THEIR FEED AND THEIR FEET. 77 



farm and driven in a milk wagon, and $40,000 would 

 not buy him. Occident, with a record of 2:16^, 

 used to be driven in- a sand-cart and was most un- 

 mercifully abused, and numbers of such instances 

 could be given to show the value of trotting-bred an- 

 cestry [and of 



PLENTY OF SOLID WORK 



to form a splendid muscular system, the Colonel 

 might have added]. But if the thorough-bred 

 or running- bred stallion be preferred, and has 

 the size and qualities desired, use him. Have 

 you never seen a model stallion or model mare, 

 with size, style, and beauty that just filled the 

 bill ? Secure such or breed to such and you get 

 such, for * like begets like.' Select your brood 

 mares, after securing the proper stallion, ever keep- 

 ing size, style, color, action, disposition, and sound- 

 ness in view, and you can not make a mistake either 

 in breeding farm horses, carriage horses, trotting 

 horses, running horses, or pack horses. This breed- 

 ing to the common scrub horses is costing the far- 

 mers millions." 



TURNING HORSES TO GRASS. 



It is a popular idea that a horse^kept up on a plank 

 floor and fed on dry feed for a considerable time 

 needs " a run to grass," and will be improved in con- 

 dition by such a change, says the National Live Stock 

 Journal. It is not generally sufficiently considered 

 that such a change is violent ; rendered so by the 



