The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-06-17

mules. They can be sold al two years old
Most of the farmers are overstocked, the extr'
animals eating their heads off,"
| J. L. McCormick-"If we raise the right kind
| there is IL good demand. ] have noticed tina
| well matched pairs have brought from 81 ,OO(
| to 81, 200 per pair, almost any kind brought
from $3.50 to $500. There is no trouble in get
ting $500 III the city for good horses. If they
have the right style and bottom they will pay
They want the Hackney action, although pure
| Hacks are too small"
| A. l.. Penniman-"It pays man if his place
| is well fenced, to raise colts occasionally"
| John d. Worthington-"I believe in horses
| they are closer to human beings than other
| amin ais. A man VINO raises horses has an avo-
| cation as well as II vocation. The point about
| too small ones is well taken. IT is hard to get
| them too large, l 100 lbs. is about right. The
| trouble is, that we expect the sire to furnish
| all the points. l had nice fall colt. l let il
nurse ali winter, and did not work the mother
| too hard. He was wcaned in April and has
thrived splenddly. We can more naturally
Trims most of what we raise ourselves. The
trolley car has not entirely knocked the horse
out as yet. a good horse is Il saving bank. A
horse worked lightly will foal better and will
get along better"
W. b. HOpkins-"It has paid me to raise colts.
l always work the dam close to her time. l
don't feed her much grain, but give her good
deal OF hay. Large horses are best for farming;
Tor driving would use lighter ones"
p. Ii. ClOse-"It depends upon what you are
breeding for. Horses with knee action are SELL
ing well. Foreigners are looking now for our
horses. The Hambletonian coacher, well
made, has had an opportunity for trial for
honor between American and Russian borses,
the russian being an enlarged Arabian, and
in England American horses bring better
prices. The American CoRcher has become the
standard. We have developed the best road
horses"
John Moores-"It pays to raise horses in q
moderate way. would prefer mules, as you
can sell them at years old. l bought a pair
for $500. They are not so liable to injury, for
It is hard to raise horses without their being in
jured. They (coIts) ought to be especially fix
ed, not near any other stock, as colts arr
Troublesome. l have had splendid strain of
horses.
k. Harris Archer never cared to raise horses.
Those who raised them, generally got too much
stock. Ordinary farmers should not raise colts;
otner stock will pay them better. Two calves,
well brought up, were traded for a colt. The
calves would bring $50 and the colt was not
worth $25.
Mr.. Munnikhuysen-"My experience is that
farmer had better raise one or two colts /
prefer general utility. as they do more work
aud stand it better The finest ones ever saw
Were kentucky horses. They made splendid
team and beat the French coach horses. The
btooded horses of Virginia are smaller than the
Kentucky hOrscS.'
w. e. Haran-"I think raising colts NAV be
made profitable, but We must study the market.
The working horse is the best for US. The
French Coach is the best. They are steady and
docile, quite large and make splendid horses.
There is Il good market for mules. They are
the best working stock, and nothing ever hap
pens to mule. High strung horses do not
make good ones, except for buggy use. 1t
does not pay to raise trotters unless you intend
Nto engage in the business. The French coacher
IS II happy medium between the sluggish Perch
eron and our own nervous stock"
Mr.. Wilson-"Farmers do not take proper
care of colts. They take more care of their
calves than of their colts. We breed animals
that are too high strung. Take even our draft
horses and they will bring more than those
which arc high strung. You can buy colts
cheaper than raise Them as nearly all farmers
lose them. About one farmer in ten takes the
proper care of them. 1t does not pay to raise
colts if you give up the use of the mare"
Thomas LOchary-"I never raised horse
Success depends upon how you are fixed If 1
had ii fine mare ! would raise one colt. People
who want good horses prefer to go to the deal
err. Mules are good for farmers. All horses
will not work steadily. while mules will work
anywhere. Mules do not require as much food
rs horses
S. A. Williams-"If you are working for ac-
tual profit, it pays well TO raise mules. They
are not hard to raise and are easily broken.
Horses are hard to break. The mares should be
warm blooded. We have raised some very
good mules.