St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-01-24
rHeScLEvelANo GAY.


% Secretary StsrieksF.
The general characteristics Of the
Cleveland Bay horse have % often been
described that It Is not necessary tore.
peat them here; suflce it to say that
a. . drst-class coach and genesAl-pur.
pose horse he not only maintains bis
ground. but is to-day . greater favot1te
than no ever was, the failure a tho
more recently-established breeds Of
coach horses to produce . uniform color
and typo in their offspring having made
many convert, to- the old and firmly
established Cleveland Bay. Crossed On
mares Of entirely different character hlo
progeny show his potentislity n their
unvarying color eadr tern. making
them easily mated and good to sell -
remunerative prices Their lofty style
and noble carriage commend them 70
the wealthy IS the finest large coach
horse extant and their free. bold 40
tioh. endurance. size and power plaoo
them right at che front for cosching and
farm work. .-frr
81 had occasion during fis hottest
weather Of the past summer totD loek.
ing for some good teams Of coach horses.
and stopping ct . farmers Whom'f knew
had been breeding to .. Clevslaaa Bay
asked IL he had any thing likely to suit
me. He said: ''Why. yes: 1 havea four.
year-old horse that think would suit
you, but can not spare him yet; he u
the best horse have ON the place, end
can stand more heat and work than any
horse 1 over owned. Ny SON, who 10
working him, will b heme In. 1oW
minutes. and then you can see him" /
waited and saw the horse-a typical
coach horse. and ono would have pald
. very handsome price for. NotwitA-
Standing the heat and hard work when
srotted out his head and tail went upiA
. manner that indicated the true char.
actsr Of the animal which would have
been just - much in his place In The
family carriage IS he was on the farm
have found teams Of well-matqe
half-bloods gsldings good q. SELL al8
have sold quite . number this summer
at excellent AgureA and have covered
large AREA Of. country. some having
gone to Connectlcut and others - far
west a. Old Mexico +F
Still . greater demand exists IN
Europe, and 20 satisfactory do wo con-
slider the get Of the Cleveland Bay
coupled with ordinary mares that No
have made arrangements for shipping .
carload or two to England during No
vember next and should this venture
prove as satisfactory as We anticipate
We expect ID make IL - much part Of
our business as importing full-bloode6
stock for breeding purposes II ~ draw
on England for large percentage oe
our breeding stations Il Is only fair
that We should reciprocate BY sending
her portion Of our good roadsters and
coach horses. It is not difficult mat
ter to ''pick up" any number Of The
former, but tho latter are not 50 easy 70
hnc. ] have been On more than one
wild-goose chase to sec what wseo d.
scribed as No. teams Of coach horsea
and whom have got to see them found
they were not coach horses ~ al1, m
the proper sense Of the term. j Asvo
found the only way 70 get wall-matea
horses Of good'eol6r. style snd size. Is
to 60 into . neighboehood Whs1 gooo
Cleveland Bay has been kePA and thsEp
/ can ind Just what the market calls foe.
There u no doubt Il takes . little hof0
Judgment to breed . eoeeh horse thaB
it does . draft horse. but II farmers viii
breed their light naees 70 . Goe1 0ov0-
land Bay they will have some geoa
coach horses to market at NO very dis
tant day.-Breedefs 0asette.