1871 ] 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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THE MORGAN HORSE. 



The Vermont Horse Stock Company having 

 fixed on a location for their breeding and 

 training establishment, are now ready to enter 

 upon the work of improving the horses of the 

 State. If they shall succeed in checking the 

 acknowledged degenei-acy which is seen in the 

 late descendants of the Morgans and Black 

 Hawks, the whole cost of the organization of 

 the association will be realized many times 

 over. This, however, is but a part of the pur- 

 poses of the society. All that can be ac- 

 complished by the diffusion and combination 

 of the best blood of the old and new world is 

 to be attempted. 



We have headed these remarks with what 

 was considered a good likeness of one of the 

 best representatives of the Morgan breed in 

 its prime — the "Morgan Hunter." He was 

 bred by Mr. Exwell, of Springfield, Vt ; 

 was got by Gifford Morgan, dam by same 

 horse. He, like so many other superior ani- 

 mals of this favorite family of horses, was 

 sold to go out of the State. He was des- 

 cribed as possessing in a remarkable de- 

 gree, what Youatt lays down as the most im- 



portant requisite in a stallion — compactness — 

 "as much goodness and strength as possible, 

 condensed in a little space." His head is fine, 

 and his eye large and brilliant ; his chest ca- 

 pacious, barrel round, loin very broad, back 

 short, quarters long and muscular, tlanks deep 

 ard full, limbs short-jointed, flat, and sinewy. 

 In temper and spirit, he exhibits the intelli- 

 gence and docility which characterize most of 

 his near relatives. Like the high-mettled 

 Arabian, he uin'tes 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 "mocketh at fear." 



For the Xeic England Farmer. 

 POTATOES FOR STOCK. 



I am somewhat of the opinion that the cul- 

 ture of roots in our country is rather on the 

 decrease, and that it is not taking that place 

 in farming which its advocates supposed it 

 would ten or fifteen years since. 



And this is owing mainly we think, to the 

 high price of labor. Indeed few of us can 

 really afford to pay from one and a half to two 



