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October 3, 1913
Essex County Herald
Island Pond, Guildhall, Essex County, Vermont
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Collection of practical advice for farmers on breeding, caring for, and valuing draft horses and mules, emphasizing their reliability, maintenance tips, and market value over trotters.
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STICK TO DRAFTERS AND HEAVY HORSES
Many farmers make the mistake of fooling around with trotting horses. Breeding trotters is a distinct branch of the business and initiation into making a success of it requires a training of years.
Stick to the drafters and the heavy carriage horses on the farm; they are always saleable and will bring good prices.
Some men say mud should be allowed to dry on a horse's legs before being removed. Don't believe it. Mud should be washed as soon as the horse comes into the stable and his legs rubbed thoroughly dry.
Farming communities may be easily sized up by the quality of its horses. Poor and worthless old plugs, pulling at the harness, keep company with the poor and shiftless individuals holding the lines.
The mule is the most tireless worker on the farm, eats less than a horse and does more work.
A mule is also an excellent saddle animal if one well learns the trick of saddling him.
His feet will stand the hard road better than those of the horse.
Prepotency is a fixed characteristic in all pure bred sires. The grade sire is a proposition we should steer clear of.
No one point in the horse is more essential than well shaped hoofs and sound hoofs. The value of a horse depends to a large extent upon his feet.
The fact that a horse is imported does not add one cent to his intrinsic value for breeding purposes.
The horse that is afraid of the auto mobile never can be taught to pass it quietly by whipping.
A very young colt should have plenty of sleep and rest.
A mule's age cuts little figure in a sale. No one seems to care how old a mule may be. However, he will bring from $150 to $200 when he is full grown if he is big, smooth and strong.
Many farmers make the mistake of fooling around with trotting horses. Breeding trotters is a distinct branch of the business and initiation into making a success of it requires a training of years.
Stick to the drafters and the heavy carriage horses on the farm; they are always saleable and will bring good prices.
Some men say mud should be allowed to dry on a horse's legs before being removed. Don't believe it. Mud should be washed as soon as the horse comes into the stable and his legs rubbed thoroughly dry.
Farming communities may be easily sized up by the quality of its horses. Poor and worthless old plugs, pulling at the harness, keep company with the poor and shiftless individuals holding the lines.
The mule is the most tireless worker on the farm, eats less than a horse and does more work.
A mule is also an excellent saddle animal if one well learns the trick of saddling him.
His feet will stand the hard road better than those of the horse.
Prepotency is a fixed characteristic in all pure bred sires. The grade sire is a proposition we should steer clear of.
No one point in the horse is more essential than well shaped hoofs and sound hoofs. The value of a horse depends to a large extent upon his feet.
The fact that a horse is imported does not add one cent to his intrinsic value for breeding purposes.
The horse that is afraid of the auto mobile never can be taught to pass it quietly by whipping.
A very young colt should have plenty of sleep and rest.
A mule's age cuts little figure in a sale. No one seems to care how old a mule may be. However, he will bring from $150 to $200 when he is full grown if he is big, smooth and strong.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agricultural Advice
Animal Husbandry Tips
What keywords are associated?
Draft Horses
Mule Benefits
Horse Care
Breeding Advice
Hoof Health
Farm Animals
Story Details
Story Details
Advice includes sticking to draft and heavy horses over trotters, immediate mud removal from legs, judging communities by horse quality, mule advantages in work and durability, importance of purebred sires and sound hooves, irrelevance of import status, training fearful horses without whipping, rest for colts, and mule market value.