The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
BLOOD WILL TELL

found out to be a worthless horse az
a sire. These colts have been bred by
some one; they are not going to be Kill
ed either. Now. as a result OF the work
OF ono bad stallion for even ono sea-
son, 1t goes without saying that for
years there will be a lot of worthless
horses In that vicinity which that par
ticular dorse sired. Again. we can, il
we want to. take the mare which Is
good individual and by breeding her to
IA good registered stallion every year
make her colts each year at least as
far as breeding is concerned or is
known. one-half better bred horses
than the mare But no one would think
of going to the expense OF Keeping
stallion aud simply breeding him To
ono or two good mares because he was
"a good looking horse. when they had
no good reason for thinking that the
said stallion was even capable of trans
uniting the good qualities which he
possessed as an Individual. Again,
Willie many people allow their stations
which are registered to be bred TO
mares which arc not registered. yet on
the other hand no man ~ going TO
make practice of breeding registered
mares to n stallion unless the stallion
lis registered. Therefore. castrate all
colts at the age of one year IL the said
colts are not entitled to registration
sincerely hope that the time is near a.
hand when nothing but II registered
'stallion will be allowed to he used as a
sire in the State OF Virginia While
this may appear as n hardship TO some
people. 1t would be godsend to the
horse industry or our grand old State.
Blood will tell in horses indeed 1t will
and while there are many individuals
that arc well bred and yet of no earth
Ily good as individuals. yet some of
these horses can sire tho best colts, as
they have tho blood. Which Is of more
value to q neighborhood. man who
can simply make n living for his inn
mediate family by hard work and good
Judgment, though he knows not how to
tell any one else how to do anything,
or man who not only can do well
with his own business. but has the abI-
lily Of imparting his knowledge to
thousands of others. and thus Ia OF pub
lie interest and benefit to his country
OF course the individual who can and
will impnrt his knowledge to others
is the man who really keeps our coun-
try to the front. lie is the man to send
out to tho people. So it is in breeding
horses. the stallion that has established
blood lines and can thus impart his
good qualities. as we'll as make Il re-
cord of the track. Is the horse to use
as sire. We must know what we are
doing. Breeding to non-regtsterod stall
lions is like keeping a store without n
set of books. You never know what
you have done. or what you even want
to do. much less what you arc doing.
Few men Will buy tract Of land
without first having lawyer to look
UP the title to the said tract of land.
Why is this? Because they want to
know what they are buying. Then why
breed to horse unless you know what
you arc doing? I find that very few
people get tired of breeding good
horses. unless it is simply some rich
person who is not going to do any
thing for any length of time except
spend money.
The men who have become dssatis-
fled with improving their horses are, as
n rule. the men who started at the
wrong end of the rope. BY this mean
to say they have either made such fool
ish crosses on their mares with some
of the high priced imported" French
| and German coach stations !, that 1t
would be the next thing to impossible
ito get good results, or else they have
bred to good looking individuals with
no particular blood lines until they ma
tnrally produce a lot of colts and horses
! which have nothing to mako them sell
except theid individual looks, which is
! often disadvantage to them. and an
eyesore to their owners. Some time
ago my attention was attracted at a
railroad station in this State. when I
heard the following remarke: viz,
well, sir. i am here this morning with
three carpenters to start to work on
| your barn, as you requested me to do,
and while I notice the lumber and etc.
| is there. you havn not given mo your
plans" Answer. "Have you got good
| workmen. want the best barn
| in this State?" Eyes, l have
good workmen, but how do you
want tho barn arranged? I have no
plans" II want barn Just like Mr..
---s. except better, and ! never
heard of his having any special plans;