NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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MORGAN HUNTER. 



We are indebted to Luther Tucker, Esq., editor 

 and publisher of the Albany Cultivator, for this cut, 

 and y.e copy from that excellent paper the follow- 

 ing account : — 



It has been well remarked, that though a picture 

 may convey too favorable an idea of a defective an- 

 imal, yet it is impossible to portray all the excel- 

 lences of a good one. Making due allowances for 

 the latter difficulty, the above figure may be consid- 

 ered a correct likeness of the horse from which it 

 was taken. 



•' ilorgan Hunter" is six years old; Avas bred, as 

 we are informed, by Mr. Exwell, of Springfield, Vt. ; 

 was got by Gilford Morgan, dam by the same horse. 

 He was sold by F. A. Wier, of Walpole, N. H., in 

 May last, to Messrs. Ackley & Gilbert, of East Ham- 

 ilton, Madison county, N. Y. ; and stands the pres- 

 ent season at the stable of S. A. Gilbert, in that 

 town. He is a capital specimen of the Morgan fam- 

 ily of horses. In his general form, he possesses, in a 

 remarkable degree, what Youatt lays down as the 

 most important requisite in a stallion — compactness — 

 " as much goodness and strength as possible, con- 

 densed in a little space." His head is fine, and his 

 eye large and brilliant ; his chest capacious, barrel 

 round, loin very broad, back short, (juartcrs long and 

 muscular, flanks deep and full, limbs short-jointed, 

 flat, and sinewy. In temper and spirit, he exhibits 

 the intelligence and docility which characterize 

 most of his near relatives. Eike the high-mettled 

 Arabian, he unites the playfulness and good humor 

 of a pet lamb with the courage and power of the 

 war-horse, whose " neck is clothed with thunder " — 

 •' who rejoiceth in his strength," and " mockcth at 

 fear." 



The history of the Morgan stock of horses has been 

 fully given in previous ])ages of the Cultivator. 

 Some people, however, who have not fully inves- 

 tigated the mar.ter, seem to entertain the idea that 



they originated -with a cross of the French or Cana- 

 dian horse. AVe have never seen the least evidence 

 that the original, or, as he is called, the Justin Mor- 

 gan horse, possessed any of this blood ; and of the 

 four stallions which were kept of his get, we believe 

 the Bulrush, or Chelsea Jlorgan, was the only one 

 that inherited any French blood through the dam. 



We notice various advertisements and cuts of 

 horses, as " Morgans," in the papers of different 

 parts of the country. A comparison of those de- 

 scriptions and their originals, with the cut at the 

 head of this article, may serve, in some degree, to 

 show whether the animals truly represent the stock 

 whose name they bear, or arc only counterfeits. 



MASS. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The exhibitions of this association have been, of 

 late, very good, both in fruits and flowers. On Sat- 

 urday of last week, the show of fruits was excellent. 

 These exhibitions afford much instruction, and those 

 who can conveniently attend them will be gratified 

 in seeing the best and finest fruits. 



The annual show of this society will take place at 

 their hall in School St., on Tuesday, and continue 

 three days. To make the more room for the large 

 show that is expected, the store under the hall will 

 be occupied also. As this association has been lib- 

 eral, and opened their doors to the public, we hope 

 that there will be liberality in return, and that a 

 very large number of visitors will attend the show. 



He that would know what life is must have its 

 trials as well as its joys. 



