Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-07

raising the colts, breaking them to work
and disposing of them at five years old,
do not think he can do better than to
rear the coach horse of twelve to four
teen hundred pounds. They are heavy
enough for farm purposes. Three of
them will keep a pillow going ali day.
They are active and will require ten or
fifteen minutes to turn corner. They
ale intelligent, and are easily trained to
go by word. They are naturally stylish
and make fine appearance before the
pillow, wagon or carriage. They are
always in demand and because of this
fine carriage and attractive appearance
buyers are always to be found. The
only objection is that the farmer is so
frequently tempted by the flattering
offers of hard cash for his team.
Take the Morgan horses: Where will
you find anything superior? They have
never been appreciated as they deserved
Strongly constituted, they are unequalled
for endurance. Gentle in disposition,
fear or danger. Intelligent and obedent,
they appear to understand not only our
commands, but our wishes. Beth strong
and active, they will draw the pillow six
days and trot you off to church in a
lively manner on the seventh. They
will do more hard work on less feed and
continue in good flesh than any other
breed.
A few years ago | had been cutting
clover seed for several of my neighbors
with a Champion self-rake reaper. My
little MOrganS continued to draw the
machine day after day with perfect ease
One afternoon a neighbor for whom
was cutting said "the machine was too
heavy for my team and that | should
put his team of French horses to the
machine" So "Kate" and Jumbo
(bOth very Jumbos for size) were
harnessed to the reaper. In hours
time they were putting like huge loco
motives and covered with foam. The
owner said 1t was an extremely warm
day. The French horses went to the
stable and the Morgans took their places
and finished the field without any sign
of fatigue. The large horses could
draw the machine well enough, but it
worried them to turn.
We have now on the farm one Norman
mare and three Morgans. The Norma n
eats just twice as much as any of the
Morgans and yet is not in as good con-
ditiOn. The hired men are afraid of the
Norman, while they handle the others
without fear. She can never become
accustomed to the cars, and on two
different occasions has "broken loose
and demolished the the market wagon.
She can draw an immense load in a
straight line, but requires plenty of corn
or oats for ballast.
Where farmer keeps two teams il
may be advisable to keep one team of
draft horses for farm work and one team
of cOachers or roadsters for driving and
light work, but if were keeping doz-
en- teams | think they would all be coach
horses. 1t always appeared to me that
the coach horse takes pride in his work
for his head is up, his ears are forward
and he starts at the word 'go.' The
large draft horses work as if they had to
do so much against their will. They
carry the head down, the ears laid back
and all the time seem to be counting the
minutes until they shall replenish their
corn-crib stomachs.
Yes, give me Morgan with glossy black
hair;
Then give me another to finish the pair
I'll match them against all else in the ring,
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