Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-08-11
Dots " PAY 10 RAlss roRs1s,

DOtS " PAY TO RAISE NoRSCS'
This question was asked me a few
davs slnce. After answering u Ia the
affirmative. I thought the matter over
/ CsF,fuliy, aud here are The rv-ult.
I. an Nofking BARN of TOO acrcs,
and nccl thr~c horses o. do everything
conVentntly.
= II do. not nerd any morc capital
o. have t~o II IN. thrrc horscs broosi
mare.
T. Judiciously managed. I nc,sl not
lese q weeks work ot either of thsm on
ths farm In the year because cf their
fualing n colt.
q. II does not require any extra help
on the farm o. care Tor the colts a. u
lose With an incrcasei number of cows.
Now, a. Ia how I manage the brcr'l-
lng. etc; have two mares At the pre-
cnt tlme-onc foalod her coli the flrst ~
Nav. the "ther viii fcsl hers about the
hrst 20 September. In this way have
one 20 them In shape for any heavy
work Ia the spring, and the colt wrancd
frum ths other. ready for the fall ploW-
ing and ether heavy work. There l.
oficn a mistake made in thinking that to
hr,.,l good horss-. the mares must net -
sorkei. NJ own eNIsTiencc proves
this. a. have tricl l-oth methods.
What shall Ne raisss l. often = ques-
tion. We'll. rai.e What the markci de-
minds most. aud this | hellcNe to D.
hors.-. H. hands. or near that, aud good
shsrp roadstsrs, that will weigh frum
Z .Dssi o. I 50 F-oan,is. ANY color Sill
alNays dnd lis admirers. but bsy. black
4 a a. -
arr alsavs in d.mand.
when o. scll. l. another question. !
hsVs always soh When some one Stnis,i
o. huy badly enough o. pay my prize,
Nhstief u =. ~ tpuf months, a year, ot
whstsy,r agr h might b. when = custom
cr cumss II has always hecn nay plan
o. ask fnr a coli lust What ! would -
Williug o. give Zoe u Werv 7 wanting to
huv. and up o. The sgc 20 thru or four
YEAR. nothlng short 20 that pFicc ~oald
huy bat after that agv, unless ] have
enough work for thrm a. pay their Way,
and : customer douhts INV Judgment ou
a pricr a. the amount - - ot such
matter. gynenlly give him tic hcncht
q ihr tiotia and b. takcs th. horse-l
thinkiug lt Just as s'll "a l"-e The
amount In this way a. in the Cosi II f',i
that ID soah take. This matter 20 s.li-
lng l. where many make mistake, and
really make the hFv~iing ~ horses an
uupruhtshlr business.
Annihsr thing g-sh.n fnd am using
q si-, that makcs gUol cross Nth q
dam. I an perfectly satisfied to keep ON
rai.lnr that kind of h"rs". Another
great mistake L. nearlv always made
that Il hr,,viiug from Noru-"ut, un-
sauui anil. many tlmes. Vicious msfr..
I.snt use such ~ th~.c. bat hsVv young,
..1ni. gentle. w-lltrainssl msrrs, sni
,our volts will th~n lnhefit only guoi
Iualti... anil make Ciss. of hnr.ss that
uill uesef ~ hggging q cusi"m"r.
ana 40 pr~sent hrvg,iing clay mtrc
IA traf. Oh Nith her sccond colt by
hrr .hir. Dor The slrv I am usins a
IIambl-tonan. This hnd to D. a
.pIrnIid cuuplins. l,rother arm"r.,
don't b. afraid % hrvssl horss.; tbcr-
uiI aisavs bc q demand, aud ~ horse
.sIl. l-sttsr than = guusi ~taie-hr~i rad
horse. they M Ia well almost cNrry-
Nh.rv. Just think of IL New Work
'ify alnur lo.cs By death ahDut lI,Wo
hor.-. annuslly, aud a. mtny NOR" grt
lame AMI di.ablr,l. Nili On this the loss-
r.. in either citic. and the country, anh
what aouli the numh-r be- Nocs u
paVF I ~ yr.. ani smphaiically, too.
Cor. Couutry Gsutleman.