St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-25
AMONG The HORSES.
Mistakes in Breeding Inferior
Animals Proving Costly
to Farmers.
High-Class Horses in Demand
and Scarce at Generous
Figures.
Some Early Pointers Touch
ing the Seasons Rich
Stake Events.
Gathered Information Of Use
and Interest TO Lovers OF
the Horse.

Farmers who own high-priced land
must raise better class Of horses. The
market for frst-clasf stock Is not over
stocked. Owners Of iron mills, whole
BALE houses, brewerics, etc, who use
tie best horses they can get, have
trouble in getting such teams as they
want. What they desire and will have
are horses that are frst-class in every
particular, aud when they find this kind
they do not stand long on prices. One
great trouble among farmers Is so many
Of them do not know what constitutes
Grst-class horse and think that what
fills their eye and satisfies their judg-
mcnt in this particular ought to com
mand the highest price and satisfy The
most exacting customer. TINS very TACT
has done more TO discourage the breed
us Of ordinary horses than anything
else. A thorough investigation OF the
horse markets and careful study OF
the wants Of those who are willing to
pay good prices for horses that suit
their wants will 20 further toward con
yincing such men Of tie error Of their
ways than anything else.
There is but one way to reap the ben
eft Of these comparatively good prices,
and that is to breed right. Consumers
of draft and road horses are looking Tor
blood as well as those who want trOttng
ar running horses. There is a standard
in one class Of horses as well as in an
other. A horse with good blood in his
VEINS will show his superiority at
glance. and buyers, as 4 rule, are gov
brned by appearances. The breeder
who hopes TO reap the benefit or the dlf-
ference between the prices which good
horses are now bringing and those which
common and medium grade horses com
maud must not let the difference or
few dollars in service deter him from
breeding to The best stations within his
reach. He must also select his brood
mares carefully and see that the prod
nee is thoroughly developed and put
into condition before placed on sale.
The breeder who carefully and cor
TcctIy mates his animals. with refer
ence not only TO individual qualities,
bat with reference to known char
RcteTistics. will, in the majority Of
cases, be more successful than the
haphazard. happy-gO-lucky breeder who
paws no attention to blood line, but
unites his sires and dams only with
reference to individual qualities. II
there Is any one thing demanded in
horses now it is quality. The want Of
an outlet for the poor and middle-class
horses has sent prices for this kind way
below the cost of production; but the
increase of wealth and business has en-
larged the market for pleasure horses
saddlers, drivers and coacherS-and
those which draw the loads on city
streets. Those who want the former
want the style, finish and gaits that go
TO make fine horses. and those who are
after the latter want only horses that
work every day in the year and work Il
good many yea s; so that for whatever
market we breed we must strive to pro-
ducc "as good as they make 'em' to
avoid the competition of the great mass
of medium and inferior horses.