376 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE, 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Stallions. — The committee on stallions submit the following 

 report : — 



There were five stallions entered for prcminms, and three for 

 exhibition. Of the latter class, the horse, " Trotting Childers/' 

 owned bj Lambert Maynard, of Bradford, and which received 

 the first premium of this society, at their last show^, was pre- 

 eminently the best stock horse exhibited ; and the committee 

 believe that they can confidently recommend him to breeders, 

 as a stallion possessing more good " points," and better "•blood," 

 than any other stallion now owned in Essex county. The com- 

 mittee regret, as the society, with a commendable spirit of 

 liberality, have raised the premiums on all other animals, not 

 excepting the Shanghaes and Chittagongs, — that the premiums 

 for horses alone should remain stationary. Justice compels us 

 to bespeak for the noble horse some recompense for this seeming 

 neglect ; and we respectfully beg leave to suggest to the trus- 

 tees, the propriety and importance of extending their liberality 

 to these noblest animals of the brute creation. 



The idea seems to prevail to some extent among the horsemen 

 of our country, that the breeding of their favorite animal is not 

 receiving sufficient encouragement at the hands of this society. 

 And we have reason to fear, if some action is not taken on this 

 matter, that horses will be withdrawn from our exhibitions, and 

 thereby detract very much from their interest. 



In this country there is no branch of agriculture that needs 

 encouragement more than horse-breeding, — none so little under- 

 stood, none so sadly neglected, and yet none, when properly 

 conducted, that is more remunerating. 



The country is flooded with miserable apologies for horses ; 

 but how seldom we meet with a perfect horse, — or if, perchance, 

 we occasionally find one, who can afford to buy at the price 

 which is asked for him ? There should be some remedy devised 

 for this state of affairs. We want the aid of this society to dis- 

 seminate knowledge in regard to the great and important sub- 

 ject of horse-breeding, wdiich is so little understood among us. 

 The fact is, not one farmer in ten understands the first princi- 

 ples of breeding, or hardly knows a good horse from a bad one. 



