The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-08-16


There arc a number OF cun5ldern.
lions for the farmers to keep In mind
In breeding horses for the draft horse
trade Among these are that size.
weight, condition and character each
bear an important influence In de
tcrmlning the prices paid on the mar
kcis aud therefore that this influence
10 reflected upon the prices which
they receive from the country ship.
pors and buyers. saya the Wisconsin
Agrlcuturlst Nothing that influences
the large central markets for the prod.
ucts OF tho farm faila. to affect the
farm.
Probably tho one thing which the
general run OF horses that reach the
markets lack moro often than any
other Is size and incidentally there
fore weight II Is stated from good
authority that there are moro good
horses marketed In the Union Stock
Yards at Chicago than any other
place In the United states. and yet
Of tho 100000 horses marketed there
not moro than 10000 would weigh
over 1850 pounds, and not more than
5000 were what would be termed Al
horses. First claBa draft horses for
tho city trade should not weigh less
than 1900 pounds when In working
condition. and n they weigh 1,75O
pounds they will satisfy all tho better.
To carry such weights horses should
stand about i6 hands high or over
aud should have conformations In
proportion.
The condition Of n horse Is all i'm.
portant, both as to soundneas and
thrift. Horses that have poor feet,
bad hooka, weak wind. or poor shoul.
ders are stlcklora on the market They
sell very slowly and at very low
prices. SO also do horses that are IN
a poor condition Of thrift. Fat alwaya
helps 10 sell horses quickly and at
good prices. for II makes them look
good and the horBcs, moreover, do not
need TO be conditioned before they
can be put 10 work. A horse which
looks thin when " leayou the farm ia
liable TO look considerably thinner
after Il has been shipped and arrives
a. the sales stables. Fat horsos shin
far better than thin, thrlftloss oneB.
| Then. 100. tho suspicion OF being u
poor door on tho best OF caro- Is liable
/ TO attach itsolf 10 tho thin horse IN
tho mind OF the buyer. whereas when
he looks upon well conditioned
horse no such suspicion occurs TO him.
Character Is valuable asset to
any horse that is placed on tho mar
ket ana Ike size and weight Is gon-
orally lacking In the usual stock OF
horsea TO DO selected from In the
country. a horse that shows intelll.
gonce. good breeding and those quail.
tiles that como through careful
handling and good training will out.
sell tho common. plain looking horses
by considerable margin, size,
weight and condition being otherwise
alike
The man on the farm engaging IN
horse production from tho viewpoint
Of dollars and centa and auxioun 20
make his acres earn the highest net
returns should breed his mares 10 the
best slres that are available combin-
Ing size, weight, soundnesB and char
acter. and should breed TO them con-
sistenily. They should endeayor also
as soon as possible. either by pur-
chase or by breeding up. to possess
themselves OF big drafty mares com.
blning those qualities. The only re-
greitable thing about the sale OF the
II. 1919 Chicago horse market for
$1,000, is that tho mares were not
purchased by some good farmer 10 DO
used for breeding and farm work pur.
pores instead OF by Chicago teaming
arm to draw big wagon. II is re-
grottablo that they should ever have
gotten away from the farm, for "
they wo'e worth $1,000 for drawing
big wagon and heavy loads, certainly
they were worth that on the farm
where they could do work to earn
their cost OF maintenance and raise
colts worth $1,000
Tho economy OF the heavy mare on
the farm, both from the standpoint OF
doing farm work and producing colts
compared with light aud medium
weight mares IL nicely summed up IA
follows by Secretary Dinsmore OF the
Percheron Society Of America: THE
cost OF maintenance under farm con
ditions is about the same, the heavier
mares are more efficient In the work
Of the farm. the colts are ready for
work a year younger. and II carried
TO the same age. will bring about
twice as much as tho colts from the