Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-22

death rate through wear md tear has
been going on az before. Cities wear
out horaes OF every kind at y fearful
rate There has been very brisk ex-
port demand during the last year and
many thousands have gone TO En-
gland France. Scotland and Germany.
Under these conditions II Ia only n ques-
ton OF time and not long time at
that, until the right kind OF horses will
be In demand. We therefore advise
our farmers who have the opportunity
to buy good young colts at private or
public sale at current prices to take
them IN. We know OF no atock that
gives promise OF arester pTs.,s After
horse Ia one year old IL will cost less
10 keep 1t than II will steer, especially
where tho farmer has plenty OF blue
gfass pasture or corn stalks and second
CROP clover. When coliB OF the right
kind can DO bought ut private or public
grow them II is perfectly rafo
to huy them II you have the feed aud
money. or. we had almost said, the
credit. However. we do not advise buy
ing anything but the best kind OF
horses Kinds" We say, There arc
number OF kinds OF horsea that win
not pay for their salt, much less their
feed. IL Will not pay to buy colts to
sell for strecters. for the atreetcr Is no
more. Electricity has taken Its place
and II IN u good thing that Il has done
40. II never did pay to grow that class
OF horses and the sooner the business In
Killed the better for the farmers. IL
win not pay to grow unsound horses,
horses that have defective wind or eye
sight. or that are spawned. or badly
curbed. II VIII not pay to grow inferior
trotting horsea even though standard
bred. The world has no use for them.
II will pny to buy good, sound, large.
leo. a
pay, ana while there may be years such
as the last two or three In which there
Is but little profit, they are seldom or
never grown at loss These h0t scs,
however cannot be grown successfully
except on our best lands and must
have plenty Of feed and OF the wight
KIND. Omnibus horsca, or what the
English cnll vanncra, or what are
sometimes called light draft horses.
will pay. II pays the farmer who mas
u taste for training horses TO grow
oo1chers. There never has been
enough frat-class coach horses to sup
ply tho market. Now and thun there
II farmer who has taste for train
ing trutting horses, and whore this
tnatc and ability exist together II ia
safe to breed them The average
farmer. however, would do better to
conhne himself to heavy draft and to
omnibus. on light DRAFT. horses Heavy
nolftt N'lfu WHICH illl-
| tured from 1900 to 1000 pounds. II will
pay every man who has an eye TO tho
future profit IN the horse business to
select either from HIS own herds or
from those OF his neighborA the cry
best brood mares. IL he has them OF liis
| own NO much the better. Il not he can
buy them now for q good deal less
/ than they will be worth year mr. Two
| from now, nnd II these are mated with
| the best kind OF draft slrcs aud the
colts properly cared for, there VIII be
no trouble In making Of good money
| In the transaction. We have been
| preaching thia doctrine for two years
| now and urging farmers to grow
| horses fer the year 1900. Mont OF our
rendera have been incrcdulouu, but the
time IN coming whom they win wish
they had taken our advice. The
| quickest and easiest way to lay the
foundation for future profits In to buy
the best class OF colts that are offered
In the next few months.