The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-06-02

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COMPANY si4llion 10 not buy .
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ionRued agent such horse u likely
70 L. une that could not BE- sold Ia any
utbsr way. AND you viii generally pas
twice ~ thres iinses what Il is worth
The hsst plan j. 20 organize the CON.
pahy drr aud then send q competent
man 10 some reliable horse establish.
ment 10 pics out the stallion
The Value Of Pure Bred Stallion.
The question 81 breed Is largely one
n lndIS iduai preference II the mares
~ lle neighborhood are nearly an
grades II some particular breed II viii
pay 10 get horse ~ that breed he
careful IN the selection ~ breed and
then stick 10 iI Nothing viii produce
mongrel lot ~ horses more quickly
than changing breeds every few years.
Above All, get pure bred A grade
may be q good enough individual but
be- VIII not have the long line Of I'm
proved ancestry back Of him on both
sides to give him the prepotency that
pure bred has The grade has mon
grel blood Ia him, and II is bound 10
crop out Ia bis colts.
Entirely too much stress Is laid on
The value Of imported stations. For all
practical purposes home bred animals
are just as COED and can be purchased
for much less money. Size In stall
lion Is all important 4 horse thai
weighs less than ton In breeding
condition should not be used The
mere fact that an animal is bred IN
foreign country cannot add anything
10 his actual value. and the reasons
that such an importation is rated high
cr than the domestic product are chief
~ sentimental II Is time that this
unwarranted discrimination should be
brought 20 an end
Never palronize an overfat stallion
Fat is convenient means Of cover
Ing defects, hut Il is hard on the ami
mails breeding powers When the
stallion Is not in service he should be
given plenty II exercise, preferably al
some kind of work that Is not too Sc
we're. He should be Ia coed condition
aud good spirits when the breeding
season opens During the breeding
eason he should be given regular eN |
arcIse and plenty Of It. His feed |
should consist largely of oats, with
little corn. and an occasional mash !
With little oilmeal added Good, !
bright timothy or clover hay IN limited |
Quantities win make up the roughage |
lnrt af The ration.
The stallion should be well trained |
md kept under perfect control MOI |
more ihnn two mares should be- served |