The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-06-30
AGRICULTURE.



Z allied slaics that have fi,en frsm ~ o.
se1fs Foundation. aud son By lhtif beauty
gttosfulna, 81 sclisn ane capabilities a
endurance, q pn,iticn hl9h Va thn esietm %
farti 70, farmer, ard hofrcmea Of the esur-
try, the Aorssn e'Au l,sn,itltd TO q fair
share 81 the he's n. They came iut1 prog.
iencc Al mo,, oppof uee time. The com
try Vas emtrgins from the period ~htn tho
81 cart, allow eoASh ard saddle horse had
been The only rfidy ani ,ure mani
transportation. Roads iAi been but msare-
ering ps,hs cot ilong the lill,ldes and IA.
viaes, ssross valleys and pl4ins, merely to
meet the immediate nceda OF the dwelltrs
10 the sparsely set'lsd porlllrs 81 the eoui-
try. But wien the eouutry hee,me more
thiekly populated, the roids better rrepu-
cd fer The trsu'portsti)n ~ the eommodi-
lis from the farming ecnmuni'les to the
rapidly growing c.ntsrs Of population,
there vas demand for horses thst could
work on the farm and move along the road
~ ~ tass niu iaIiu gnu Absk at~aNH
WAS met by the 6.,cendsuts OF the Morgan
horse that have been literally distributed
from their native home 10 New England TO
all the like borduiig iis'es, ard TO the
far west, Michigan has bsd good share
Of them, ard there are to-day many enthus-
iasiic admirers OF these noble little horses
that are gems Of beauty, and the very EN-.
bodlment Of intelligence, courage aud en-.
durance.
Near the close OF the eighteenth century, !
when the public hotel was de,ignsted by
various nance, such az hostelry, tavern,
grog shop Inn, etc It was a favorl,e past
zine for the lovers Of sport, rear the little
burgs In New England, to congregate at
these popular places and ieit the tp.ed Of
their hories at a abort squirt OF eighty rods.
The horses were arrsyed bress. along a
scratch made across the road In the dust
and the drop cf a hat vas tho signal TO
"go!n 1t was at these contests, at Ran
dolph, Vt that little bay stallion diitln-
guished himielf az speed horse ard began
q career that has attracted the attention
and admiration Of lovers Of beauty and
speed, to himself and his defendants dur
Ing the century that has followed.
The breeder Of the ancestral head Of the
Morgan horse was Justin Morgan, Of
Spring I'D, Mas, whose name has been
given to The horse. He was fosled In 1893
Two years later be was taken by bis breed
er ard owner to Randolph, Vt. The sire
Of Justin Morgan was horse called True
Brlton, horse said to be thoroughbred
that was stolen from General Delaney.
He must have taken largely Of the charac.
leristics Of hls sire as they advertised True
Brlton A. being "bright bay fifteen hands
high, trots and canters light"
OF the breeding Of the dam Ct Justin
Morgan there Ia but little defnite iIforms.
ion that can be giver. There had been i'm.
ported into that portion Of the country
lone excellent blood that had been brought
~ the settlers from Eng lar d France, Den
mark and Spain. II her ancestors we're
rom England the probabilities are that
hey were rich in thoroughbred blood. II
rom Spain the chances are that the Arab.
an blood was couriing In her vei!s. But
he fact that the descrip tion given says
hat Justin Morgan had "hesvy name and
all ard long hair at the fetlock' would
variant the assumption that thre WAS Il
race, at least, Of Norman blood that had
ONE directly from France or through the 4
french Canadian hories that were numer-
us In New England. In any event 1t wai
he mingllng Of blood lines that undoubted- .
' traced through come channel back to the Il
ot blood Of the desert, the Arabian, and =
y that mlpging through sc me force which
We are unable at present to desciibe, made
I'm horse Of great superiority and with
repotercy that msde Its impression upon
nd stamped his well-known characteristics
D the several generations that hsvo fol-
owed.
The Mo'gars are known ~ handy, little
cries, admirably adapted to driving on
he road where high rate Of speed ID re-
uired for q long distance. They are am
itlcus, resolute, prompt and courageous.
hey are Of good color, bay, black, brown
r chestnut, beng the prevailing colors,
nd cons,q iently match well In pairs a,
ght driving teams. While they are not
he farmers draft horse for heavy loading
ley have their place on the .msll farms a.
team of all work, and capable Of . great
mount Of travelling on the road. As horses hi
rat are we'll boned and muscled they have y
cry few, II any, supeii)rs.