BREEDING THE TROTTER 



give the trainer every opportunity to develop the 

 speed of his colts. See that he is amply provided 

 with sulkies, carts, harness, boots and other 

 equipment. 



GROOMS. 



Good grooms are a necessity on a farm and 

 their worth is now recognized more than ever, 

 for they are receiving larger salaries to-day than 

 ever before, to my knowledge. Grooms deserve 

 a great deal of credit. They have a pretty hard 

 life and some receive small pay for the responsi- 

 bility resting upon them. Many business men 

 who would not trust their clerks to carry ten 

 thousand dollars unless guarded by a detective 

 will place a ten thousand dollar horse in charge 

 of an incompetent man because he is cheap. 



The groom should take pride enough in himself 

 and the impression the farm makes on visitors to 

 appear as neat as possible about the stables. He 

 should never leave his horses when they need 

 attention. He should no more think of running 

 to town to a saloon or playing cards or shooting 

 dice than would the cashier of a bank. If a groom 

 takes no pride in appearance on the farm, he 

 should at least do so on the race-track. Nothing 

 gives a stable of horses on a race-track a cleaner 

 appearance than well-dressed, gentlemanly-look- 

 ing grooms. Every man on a stock farm should be 

 up at five o'clock in order to have the morning 

 feeding completed by breakfast time, after which 

 the work of the day will require the attention of all. 



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