The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-09-17

Excellent Farm Team
The big demand in Europe for army
horses has developed in certain parts
Of this country a hunter type Of horse
that has good size and conformation
and great endurance, with more sub
stance than a thoroughbred. Such
horses readily bring from $50 to 5000.
The German government has re-
Gently bought a number Of hne horses
for the army and has established a
stock farm in Kentucky, where an et-
fort will be made to breed an all-round
cavalry horse that will meet the Ger.
man standard.
The farmer who fools around with
trotting horses makes a mistake.
Breeding trotters is a distinct branch
Of the business and a man must spend
years In learning 1t.
Stick to drafters and heavy carriage
horses OF the farm. They are always
salable and bring good prices.
INTERESTED oats cut just before the
grains are hard make the finest feed
imaginable for horses.
Numerous attempts have been made
to use heavy mules for trucking pur-
poses in large cities, but without sue.
Jess. Their feet are not built to stand
the rough usage they get from the
cobblestones.
Trotting-horse breeding is like fancy
farming, a gentleman's game.
The Morgan horse is slowly coming
into his W again. As a breed he has
brains and bottom than any 9th.
er horse.
Bad digestion, a rough coat and a
poorly nourished body are always the
result of Improperly balanced food.
The all-corn horse is sure to get out
Of condition sooner or later. Ground
barley, wheat and oats, a quart at a
time, is to q horse what pudding Is to
a boy.
The advent of auto trucks In big
cities has not hurt the demand for
heavy draft horses in the slightest de-
gree.
There is q great want among south
ern farmers for small. active chunks
weighing from 900 to 1,100 pounds, but
the southerner has style in his horse.
Twenty years ago it was not unusual
for stallion owners to get from $500
to $1,000 as a fee, but today there are
not more than two horses in the Uni
ted States that command $500.
A western ex-cattle man has gone
into the business of teaching cowboys
how to break wild horses by kindness
and common sense. He deserves a
gold medal.
If you want to raise big mules you
must breed to q large boned rangy
mare.
The average jack is almost as dan.
gerous as a tiger and must be con-
stantly watched. He has no senti-
ment or sympathy in his makeup and
is a murderer when aroused.
Some horsemen say mud should be
allowed to dry OF a horses's legs be-
fcre being removed. Don't believe it.
Mud should be washed OF as soon as
the horse comes into the stable and
his legs rubbed thoroughly.
A little over-heating will do a great
deal Of damage to the foal through the
mares milk.
Water your horse as often as pos.
sible. Water In moderate quantities
will not hurt him, so long as he keeps
moving.
Blanket your horse carefully when
he stands, especially If he is at all
hot. Repeated slight chills stiffen and
age a horse before his time.
Bring your horse in cool and breath
ing easily. If he comes in hot, he will
sweat in the stable. and the sudden
stoppage Of hard work is bad for his
feet.
In hot weather or in drawing heavy
loads, watch your horse's breathing.
II he breathes hard, or short and
quick. it is time to stop.
A really good yeariing colt is worth
around 5000 these days, and we cannot
understand why farmers do not raise
more Of them.
Be sure that the mare and colts in
pasture have shelter from the hot sun.
Do not let your horse drive him.
self; but ha7dle the reins gently.
Never jerk the reins; to do that is the
sure mark Of a bad driver.
Try to deliver your load with as
little backing as possible. Backing a
heavy load is apt to strain the hind
legs.
Take the horse out of the shafts
as much as possible; and If you drive
a pair or four, unfasten the outside
traces while the horses are standing;
they will rest better that way.
1t is impossible to state just how
much feed the horse needs. 1t will
probably be eighteen to t%wenty.four
pounds Of the grain mixture per day.
He may have as much as he will
lean up promptly three times a day