Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-07-20

By Prot J. W. Wilson before the
South Dakota Improved Live Stock
and Poultry Breeders association. on
the subject OF the -Drett Horse. with
the animals before the endlenoe end
the score card In hand)
The raising OF dra0 hoeeee Is proDa-
bly, as profitable an industry as any
other Tine OF business ON the farm.
There seems to always be Q demand
IN the market for good horses II
person will start tn the proper way,
breed his mares 70 choice stations
and keep the colts OF the wire fence,
money invested IN the enterprise VIII
be we'll spent
People who mako q dual-purpose
horse out of the dra1 horse make
mistake. We all know It requires
weight to do heavy WORK A 900
pound man can Nft o. drag on the
ground much more than the lbo-
pound man. The dran horse weigh
Ing 1900 pounds, u properly put to-
gether can do moro work In the
field than the 1.2o0-p pound draft horse
can. The demand ca the market Is
for TWO distinct types OF horses. name
", the draft horse and the light
horse
A large percentage os ehe farm work
done in this state is done with the
medium draft horss, of as some peo-
pie term It, the dual-purpose horse.
This horse usually weighs from ten to
thirteen hundred pounds In working
condition You quite frequently find
four or five Of this type hitched to a
gang plow where three or four horses
OF the proper weight would do the
work easier and the expense OF keep
ing would be much less. Not only
the expense Of keeping but the trou-
BILE of caring for four or Ave horses
is much greater than caring for three
or four. We quite fequently find IN
dividuals of the draft breeds that
show considerable speed
- AS q matter o< fact they were not
made for drivers When in Scotland
two years ago sew gsldings weigh.
ing 900 to 1000 pounds working on
the streets. The drivers never put
them OF Of a walk. they walk faster
than the common average draft horses
In this country because they are
taught to walk when young. One com
mon mistake made By people when Sc
lecttng stallion to breed to is tha,
they do not pay sufficient attention t.
the legs and feet
From the oooes Card.
The draft horse must weigh 1.50t
pounds. A marking Of four is given t.
this point. Students are taught Il
tell the age of the horse by his teeth
3 They are taught how old horse O
the draft type should be before ht
should weigh 1900 pounds. His form
: >nnst be broad, massive and proper
!. toned. Four points is perfect mark
.iine. A iong-legged horse cannot worl
= vbeside short-iegged horse of the
same weight during the season. A
horse that is weak In the front quar-
ters and heavy in the hind quarter:
Is not properly proportiored The
next is quality. A marking OF four Il
given for horse having perfect quail
.ty. This means that the bone must be
clean. fine, yet Indicating sufficient
substance, tendons lean, hair and skin
fine. Big. coarse bone and big, coarse
haired horses are not desirable, be
cause II is an indication that the quail
fty os the bone IL not the best. The
next heading is temperament; neither
should he heve lazy temperament
but he should be energetic. He
should have good disposition, not
vicious. He should be willing work
er. as there is no pleasure in being
dragged round the field by the lines OF
carrying whip to urge q horse. -Four
points are given for temperament. The
head and neck Of the draft horse are
Of very little value. Under the head
ing Of head and neck we have the muz
zle, eyes, forehead. ears and neck
These points only count one apiece on
the score board
This brings us back to the shoulder
Sometimes people will breed to a
stallion because be has a good head
q high prominent crest. but neve,
think Of looking at his feet and legs
The shoulders should be sloping
smooth, snug and extending in at the
back A shoulder that is too straight
does not furnish the necessarv Teact