The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-19
STOCK, FARM AND GARDEN.
Horse and Stock NOtes.-HOrSes for
PrOllt.-Future Supplies Of Hogs
The HAY Crops.

The Marquis OF Londonderry owns
the smallest pony in the world. 1t
weighs sixteen pounds, and ut the
time Of foaling stood only nineteen
and halt lncue5 high.
The Iowa state crop bulletin reuorta
a shortage in this syringe hog crop Of
% per cent. IS compared sin that
Of last year. THIS means reduction
of 100000 head, OF a total crop Of
$3.50, 600,
The $40 900 free-ior-all at Buffalo
will call out the Oesl field Of hOr-es
that ever heard the bell ring. lhrer
with records OF 2:l0 or batter and
eight VITA records faster Ihal 2:12
have already been entered.
Many hogs that should have been
kept upon tue farm for breeding have
been sold Off under the stimulogs Of
high prices aud many farmers are
now rtgte ting their action. a level
head is needed when prices are run
Mug up or down at au unusual rate
Fancy saddle and harness horses
are selling we'll East and Wet G. J.
Railey, of Midway, Kentucky, re-
Gently sold thirty head Of this class
of stock at public auction in New
York Ciy. The thirty sold for SOL
4l5, Six of them sold from $1,000 to
$3.50 each.
During the turf career of Roy
Wilkes, 2:0734 he paced eigh y-nine
heats in 2:30 or better. OF these
sixty-nine heats were in 2:20 or bet
ter; thirty-two heats in 2:l5 or bet
ter; eighteen heats in 2:l2 or better;
eight heats in 2:l0 or better; foul
heats in 2:09 or better, aud three
heats ia 2:0S16 or better.
Major Campbell Brown of Ewell
Farm, has sold to w w. Babcock,
Parker, s. D., we'll bred pacing colt
by Brown Hal, dam the dam OF
Frank D0rtch, 2:l5. r. H. Plant, nj
Macon, Ga, has also purchased from
Major Brown a son OF Brown Hal,
dam the dam of Hal Index, 2:27A !;
End dam The dam Of Hal Poin-
ter, 2:04la.
A Canadian mare, owned by Hiram
Colby, Of SanborntOn, n. H., recent.
ly gave birth to triples. Two OF the
fosls were shout the size Of kittens
and the third was perfectly formed
and Of normal size. The mare, which
was small, was bred to q Percheron
stallion weighing 1900 pounds. She
was due to foal in June. The case is
an exceptional one.
Sam Gamble, the well-known trot-
ting hOrsemau, has patented de-
vice for telling tue positions OF horses
at the finish OF races-a light belt
which goes around the waist, to
which is attached y white shield
shaped piece OF leather, fitting to the
right side Of the rider, on which ~
corresponding with those on the pro-
gramme. TUese numbers do not slip
around, and are easily distinguish
able by spectators.
There is movement on foot among
the hOrso-breeders and traders in
kentucky to form an organization
which will control all OF the stand
ard-bred horse auction sales Of the
State, says al exchange. This move
has been in contemplation among
some OF the larger breeders for some
time past aud is now assuming a
tangible form. Members of the a4sO-
citation who formerly sold their
horses at private auction will in the
future, should the organization ma
terialize, pool their stock and twice a
year have large auctions of standard
bred horses
Chicago Inter Ocean: Oae Of the
Chicago insurance companies, doing
tornado business, some time ago
received notice Of a loss of a horse,
for which the assured demanded im-
mediate payment While going
through the customary formula re-
garding the death Of The animal, and
wondering that wind storm did nc
damage but kjll one horse, the com.
pany inquired in what manner the
killing occurred. The assured al
once wrote back that his horse had
died of wind collie, aud that he
wanted his pay at once to buy
another.
In examining the legs OF a horse
the purchaser should first stand witt
his face to the broaiside of the horse
rs he stands on the level ground anC
observe whether he rests perpendlcu-
larly on all his legs, having the ma
tural proportion Of his weight OIL
each straightly, squarely and direct
ly, or whether he stands with all his
legs straddled out, or with all draw
together under the centre OF his belly
as il he were trying to stick them al
into hat; or lastly, whether he
favors one or more of his legs either
by pointing it forward or by placinl
it in position in which no weight q
all or very small stress OF weight
is thrown upon it.
A swine raiser OF much experience,
has declared that he never made AM
money out Of pigs always shut up II
pen. Hogs fastened i'll the summer
in this way bring about the marke
price for the corn, to say nothing o
the labor and slOps and milk. Hog
that have run into clover or gras
lot can be fattenpd on one-nalt tia
grain and they will be healthier RuC
make more edible polk. A pig tina
has been wiDtered will get fat OF
fresh clover without grain, though (
small allowance will help hin
greatly. Hence by all means have
patch Of cover or grass for the hog
YOU wish to fatten this summer
Give them access to plenty of goo,
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