THE FARMER'S MAGAZINE. 



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now TO MAKE A HOUSE FOLLOW YOU. 



Turn him into a large stable or shed, where 

 there is no chance to get out, with a halter or bridle 

 on. Go to him and gentle him a little, tal<e hold 

 of his halter and turn him towards you, at the 

 same time touching him lightly over the hips with 

 a long whip. Lead him the length of the stable, 

 rubbing him on the neck, saying in a steady tone of 

 voice as you lead him," Come along, boy !" or 

 use his name instead of " boy," if you choose. 

 Every time you turn touch him slightly with the 

 whip, to make him step up close to you, and then 

 caress him with your hand. He will soon learn to 

 hurry up to escape the whip and be caressed, and 

 you can make him follow you around without taking 

 hold of the halter. If he should stop and turn 

 from you, give him a few sharp cuts about the hind 

 legs, and he will soon turn his head towards you, 

 when you must always caress him. A few lessons 

 of this kind will make him run after you, when 

 he sees the motion of the whip — in twenty or 

 thirty minutes he will follow you about the 

 stable. After you have given him two or three 

 lessons in the stable, take him out into a small lot 



and train him ; and from thence you can take him 

 into the road and make him follow you anywhere, 

 and run after you. 



HOW TO MAKE A HORSE STAND WITHOUT 

 HOLDING. 



After you have him well broken to follow you, 

 stand him in the centre of the stable — begin at his 

 head to caress him, gradually working backwards. 

 If he move, give him a cut with the whip, and put 

 him back to the same spot from whence he started. 

 If he stands, caress him as before, and continue 

 gentling him in this way until you can get round 

 him without making him move. Keep walking 

 around him, increasing your pace, and only touch 

 him occasionally. Enlarge your circle as you walk 

 around, and if he then moves, give him another 

 cut with the whip, and put him tiack to his place. 

 If he stands, go to him frequently and caress him, 

 and then walk around him again. Do not keep 

 him in one position too long at a time, but make 

 him come to you occasionally, and follow you 

 around the stable. Then stand him in another 

 place, and proceed as before. You should not train 

 your horse more than half an hour at a time, 



THE USES OF THE HORSE. 



We took occasion, some months ago, to speak of the 

 commercial value of the clead horse ; but the Hving ani- 

 mal now occupies a considerably-increased share of 

 attention at home and abroad. So far from machinery 

 and railroads and steam-power dispensing with the ser- 

 vices of numbers of the equine race, the animal is 

 more than ever in request, both for pleasure and labo- 

 rious service. 



The steam-ploughhasnot yet susperseded the usual 

 horses for tilling the soil ; nor have railroads caused 

 draught-horses to be consigned to the knacker's yard 

 or the shambles for the use of the hippophagist. The 

 more traffic there is carried on by the iron ways, and 

 the more extended the suburbs of cities become, the 

 larger is the demand for cabs and omnibuses. 

 Brewers' drays, dock-waggons, and carriers' carts are 

 not yet propelled by steam. The hunter, the fre- 

 quenter of Rotten Row, the mounted trooper, and the 

 squatter in Australia still make large demands for 

 horseflesh ; and the price of the animals does not go 

 down. 



The omnibus lines in London, Paris, New York, 

 Philadelphia, &c., draw largely upon horses. Even iu 

 the last-named city, 2,000 horses are employed on om- 

 nibuses. 



In the United Kingdom, we have of horses, of all 

 kinds, probably about 2,260,000 at the present time ; 

 and, estimatingthem one with the other atjfi'lS all round, 

 this would give a total value of nearly £34,000,000. 

 Prussia has nearly as many ; but of many of the Eu- 

 ropean states we have no definite accounts. 



Russia, however, is the country for horses, and num- 

 bers at least 18,000,000 or 20,000,000. In the United 

 States there are about 5,000,000 horses and mules, 

 and about 1,500 of each are annually shipped. 



In California, the price of a good dray-horse ranges 

 from £80 to £100, and a pair of carriage-horses 

 £400. 



The expense of rearing a horse in India, until three 

 years old, is said to be about £6, in Kentucky £8 to 



£9, and its value ^14 to £30; in Maine, the cost till 

 four years old, is £12, and the price £''20 and upwards; 

 in Missouri, the cost is £4 to £6, and the average 

 price about .£20. 



In some American States, in India, and the British 

 colonies, horses are still in high demandj and the 

 trans-shipment gives a considerable employment to 

 shipping. We have ourselves gone on importing several 

 hundreds yearly from France, although we have also 

 exported hunters, race-horses, and brood mares to dif- 

 ferent quarters. 



In the eastern countries beyond Bengal, the horse is 

 seldom used for drauglit ; and the race is a diminutive 

 one, the ponies being only employed for riding now and 

 then. He is but poorly fitted for carrying burdens, 

 and useless for the plough, the cart, or cavalry pur- 

 poses. Large draughts have recently had to be made 

 from the Cape Colony and Australia for mounting the 

 cavalry in India. If the risk of loss on the passage 

 were less, the trafiic would be even greater. 



Our last files of Cape papers furnish some interesting 

 details respecting numbers and prices. Besides steamers 

 and transports, many private vessels had been taken up 

 by the Government to convey horses from the Cape to 

 Calcutta. The probabilities of securing freight for 

 horses at the Cape for India have induced shipowners 

 to send out vessels with coals to Table Bay, the stag- 

 nation and depression in trade, from the foreign com- 

 petition by ships, being now very great. The prices given 

 for hor.ses for the Indian service at Cape Town is £35 

 for horses in condition, and £30 for those out of con- 

 dition. The total numbtr of horses exported from 

 Table Bay last year to all parts was 1,270, valued at 

 £41,080, giving an average valuation on bo;ird of 

 about £33 ; but tliis includes some high-priced horses 

 for Mauritius. The " re-mounts'' for India averaged 

 about £32 for the 650 shipped last quarter. 



The Indian Government is also drawing largely 

 upon the Australian market for horses. They are fine 

 animals, not so large as the English horse, but active, 



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