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fine Andahisian steeds. And the old Californians upon their 

 immense estates can boast of horses by thousands, and. many- 

 are splendid ones, and the fine Spanish blood can be traced in 

 them. It is plain that this fine stock is not the result of acci- 

 dent alone. 



It is to the rearing and breeding that we wish to urge the at- 

 tention of every farmer. Too much cannot be said about the 

 choice of your stallion. He should be not only of a known 

 prime stock, but he should be in himself a horse, having all the 

 points of a perfect animal, and then you may look for a valua- 

 ble colt. If you have a good mare, (if you have none, get 

 one,) let her bring you a colt from the best horse that can be 

 found within one hundred miles, and then you will be likely 

 to have a good colt that is a "regular colt." Then rear him 

 with care, and be not too anxious to give him that execrable 

 winter hardening, so common among farmers, and described by 

 the chairman of this committee, last year. Give him good food 

 and comfortable quarters, and his rapidly increasing value will 

 reward you. 



It would be profitable for many in our hill towns to purchase 

 and keep mares for breeding only, yet it is hardly to be hoped 

 at this time to persuade many to make this more than a second- 

 ary object, letting such mares as they may have produce a colt 

 occasionally. But if farmers who keep a team for farm, 

 for church, for market, or for town, would select a good mare 

 and let her bring a colt each year, we know in a short 

 time they will have upon their farm some fine animals, of 

 which they will be truly proud. Give attention to the main 

 points, and to realize high prices will not be difficult, while 

 good marketable horses are daily bringing from one hundred to 

 one thousand dollars. 



The first premium for stallions, was awarded to Moses D. 

 Parks, Montgomery. 



Longley's " Kentucky Hunter " was on the ground for exhi- 

 bition, and attracted universal admiration, and no stallion can be 

 more worthy of the attention of farmers. His young stock ex- 

 hibited with him was faultless, and of his older colts, a gelding 

 was shown and added much credit to his sire. We believe 



