The Forrest City times., 1891-06-26
FACTS FOR THE FARMER.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR GENERAL
 PURPOSE HORSES,
It Will Net Pay to Attempt to Raise Thsm. However Much They May be Needcd-When Wanted,
 Find Them.
The Gcncral-Purpose Horse.

| The tune was when among our farm CTS one room answered for kitchen, parlor and bed room. The time was when one wagon took the grain to market one day. the manure to the field the next, and the family to church on Sabbath. The combined reaper and mower did good service in it's day Examples of this kind might be multi piled almost indefinitely, but we desist and come back to the text. While breeds have been developed for draft trotting and running, so far as we have studied the history of horse breed ing, no united effort has ever been made 10 develop a general purpose breed. This may seem strange when the service of large proportion of farmers requires a horse of all work | A little reflection. horsemen, however. will reveal the fact to any one that | united effort requires unanimity of sentiment Intelligent horsemen have all agreed upon standards of excel- I lence for each of the four recognized classes of horses. namely. runners. trotters, coachers and drafts. All are l working toward their respective stand ards, but none claimed to have at tained to them. While individuals | may have individual preferences, some admiring moro size, others more quail ity all agree upon the general charac- | teristics of their class.
 With the general-purpose horse it is different, as scarcely two men will se- | feet the same animal as their ideal l from ring of a dozen or more horses of various types. The truth is, every man has special purpose in his mind, whether he knows it or not and he will tell you what it Is before you talk with him many minutes. One man will tell you he does not want to take other peoples dust if he does go with 6 lighter load; another will tell you he wants team that can walk all day with blow, running : to inches deep; and that he wants power in team ten times for once he wants | speed. Does not each of those men l (and there are hosts of farmers just | like them) have a special purpose in view and could there be race of l horses developed to suit these different | tastesp
 But even if such a thing was at- tempted it would not be profitable, for | there has been surplus of that class of "betweens, not heavy enough for draft, and not smart enough for road sters, nor stylish enough for coachers. l As has been said, specialists never have. and never will. reach their ideal, l and of course large number oi their l productions cannot be classed as spe- l cial purpose animals. Among this host each buyer can find what suits his taste cheaper than he can produce it. | Whipping Horses.
 Prof. Wagner, in writing upon the subject of whipping horses, says: Many think they are doing finely and are proud of their success in horse training by means of severe whipping or otherwise arousing or stimulating the passions, and through necessity crushing the will through which the resistence is prompted. No mistake can be greater than this, and there is nothing that so fully exhibits the ability judgment and skill of the real horseman as the care displayed in winning instead of repelling tie ac- ton of his mind. Although it may be necessary to use the whip sometimes, it should always be applied judiciously, and great care should be taken not to arouse the passions or excite the ob- stinacy. The legitimate and proper use of the whip is calculated to oper- ate upon tho sense of fear almost en- l tirely. The atfectionate and better nature must be appealed to in training horses as we'll as in training children, but If only the passions are excited the effect is depraving and injurious This is vital principal, and can be disre- garded in the management of sensitive and courageous horses only at the risk of spelling them have known many horses of naturally gentle character to be spoiled by whipping once.
 Rearing Lambs.
 According to Col. Curtis, 1t costs twice as much with the average farmer to grow winter lamb as it does