Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-07-17

From these ranches the horses are sent to
the stables of the company In Cheyenne,
where they receive the finishing touches
of their education prior to being shipped
to the company's huge sale stables in
Brooklyn, where a full assortment of
horses for all purposes are always to be
found.
At the present time there are about
5000 head of horses on their tally books
of this number $500 head are brood
mares, half of which are Eastern and i'm
ported animals, large in size and careful
ly selected. TO properly look after this
huge herd, pastures of vast extent are
necessary, and the company have conse-
quently acquired over 100000 acres of
fine pasture land, all of which is under
fence, requiring 200 miles of fencing.
This large tract is DIVIDED up into smaller
pastures, the largest of which contains
about $4,000 acres. A great deal of this
land is watered by creeks and springs,
and where none of these exist windmills
(of which there are 49, with huge tanks
have been erected.
Now word about the stations in use
here, very important branch of the es-
adjustment, and on which, in great
measure, the future success of the bust
ness depends. Thoroughly realizing this
the company have spared no money or
pains in procuring the very choicest
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they are catering for. At the present
moment about 30 stations are in the
barns of this number one is a thorough
bred, Biloxi by name. a scion of one of
the best running families in America.
He is by Bonnie Scotland, out of Glen
rose, by Lexington. and his get will
eventually be shipped to the East and
will, no doubt, make their mark.
As the company is aiming at the high
est type of coach and carriage horse,
they have concluded that the purest
blood French coach horse would be the
most useful and produce the best results,
so, at great expense and after thorough
personal selection by Mr.. Force himself
on a recent visit TO France, they decided
OIL six magnificent animals from noted
breeders in that country. have seen
many splendid horses of the same breed
in other places, but never before such a
galaxy under the same roof and owned
by the same parties. The balance of the
stations are composed of pure bred
Percherons, none over five years of age
and all perfect type of their stamp.
The company are devoting good deal
of attention at present to the getting of
saddle horses, and by iudicious selec-
ton of mares and the stations to put to
them are meeting with great success.
The breeding department is most care
fully managed. Nearly every mare is
bred by hand, numbered, and memo
randum kept by which stallion. As far
as possible the sucking colts are weaned,
fed and halter broken, so that their flu
ture handling becomes comparatively
easy.
The breaking department employs
about dozen men steadily, and there are
never less than a hundred head of animals
in various stages of education at time.
1t is sight full of interest to watch the
gradual tanning of wild horse to the
perfect dOcilty of beast of burden.
There has seemed to exist in the East a
feeling of prejudice against branded
horses: but this is quietly disappearing,
as Is proved by the fact that the comp
any have disposed of 700 head of horses
in New York and Brooklyn alone within
a short space of time. and now that the
horse of the far West is becoming better
known and appreciated in the East, that
number will be increased twofold in the
near future.
In conclusion would suggest to all
readers of this article who happen to be
in the East to personally visit the sale
stables of this company in Brooklyn, and
see for themselves the types of horse
flesh now being produced out here, and
can guarantee that much instruction and
pleasure would be derived from such a
visit. +. L. IsELIN.