302 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



There are many parts of the country in which similar 

 methods can be used. In this way one man can do the 

 work that would require many men under European 

 conditions. Because we make our labor count for so much, 

 we are able to make farming an attractive business, rather 

 than a peasant's drudgery. 



We have wasted our lumber, our coal, our soil fer- 

 tility; but, we have used human energy more economi- 

 cally than it has ever been used before. The older nations 

 are saving of everything but human time. As a nation, 

 we are extremely saving of time, but wasteful of every- 

 thing else. Perhaps each hemisphere should learn econ- 

 omy from the other. 



The extensive use of horses has had a great influence 

 on our national character and history. The boy who trains 

 a colt gets a lot of training himself. It makes a man expand 

 as he learns to manage a spirited horse. The less intelli- 

 gent races cannot manage horses well. They prefer the 

 thick-skinned, stubborn ass. 



282. Types of Horses. There are five chief purposes 

 for which horses are raised: (1) For speed, as trotters 

 and runners; (2) for sport or for fashion; (3) for family 

 driving; (4) for farm purposes; (5) for draft purposes, 

 usually in cities. 



The first three classes are usually of much the same 

 general type. They are smaller and more active than 

 draft horses. There are no breeds of horses that are especi- 

 ally adapted for farm use. The best draft horses for city 

 use are usually too heavy for general farm purposes. 

 The horses of the other classes are usually too light. 



Too little attention has been given to farm horses. 



