The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-01-14

nard roads and pnvements. Unsound
nesses are very likely to develop ON
short pasterncd horses. In moving the
horse should go straight, with n long
easy stride.
Unsoundnesses.
Animals with serious unsoundnesscs
should not Ice used for breeders Slight
unsOundnCsscs In mares are not so Oh
JectiOnablc us In stations, since the
mare does not influence nearly so
many colts. Uusuundncsscs are not
transmitted TO colts. but the weakness.
rs that are usually responsible for I'M
sound conditions are often transmitted
The principal uuSuunducsscs are ring.
bone, sidcbonr, SPAWN, bog SPAWN
thorouEhpin ana curb
Sidcbonc Is a bouy formation at the
hoof head toward the heel Ringbone
may be found In the same place, cN-
tending all the way around or II may
be higher up on the paStrru. In which
case 1t is known as high ringbonr
Spawn Is bony formation ON the in
side OF the hook. curb Is Il huny en-
lArgCmCnt at the back Of the leg lust
below the point OF the hook II is most
usually found on sickle hooks" 1t
can be readily noticed by looking at
the leg from the side. Bog spawn
is n soft enlargement on the inside OF
the hook. Thoroughpln is II smaller
enlargement extending through the
joint. where ii can bc felt in the web
of the hook. Neither bog spawn nor
thoroughpin is serious unless very
large
The stallion should possess the same
general characteristics rs the mares.
He should show masculinty in II strong
head a nose inclined to be Roman rath-
or than diShcd. fairly heavy crest
and II large chest. In selecting stat
lion to breed to do not pick out the
cheapest one in the ncghborhood
Five or ten dollars difference in the
service fee will mean 500 to 500 diff
ference on the price of the colt when
ii is four years old. If there is not
good stallion in your immediate neigh
burhood. take your mares ten miles or
more If necessary. but do not use an
inferior stallion. often fifteen or TWEEN
ty farmers can go in together aud buy
Il company stallion. DO not buy
horse that is 'pcddled" by a smooth
tongurd agent such Il horse is likely
to be one that could not be sold in any
other way, and you will generally pay
twice or three times what it is worth.
The best plan is to organize the com
pany first and then send competent
man to some reliable horse establish.
ment to pick out the stallion.
The Value of a Pure Bred Stallion.
The question OF breed is largely one
Of individual preference. IL the mares
of the urighborhood are nearly all
grades Of some particular breed ii will
pay to get Il horse of that breed. BE
careful in the selection of breed and
then stick to it. Nothing will produce
a mongrel lot OF horses more quickly
than changing breeds every few years.
Above all. get pure bred. A grade
may be good enough individual, but
he will not have the long line of i'm
proved ancestry back Of him on both
sides to give him the prepotcncy that
a pure bred has. The grade has mon
gre blood in him. and it is bound to
crop ont in his colts.
Entirely too much stress is laid on
the value of imported stations. For all
practical purposes home bred animals
are just AS good and can be purchased
for much less money. size in stall
lion is all important A horse that
weighs less than ton in breeding
condition should not he used. The
mere fact that an animal is bred in IA
foreign country cannot add anything
to his actual value. aud the reasons
that such an Importation is rated high
er than the domestic product are chief
~ sentimental. 1t is time that This
unwarranted discrimination should be
brought To an end
Never patroniZe an Overfat stallion.
Fat is convenient means OF cover
ing defects. but ii Is hard on the ami
mails breeding powers. When the
stallion is not in service he should be
given plenty Of exercise, preferably at
some kind of work that is not too Sc
we're. He should be in good condition
and good spirits when the breeding
season opens. During the breeding
season he should be given regular cN-
ercise and plenty of it. His feed
should consist largely Of oats. with q
little corn. and an occasional mash
with little oilmeal added. Good.
bright timothy or clover hay in limited
quantities will make up the roughage
part of the ration.
The stallion should be well trained
and kept under perfect control. Not
more than two mares should be served