The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-12-03
REAL RURAL READING
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pARTMENT.
Some Wen EeeOgni zed Principles of
Breeding-A tGonSen cent Sawbuck-Feed
the Hogs I urnips- Buy Good Cattle
Farm and II. sisa-io ii Notes.
Rreedinc> Nat~77ad Horses.

There are few Elen, even among
breeding indust ~. slys a correspond
cnt of the Am eric An AgriculturIst,
who fully realiz,S The long and eX-
ponSive searches that are made by
horse dealers an bv the agents Of
| wealthy men to ecllLe well-matched
pairs of horses foy carriage driving.
It is not essential IN q great number
of these cases thatbthe horses be fast
trotters, but it IS Of the first i'm.
! and after this that they move with a
stylish, high-stepl >ing and high
spirited gait. Sue. d hor les. matched,
are worth very much more than
double their price when sold alone,
owing to the dih Eulty that is ex-
perienced in after sping to cater to
this desire on the part of wealthy
, people to indulge their fancy in an
attractive pair of c: uriagc horses.
The following of The well recog-
nized principles Ct breeding will go
| far toward securing well matched
| pairs If one co aid use breeding
! mares of an established standard OF
| form and color. such as has been Sc
| cured ip the bi"edlng of the Hackney
I Con.b, French Coach, and Cleveland
! Bay, and could make use also of stall
ions that had bo;n thus bred, he
could count quite confidently on pro-
| GSIcing what was. desired But the
Il Hcrage brC eder haS no Sucn facilities
| al hand. lie II us, use such mares as
he has, or can readily obtain, but
| even under such circumstances there
is an intelligent way to proceed.
a wcll-siltpcd mare may be bred
! for two years in succession To a sire
whose Drepn1encl- has been shown TO
be so ST yong. that his offspring, as a
rule ST. lngSy resemble him in form
and cOlor'OE. what would he still bet
ter. two II eiI IS Of as great similarity
as possible may be bred the same
year to suctl Il sire, and the chances
| will stronglp favor the securing of a
well-mated II air. If one is breeding
horses Us part Of his farm opera
tions it is not difficult to secure mares
that bear 81 OSe resemblance to each
other, which. if a person is limited to
the use of ora " one mare, he may, as
suggested. bre Ell for Two years in sue
ccSSion to the same sire, or may ar
| range with a,neighbor, having mare
somewhat ST 1lilar to his own, to
breed both the same season to such a
sire with Il " ew to the increased
profit to both T. a well-matched pair
be thus obtained.
A French Coach. or n Cleveland
Bay sire posse ssing tine style and
spirit, is prefe rablc. for there is q
strength Of hrea ling in the case Of
such sircS that makes the handing
down ofttheil. ON characteristics to
their offspring suite certain, even
when the dams are not altogether
similar to tncni' in form and color
These two breeds are specl ally noted
"a possessing such form, spirtt and
good action" as TO make them par
ticularly desirabl,t rs car lage horses.
Good results in h Ecding for Ia ltched
pairs may come when well built trot-
ting bred stations are iSed. but the
past breeding of such an mails usually
makes the chance OF uniformity Of
form and color in the offspring de-
Cidedlv remote. Atten sting to Sc
cure such uniformity can certainly
result in no loss, if tho attempt be
made as suggested, while it may re.
suit in Il quick sale aud d largely in
creased profit.