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have not learned that " blood tells," but we assure those 

 that think so, that twice that sum would not buy hiru now. 



The importance of a good stock horse with the right 

 blood, has been less considered in Xew Hampshire than ia 

 either of the other five New England States. Vermont is 

 justly celebrated for superior horses; the selection of the 

 best breeds has given the fame. It is the home of the 

 Morgans, Black Hawks and Hambletonians; the famous 

 Cock of the Rock, sired by Duroc, dam, full sister to Mil- 

 ler's Damsel, (the dam of American Eclipse.) and sired by 

 Messenger, was kept at Yergennes from 1820 to 1829 ; Sir 

 Walter, a great four mile racer, whose g g g sire was Eng- 

 lish Eclipse, was kept -near the Canada line for many years. 



Henry, a thorough-bred, was kept near Lake Champlain 

 till 1850 ; Sir Charles, sired by Duroc, was owned at Brid- 

 port many years ; aud the French and Messenger blood 

 abounds there. No wonder its horses are sought for to go 

 to all parts of the country. We hope the bringing of so val- 

 uable a horse as the Young Morrill to this State, will lead 

 our farmers and horse raisers to ponder over the signifi- 

 cance of you " cannot gather grapes of thorns or figs of 

 thistles." We will not vouch for the truth of the motto of 

 the homoeopathist, " like is cured by like," but have no doubt, 

 in the equine department, that ''like begets like." 



Young Morrill is eight years old, coming nine, and weighs 

 about 1150 pounds. He has an equal share of the Bulrush 

 Morgan and imported Messenger blood. The Justin Mor- 

 gan Horse left only three colts that became famous : Wood- 

 bury, Sherman and Bulrush. The former are prevalent in 

 this section ; such is Farmers' Beauty, Clifton, White Moun- 

 tain. The Shermans are found all over Vermont and in 

 the northern part of this State. The Bulrushes are more 

 Bcattcred and further known. The. two former are much 

 alike in their characteristics, color, size, bottom, beau- 

 ty and docility; the Woodbury excelling in his proud, no- 

 ble and showy action, making him " the observed of all ob- 



