horse should be Kind and feNless
He must be such thst the oldest and
youngest. the boys. the girls. aad the n 9TH
er, q we'll as the father. may oil drive and
pet him. A farm horse ought really TO o
one OF the family tiuce be enters so large
ly into the everyday work. snd
should also be the meats OF afording
so many pleasures rs to make his owner
ship o comfort to every member OF the
family. Farmers wives and daughters, as
. rule, would look amszed at the sugges
ton OF ride for the mere pleasure OF lid
Ing, so accustomed are they to the depriy'
alton. Its true, Ills pity. and pity 'tis"-
that this should be true 10 go large mum
Der OF households.
Ny idea OF the ideal farm horse for ur
Eastern states, Ut least, aud where the
driving horse must also be the work horse,
is one Of about 100 pounds weight, with
stout shoulders and quarters; quick In
motion but not nervous; quick walker,
free traveller but not necessarily fast; wide
acrost the bieatt to give lung capacity,
and wide across the face between the eyes,
showing intelligence; kind anywhere and
every where; net afraid OF sudden sights
and sounde; ambitious when at work, and
sound 10 every part
The Morgaps cei taiDly possessed many
OF these attributes. but there IRE other
horses tt,pding for service all the country
that are equally rs good perhaps, and
should be patfonizad by farmers when
they attempt to raise colts Tor the larm
although the service Zee may be higher
than is demanded for the use OF an inferior
stallion, remembering also that The quall'
ties desired 10 the progeny should be
iouud to MS great an xtsut 70 possible IL
the dam 40 well rs in the eIe 10 raise
better farm horses is long step toward
better farming. aud bf,i,r means essier
work. more profit. aud more OF The com
forts ana clyi ling j huencts OF life.