The Forrest City times., 1892-02-19
THE FARM AND HOME.
THE BEST BREED OF HORSES
 FOR CLAY SOILS.
Take Pride In Having Cool Uorses- Handling Corn staiks-workinr Butter-swine Husbandry
 and Home Hints.
Farm Horses for Clay soii,.


 have few words to say on the much discussed subject of what kind of horse for the farmer and for our markets writes Herbert S Adams in the Country Gentleman. am vet erinary surgeon practicing in Nary land. and this is question often asked me. but difficult to answer as differ- ent locations need different kinds of horses to till the soil. In the cold north-prairie country. with it's heavy clay loam and very heavy roads in winter any of the heavy breeds of horses do wcll-Percherons Clydes- dales Shires. Suffolk Punch. &c. in the far South. where it is damp aad hot the mule is the best animal for Middle, Eastern and Western any of the be,ivy draft horses do well for farm horses. and l have seen them in nearly every state in the union.
 But to the farmer my answer has been. breed 10 some large, pure-bred horse, Percheron Clydesdale Shire, Suffock or Belgian. and the half uTctuS NHitn 1OifoW Sucn tFoSS breed back again to a stallion of the same breed. and then you have three-quarter, &c. Have some sys- tenn in breeding and take pride in hay ing good horses. a good horse always
 finds market in this country Some have fancy for one bree1 and some for another, but all have their places A<x ~f lA !. II. this country are too small for the heavy rough roads they have to travel. often 20 and 25 miles 10 market and here we work four. five and six horses to a team in most cases when hauling our produce to market With such a large team good sized load can be hauled to market but one often sees a man with six small horses drawing a load fit for four good-sized ones.
 I have known farmers 10 breed from half breed Percheron or Clyde simply because he was cheap. and others to the first animal that came along. and then wonder why their horses do not sell like some of their neighbors' who breed to gool stallion horses of some breed l have seen more harm done to neig ghborhood by an inferior stallion of no breed. in the way of hereditary diseases spayins roaring, etc. than a good horse could breed out in six generations. Next to cheapness. their excuse is that pure breeds can not stand hot weather and have too fiat feet for hard roads, but such men do not stop to reason why large animal can not be as spry as mustang or small horse. One can not expect a horse weighing | GOO or l. 700 to trot in ethree minutes. and farmer does not want trotter for the blow. The large horse has great weight to support and needs a large foot and a large leg for muscular attachment The heavy horse is perfectly made for what nature intended him. His large fat feet are for muddy roads and heavy clay soils where light horses are of very little use. and mules are not fond of pulling heavy loads in the mud. These were made for rocky and rough roads and have tough feet shaped for the purpose. They are also valuable animals for city use as they can stand great deal of hard wear on rough pavements. 1 have noticed all over this state an inclination to buy cheap inferior stock. rather than lay out few dollars at the start by selecting good animals to breed from.