Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-12


rectons coming with the machine are plain
and simple, but think that the practical
experience at the station for day will be
of uss.
MEETING AT NORTH MONTPELIER.
The State Board OF Agricultural held
one-day meeting at North Montpelier on
Friday, the addresses being made by
Messrs. Winslow, Sanford and Hills. In
the afternoon MIR. G. NJ. Winslow of the
board spoke on "Horse breeding" He said
that perhaps it was a poor time to talk
horses when the price tended downward,
but horses we must have and may well
consider what kind to grow. We have sew
eral new strains of blood offered TO us in
the Clyde, Peroneron, French Coach and
Hackney, which may be crossed on our
mares to produce this that and the other.
Theory, however, il not always upheld by
practice and l would advise going little
slow with these imported strains of blood,
as the crosses have not always been salts
factory. With us there Is always demand
at profit able prices for horses from 10 to 16
hands high, 1000 to 1900 pounds in weight
and moderately speedy. Such an animal
will pay for raising and may be worked on
the farm readily. A smaller horse than
this is sold with some difficulty.
The foundation stock for such q horse we
can find right here in Vermont. Many OF
our best Vermont horses trace back to old
Justin Morgan, IA hand $50 pound horse
Of gentle manners, great strength
and great speed, outrunning, outtrotting,
outpuling any horse in that region.
His line traces down through Sherman,
Morgan, Black Hawk, Ethan Allen and
Daniel Lambert to the present day. Old
is alo 70 ha In,
many good Vermont horse to-day, and be-
tween these two potent bloods it Is not
strange that many fine roadsters with pull
and stamina are treading our Vermont
roads and probably wishing for better roads
| too.
The speaker did not advise farmers max
ing q cole speciality Of horse raising, but be-
lieve that one or two good brood mares can
produce all that can be handled annually,
will do the farm work and sell readily.
Start right by selecting a sound sizoable,
brainy mare with mild large eyes, with @
good pedigree. Scan her pedigree careful
| ~, learn about her ancestors, for she may
revert to some past and bad type.
BE as careful in selecting the sire as the
| dam. begin to train my colt IL months
before it is born, by giving the mother
ercise, good food and kind treatment, to
|
colt. train my colts rather than break
them. l accustom them to me by frequent
handling and train his fire and strength in
! my service, not against me.
Ths speaker spoke Of the early feed of the
colt and drew graphic picture OF tho
farmer who grew trotter ami fell into the
| hands OF jockey. He urgently advised his
| hearers to sell such an animal ct the first
| cppor tunity, for 1t was morally certain to
be u source Of expense and the jockey would
be sure to cheat him out of his eye teeth.
| DR.. Davis OF Mortified said that he wish
ed he knew how some OF the money which
| had been lost in horses might be returned.
He believed that as horse breeding States,
Kentucky, California, Ohio, Illinois and
Maine outrenked Vermont which was not
oreditabie to our State. The Morgan blood,
however, made Vermont horses famous and
all but two of the trottsrs, with records be-
low 2:14, have strain OF Morgan blood,
while the other two probably have it. No
strain Of horses has ever been raised which
began to have the power, in proportion to
their siae He advised not to breed the
common horse, for there was little or no
demand for them. Breed from the best
Do not couple marc of ordinary breed
| with the best stallion in the world expect
ing got the beat, or even happy medium.
The chasm is too broad, and no single span
will cross it. Unless you have superior
mare, don't breed her. You can buy cheap
er than you can breed the ordinary horse.
This week the board meets with tho State
| Dalrymen's association at Worthwhile, the
| following week at West Randolph, Sharon
and South Strafford, and the following
week at Hinssburgh, Jericho and Burling-
ton in this county.
Penny Saved Is Twopenee Earned.
A little SOZODONT, used right along every