Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-05-01

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While horses were very low l re-
member Offering little saddle FLY
to Philsdelphia gentleman at $3.50.
He was much pleased with her aud
decided to take her; but, on close in
spection, found a splIut not half so
large as a chestnut on one leg, and
would not touch her. This shows
the Importance of mating with sound,
clean, fiat boned sires and avoiding
all blemishes. We are so fortunately
situated now as to have sires to meet
all these requirements. We have
registered Clydesdsles and registered
Percherons for heavy draft; three
thoroughbred race horses-Chorister,
Sam Corp, aud another fine race horse
from Mr.. Keene's stables in Kentuo.
ky whose name l do not know-to
get hunters or for foundation stock;
two fine horses for the saddle aud
driving-General Miles and Mon
trose Squirrel-as we'll bred as any
horses of their class in America, with
fine size, bone, action and style, with
all the saddle gaits and fine drivers
as we'll. There is Sir Rodger Zone of
the finest Hackneys in America for
heavy lesther), Restoration, aud DIR.
Williams beautiful Morgan, to get
drivers. You can certainly find
among all this lot of fine horses some
one suitable TO mate with the mares
you have to produce the best results.
Do not go breeding haphazzard and
breed TO the first horse that comes
along; but select the best one you
can find to suit your mares aud never
mind about his stud fee.
You ought not to expect a nice
saddle or driving horse from the mat
ing of heavy draft mares with saddle
or driving borses. nor draft horses
from the mating of heavy draft sirss
with light saddle or driving mares
Such disparity in size seldom, if ever,
makes good horses. Nature is too
wise to do things that way. Now
make your selection and stick to that
line of breeding if you wish to make
a success of it, and do not fuss about
the stud fee nor put in the absurd
condition that the sire shall be re-
sponsible for the life of the foal un
til 1t is born. 1t is the business of
the dam to carry the foal to maturi
~, and the owners business to take
proper care of il and see that she
does do 1t; not the sire's business or
the owner of the sire. Such a de-
mand will drive all good horses ont
of county. 1t is not a fair division
of the risk. No man can afford to
put all the money into a horse that it
takes to buy good sire of any of the
improved breed and take all the risks
of breeding.
Rockingham has the finest, best
bred sires of any county in the State
and at the lowest stud fees. She gets
the services of the same class of heavy
draft b rises az $l5 that elsewhere
cost from $25 to $50; of a better
Hackney at $40 than other counties
secure at from $40 to $50; of the
thoroughbred race horse Choriseer at
$40, while all outside of her bounds
pay $50 and in Kentucky 5000; and
of Sam Cory at $15, whose stud fee
elsewhere was $50. In saddle horses
she gets the services of General Miles
at $40, whose sire's book was always
full in Kentucky at 500; and of Mon
trose Squirrel at $40, whose sire't
book filled at $50. Montrose SOUR.
rel carries the combined blood of his
own sire and that of General Miles
Would it not be better to use this
blood which makes the finest and
highest priced horses of their differ
ent classes in the United States while
you can get it DIT these almost nomi.
nal prices, than to spend your tune
and opportunity fussiug to beat the
stud fees down to still lower and
tmpractIcable level? You have as
fine country for horse raising a,
any in America. If you will use th,
blood you have and mate your mares
with proper care and judgment, yor
can raise as fine and high priceC
horses than can be raised anywhere
These horses have all proved
themselves fine breeders aud are
worth much more now than wheI