The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-04-06
RALEIGH, N. c., APRIL 6, 1897.

4GOAA bnOEuSS HUE uSS IEOAn 9hASRAOSs
Take this as your motto and mate
them with horse that is strong in
their deficiencies and with as many
good points as it is possible to find and
do not let dollar or two stand in your
light. Seek for q horse of a superior
class. If you have not such horse in
your neighborhood hand yourselves
together in a club and buy or hire one;
my word for it, you will find it a profit
able Investment"
''Of the other kind Of horses that
can be reared at q profit, and which
the market demands at fancy prices,
the first Of these may be mentioned as
the coach horse" A description of
what he should be and for what he is
used with reason why he brings a good
price was given. The Hackney was
named and seconded by the French
coach or these may be replaced by
sires such as Harrison Chief, Nam
brino King, and q few others among
trotting horses. However, in this
group the writer stipulates that the
breeder must be in possession of speci-
mems of the largest long necked, and
most substantial of the trotting bred to
make the proper MICH with the coach
horses. They must be without drop
of draft Blood"
1.-THE horse would next mention is
the combination horse, known as the
Kentucky saddlere, which carry their
riders with ease and grace. Their
gaits are the walk, trot, fox trot, can
ter, and rack, and are changed by
slight touch Of the hand or motion of
the body. In my judgment these
horses will be in great demand by
those now riding the wheel for pleasure
and who can afford to own horse, as
the wheel will prove but fad after all
among the wealthier class and will
have its day. Thus the wheel will
prove a blessing in disguise to the
breeder Of saddle horses in the future.
"At last come to my favorite kind
of horse-the American Roadster. I
love them as I love none other. love
to get in behind an ambitious BieE !;
yes, love to be among them.
Tlove to hear the brood mares
In their stalls a chewing hay,
love to see them drinking
In their peaceful, quiet way.
love to see the little colts
TrOt down the lane and back;
I like to see them later
In their battles on the track
This kind of horse to fill the fas
tidious tastes of gentlemen road riders
must be an ideal horse, an intelligent
brute, if you please, and be susceptible
to education that appears almost hu,
man, for
We'll handled he SHES,
He never runs away;
His heart is good at even time,
Though you've travelled the live long
day
The Morgan is my ideal roadster, as
he is endowed with good horse sense
and is safe for the wife to drive. They
will road from eight to twelve miles an
hour. If you fail to get extreme speed
you will surely get a handsome ami
NAL.
To use the words of Mr.. Grafton:
He confers distinction upon you; he
yields you pleasure and satisfaction; {;
he is not blot upon the face of nature.
Like fine picture Or sweet music, he
appeals to the artistic sentiments Of
your being. Skilltully managed he is
like a grand instrument grandly
played. The horse the Bible immortal
ICES in splent i'd imagery; Shakespeare,
the incompatible, lifts him to the lofti
est PEDESTAL of patriotic grandeur. The
greatest warriors of history-Alexan
der, Napoleon, and Grant-worshipped
him. Shall the horsemen of to day
continue to degrade him by breeding
him in lines Of ugliness9 The thought
| is hateful, the practice is suicidal and
following after false gods. The great
est profit, the greatest speed and the
greatest satisfaction are all allied to the
highest type of beauty.
Speed lines and lines of symmetrical
cantons run in the same channels
Abandon, then, O, readers, the lines of
ugliness and swear allegiance to the
beauty which is joy forever
''Be diligent in your calling, read
and study The Breeders Gazette (and
THE PROGRESSIVE ETARMER-Ed) and
peace and prosperity will sit on your
hearthstone and the grandeur of a
farmers life you will bequeath to your
children"