New-York tribune., 1904-08-21
VALUE OF THE AMERICAN TRoTTER.
zrorn r,he American Horse Breeder.


No family of horses has yet been produced any
where in this world that can be adapted to so
r. can he used for profit on the racetrack and in
the show ring for pleasure on the Gty pswsr
pmrposes in the city for the cart. the plough the
nGnr machine the tedder the hay rake and the
fork and the family wagon IN the &c country: , no
greater amount of labor in proportion to his weight %
the amount Of 1000 % ydaadaIe Ihaa When
care is used in the selection Of sires and dams ne
fa@ Sopse aRither in the show ring or the road
There Is other horse that y Te
turns The heavy breeds Of horses can be raised
e the whrs shS solo fGFaES Eo
them here nd S9d dealer s The winters
are so long and forage so dear in Newbn gianG
that breeders sse n hfFe be c Vest in raising slow heavy
draught horses. and should not be encouFaseo 10
Win 'ts the stations and brood that breeders
IN NewEngland now have they Sa Sah uorid In pro
daeing SOUND handsome stylish good disp9sS
9ned S be sbIe To- hold their own company
They will not mature so early & al 'tSg ayar thev ~
are mort tractable and docile care less Tor .r1ey @
and II Carefully used until matured they viii do
good service and remain s9nd red sas f that are
not fast enough for the track or speedway hav gen
orally fsI fk9 aSsPfed yePy and more pTotae for
forming the usual labor on New-Engand farms. arms.
and can pull fbe biayg larger s@e lGee western
pair of compacty made. well fed ana tnoromghy 6lg ~
seasoned trott:ng bred horses that welgh Soo 10
! 0a3 bounds each win do more farm work or oTdl,
nary nature than a pair of Western horses that
weigh II0 or 1900 pounds each The smaller. aGI
i've hardy animals preferable Tor most an
kinds of farm work. excepting, perhaps the ma
nure epreader and stone drag where IN tne fea sreat
weight Of the Western ones give them an aqVan nrna
tage But even in that kind Of labor iead horse
of the size and type of the smaller tTo,rng 1rea
anirnals will make q moro profitable team lnah u
Tair ~ ja:ee heavy Western ones.
The orfxfnal Justin Morgan. founder or tne morree
can famIly OF horses weighed only ABOUT, you
Ssonnde vet he could and did pull heavier load
= the shane OF log the ground than l.zVp-
raund "a md horse could start The Sherman Morgan
- ~ Jnstin Morgan and not as large as MS sire,
conIS pull a heavier load uphill on SLED. ana on
hare ground than the large, heavy team ,e horsees
Though inferior in weight to the large anitnas an 1h
,be smaller ones, rule, are superior 10 tneni
in the quality of muscle and In nerve force; tx InSt
nsiitv which gives them weight pullng aoInIy.
SewEngiand farmers win make great Tnlstake a. AXE
g., trytne to breed heavy dreught horses. ~ VII
be much more profitable for them to select tTo1s
pe iiiu naras that are good indivduals, ana mate
~ With trotting stations that are pred IN pro-
6csrp lines and have individual merit as wei az
Sasdtna The best of the produce or such VIII sen
for good prices for track. speedway OF sl LEE
THE rest will make good, serviceabie Work
borses and farmers OF New-hngland VIII VIII hI, hta ~
si,,gsi al western ones that are not acclimateo'