Chapter Three 

 FOUNDING A STOCK FARM 



Location. Soil. Water. Size of Farm. Acres of 

 Land per Head. The Track. Rules for Laying out Track. 

 The Cinder Track. Paddocks. Fencing. Stables. 

 Main Barn. Water in Paddock. Brood-mare Shed. The 

 Farm Superintendent. 



AT this point I will take it for granted that 

 I have satisfactorily explained to the reader 

 who I am, have told as much of my history 

 as he will be interested in knowing, have shown 

 how my knowledge of horses was gained, and 

 have described how that experience was applied 

 to the management of Village Farm. 



With this in mind, I will presume to write 

 several chapters of advice on the breeding and 

 development of trotters, with advice on the man- 

 agement of stock farms. I propose to begin at 

 the very beginning and will devote this chapter 

 to the founding of a stock farm. 



LOCATION. 



We will suppose that the reader contemplates 

 starting in the breeding business and has come 

 to that point where he must decide on the loca- 

 tion of his stock farm, be it large or small. 



Those who are expecting a long-winded argu- 

 ment on the climatic theory will be disappointed. 



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