Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-11-30
REAL RURAL READING
WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DE-
PARTMENT.
Some Well Recognized Principles of
Breeding-A Convenient Sawbuck-Feed
the Hogs Turnips-Buy Good Cattle
Farm and Household Notes.
Breeding Matched Horses.

There are few men, even among
those actively engaged in the horse
breeding industry, says correspond
ent OF the American AgriculturlSt,
who fully realize the long and ex-
pensiye searches that are made by
horse dealers and by the agents of
wealthy men to secure well-matched
pairs Of horses for carriage driving.
1t is not essential in a great number
Of these cases that the horses be fast
trotters, but it is of the first i'm
pOrtance that the pair match we'll,
and after this that they move with
stylish, housekeeping and high
spirited gait. Such horses, matched,
are worth very much more than
double their price when sold alone,
owing to the difficulty that is ex-
perienced in attempting to cater to
this desire on the part of wealthy
people to indulge their fancy in an
attractive pair Of carriage horses.
The following Of the well recOg-
nized principles Of breeding will 90
far toward securing we'll matched
pairs. If one could use breeding
mares, Of an established standard of
form and color, such as has been Sc
cured in the breeding of the Hackney
Coach, French Coach, and Cleveland
Bay, and could make use also of stall
ions that had been thus bred, he
could count quite confidently on pro-
ducing what was desired But the
average breeder has no such facilities
at hand. He must use such mares as
he has, or can readily obtain, but
even under such circumstances there
is an intelligent way to proceed.
A well-shaped mare may be bred
for two years in succession to a sire
whose prepotency has been shown to
be SO strong that his offspring, as a
rule, strongly resemble him in form
and color; or what would be still bet
ter, two mares Of as great similarity
as possible may be bred the same
year to such sire, and the chances
will strongly favor the securing of
Well-mated pair. If one is breeding
horses as a part of his farm opera
tions it is not difficult to secure mares
that bear close resemblance to each
other, which, if person is limited to
the use Of only one mare, he may, as
suggested, breed for two years in sue
cessiOn to the same sire, or may ar
range with neighbor, having mare
somewhat similar to his own, to
breed both the same season to such a
sire with view to the increased
profit to both If a Well-matched pair
be thus obtained.
A French Coach, or a Cleveland
Bay sire possessing fine style and
spirit, is preferable, for there is
strength of breeding in the case Of
such sires that makes the handing
down Of their own characteristics to
their offspring quite certain, even
when the dams. are not altogether
similar to them in form and color
These two breeds, are specially noted
as possessing such form, spirit and
good faction" as TO make them par
ticularly desirable as carriage horses.
Good results in breeding for matched
pairs may come when we'll built trOt-
ting bred stations are used, but che
past breeding of such animals usually
makes the chance of uniformity of
FORM and color in che offspring de
eidedly remote. Attempting to Sc
cure such uniformity can certainly
result i'm no loss, if the attempt be
made as suggested, while it may Ee-
suit in quick sale and a largely ia
GneaseG profit.