24G MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



turned the thoughts of lovers of fine horses to the subject of 

 breeding; and from that day to this, I believe the pedigree of 

 the best breeds of horses, has been kept as carefully as that of 

 the aristocracy. The subject is gaining the attention of breed- 

 ers with us, but it seems now to be turned more to the rearing 

 of fast horses than to the large and powerful draught horse, 

 that should be true to its work and kind in harness. 



There are many good horses with us — as there are many 

 good men, — that have no particular pedigree, and we suppose 

 those that received premiums were in that class. The city of 

 Lowell, and vicinity, could show many fine and beautiful 

 animals if it would only bring them out. May the spirit of 

 their owners catch fire on the day of the next annual fair, and 

 may they turn out all their steeds in one grand cavalcade, that 

 will make the natives stare. May they resolve themselves into 

 a committee of the whole, vote themselves a holiday turn-out, 

 and make a grand display. 



L. BUTTERPIELD. 

 WORCESTER. 



From the Report on Roadsters. 



Enough has already been written to convince us that the 

 same care should be exercised, the same rules observed, in 

 raising horses as in other kinds of stock. Those who raise 

 them as a matter of profit, will find that the colts from a mare 

 or a stallion of established reputation, for speed and endurance, 

 uniformly command high prices. 



So much interest is now taken in this branch of agriculture, 

 that the facilities for getting the use of high-bred stallions are 

 comparatively easy to what they were ten or fifteen years ago, 

 and the owner of a good mare should consider well before he 

 resorts to the services of a scrub. The draught and hack horse 

 arc as useful, perhaps, in their way as the roadster or trotter. 

 Hack and ordinary family horses, of good disposition, and 

 steady gait, can generally be found at all times, and there 

 would seem to be no particular necessity of raising them for 

 those purposes only, when, by care and attention an even 

 chance is had of getting something more valuable by breeding 

 from horses of good form, strength, bottom and speed. 



