. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, September 22, 1906] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN II â M. j. .;. .]i .[i t.;. .'i .;i â !â ,;,,;,,;.,;.,;,.;, â ;^â:..M^;. I THE FARM ! * * BREEO FOR POINTS THAT ARE DEMANDED. The way to get points that com- mand a premium is to breed specially for them, says the Maine Farmer. The natural high headed conformation cannot be looked for in the foal un- less the breeding is particularly for it. The horse with the head set on low down in front or the low-necked horse cannot be made to carry a graceful head and neck by high checking. It only stamps the dr
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, September 22, 1906] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN II â M. j. .;. .]i .[i t.;. .'i .;i â !â ,;,,;,,;.,;.,;,.;, â ;^â:..M^;. I THE FARM ! * * BREEO FOR POINTS THAT ARE DEMANDED. The way to get points that com- mand a premium is to breed specially for them, says the Maine Farmer. The natural high headed conformation cannot be looked for in the foal un- less the breeding is particularly for it. The horse with the head set on low down in front or the low-necked horse cannot be made to carry a graceful head and neck by high checking. It only stamps the driver as cruel or thoughtless, and the horse as badly built, 'the high head in all classes of horses is indicative of intelligence, energy and vim that is an important factor in the market value and price of the horse, a char- acteristic of good breeding and su- perior quality, inherited from the proud, handsome Arab of the desert in his perfect conformation. Never breed to a stupid, down-headed horse that has to be anchored up with a check rein. The same is true of the high-knee action, which like the handsome, high-headed horse, is bred that way, with the conformation for high ac- tion and high head that always com- mands a premium on the market, whether draft or driver. If these characteristics are bred in, it stamps the value of the horse .and attracts the admiration that only the high- class horse can command; it is an indication of good breeding. Good ac- tion is a market requirement that should be ever kept in mind by the horse breeder. MULISH STATEMENTS. The following succinct article from a Western paper is credited to "Ex," which is no credit at all. A mule is a cash article at any time from three months to thirty years of age. It costs no more to raise a three-year-old mule than it does a three-year-old steer, and it will sell for three times the price. Too many farmers though sell their mules as they do their steers, without feed- ing them up. (1-sized
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