Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-20
EARLY BREEDING.
Many Two-year-old FillieS bred
with Good Results.

Win OOOu
The question has already arisen this
year and may arise next year many
times at what age 1t is proper to begin
breeding fillies, says The Stock Farm,
There are a good many breeders who
insist on breeding nothing but fully
matured animals. These will put no
mare into the harem until she is 4
years old. They therefore have no use
to which to put mare younger than
unless she Is used on the track. A few
years ago, when brood mares were
quite in demand, it became rather fash
ionable to breed fillies at years of
age, and DR.. Herr, who was quite a
successful breeder in his day and a
veterinarian as well, used to advise
people who asked his opinion that If
they intended a mare for brood mare
to breed her as a 2-year-old. 1t has
been said that mares when but 3 years
old have no difficulty in foaling, but
are liable to have at 4. However, If a
mare has a foal at 3 she is usually
rather a shy breeder at 4. Our OVID
view of this matter Is to follow as
nearly as may be the indications Of
nature. In wild state we believe that
hllies are very frequently, probably
generally, impregnated as early as 2
years old We have known cases
where even yearling fillles have acci-
dentally got with foal and been deliv-
cred as 2-year-olds. though this Is un-
% MI
the mare, when we saw her as a ma
tured mare, was about 16 hands high
and showed no signs of retarded devel-
opment. Long after her first expert
ment she produced PAGER with rec
ord of 2:1512 and a good campaigner.
When FLIES are bred as early as 2
years old, they should have the best Of
care before and after being bred. Par
ticular pains should be taken that their
growth should not be arrested. They
should be particularly well treated
while sucking the foal and after its
being weaned as an extra precaution.
We have known a great many 2-year-
old FLIES bred without any bad conse-
Quences resulting and do not view that
practice with any disfavor.
A Jamaican Experience.
For some years after my marriage
lived at Old Harbor, a small place
about 90 miles from Kingston. One
day when a visit to my Kingston dress
maker was a necessity l ordered
young negro boy to get upon the rum
BILE and drive me to the town.
1 paid my visit to the dressmaker,
and, receiving my frock, light sum-
mer thing, from her, placed it in the
box beneath the buggy seat and drove
on to my sisters, where | went In to
escape the heated part of the day, CIV
ing my boy sixpence and bidding him
see the sights and return at o'clock.
He turned up punctually, with the
grin still on his face, and in due time
we reached Old Harbor once more.
When | went to take out my crispy
muslin, found. to my CONSERVATION, it
was a wet, sloppy mass. No rain had
fallen, and even then
/ turned to the boy: Solomon, what
In the world does this mean? How
But the look Of utter helpless amaze
ment on his face stopped me.
"Lor', missus, it am queer, but not so
queer as what done happen to me. Me
bought quattig az d. wort of dat
pretty ting dey calls ice to bring
home an show ma sister, an put him
In dar wild your dress to keep him safe,
an now him gone for true, an how him
get out | dunno wild you sittin on him
all de timer'-Harper' Magazine.