The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-02-10
Our Horse Editors Musings.

OuT F1oTSS Editof -
One very important step in the breeding
Of horses is the getting rid OF the foohsh
ores. An intelligent roadster IS real
comfort, white a cranky one IS always
dangerous and a nuisance. 1t makes no
difference in what capacity horse may oc
used. brains. like blood. will always tell
Breed your good, level-headed mares 10
high bred trotting stations, that are not
only good lockers but that are ieyei-head-
ed take the produce and have IL broken
| by person who is capable OF DONG H.
! While intelligent horses and colts may DE
spoiled through faults of education, ana
| rattIe-braned ones may be improved, u Ia
very important to keep this point III view
Since parents transmit their Quaiities,
the prime requisite of Intelligence should
invariably he demanded in both sire ana
| dam Ii none but the most sensible stat
! lions and mares were allowed 10 perpetu-
ate their qualities, intelligence ana eour-
age would soon become characteristics oil
the noblest of all domestic animals.
MANY Of our farmers throughout the
state have some good mares, that Wohid
prove paving investment TO them u ihey
could only be educated TO the fsct tnat III
costs no more 10 raise GOOD colt shah IL
does to raise a poor one. and the best Is
none too good. For superior carriage
and road horses there is always good
market. but for common ordinary horses
the market is always overstocked, and you
can realize nothing for them, not even the
cost OF raising.
The majority OF our farmers have formed
the idea that nothing but the mule Will do
them. The mule simply lives, dies. and
that is the end of him, and he dies intes-
tate. You can cultivate crop after crop,
reap the harvest and haul it to market with
team Of mules. With span OF mares
YOU can do all those things just as well
with a great deal more pleasure, and at
the same time raise crop of colts. with
very little additional expense, which when
two or three years old can be sold to rein
force weak purse, caused by failure IN
one of the different crops.
The very best thing that could possibly
happen to all lovers of the horse would be
the castrating or all inferior stations.
thereby compelling all to grade up from
the best obtainabIe Horses that will pull
plows, wagons and carriages and carry a
rider rapidly and easily, are the horses
most wanted There are a number of first
class stations standing for service in this
county. many of which can be seen at the
Fair Ground in this city. They have been
brought to this county at great expense,
with the expectation that the community
would find it to their advantage to pat
ronize them.
Horses from Arkansas will be represen-
ted this season i'll races throughout Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska, Missouri, 5. Da'
kota, etc.
c. ). Adrich returns to Illinois in Aoril,
but says he will be here next fall with a
large string 10 winter, as he considers this
tile very best point III the whole South to
winter at.
Senator Galloway on Feb. 9th introduced
bill in the Arkansas legislature to pro-
tect agricultural and mechanical associa-
tions against fraudulent entries for stakes,
purses or premiums, and making the en-
try OF a horse outside OF his class a peni-
Tertiary Offense. We understand said bill
originated at Forrest City.
We learn that a special meeting will be
held shortly by the members OF The Breed
ers Association to transact some business
which needs attending TO before the regular
annual meeting. which takes place at Lit
tie Rock on the third "Wednesday in March
at which time the different stakes ant
purses will be decided on, also the place
of holding their meeting. Forrest City
will be represented at the annual meeting
and every effort will be made to locate thu
meeting here.