Agricu 



NEW SERIES. 



Vol. VI. 



For the Southern Planter. 



NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL STAT-ti V A 



Friend Botts,— It so happened tMf'T could 

 not attend the State Agricultural Fair held al 

 Auburn, this fall, which I mvch regret, as I 

 have been informed by those who did, that it 

 was, in some respects, aiyfW* to any of the 

 former meetings of the Society. All speak in 

 the highest terms of the location anri tasteful 

 fitting up of the build/ags, grounds, &c., which 

 reflect great credit on our worthy President, Col. 

 Sherwood, and the spirited citizens of Auburn. 



The show of stud horses is represented to 

 have been superior to any former exhibition. 

 The " Gifford Morgan," and one of his colts, a 

 six year old, exhibited by Mr. Frederick A. 

 Wier, of Walpole, New Hampshire, contributed 

 not a litt/e to the gratification of the numerous 

 visiters present. The colt, as he was called, 

 was purchased on the ground by a gentleman 

 in fti3 western part of this State for eight hun- 

 dred dollars. 



Mr. Wier, on his way home, stopped at Al- 

 bany, which gave me an opportunity of viewing 

 the old horse, and T. assure you I was highly 

 gratified. Notwithstanding he numbers twenty 

 years, he has all the fire and vigor of youth, 

 and is as supple as a cat. Although I had 

 read and heard much of the Morgan breed of 

 horses, my fancy fell short of the reality. He 

 is, every inch a horse, and just such a horse as will 

 always command a good price. His gait is 

 short and quick, and his style of movement, 

 great nerve, and courage, I admired much. — 

 His temper or disposition appears of the mildest 

 character. His owner assured me that the sire 

 and colt stood quietly in the same stall, and the 

 old horse appeared much distressed on parting 

 with his son. The figure in the September 

 number of the Albany Cultivator, taken from a 

 daguerreotype miniature, though very poorly en- 

 graved, is a very fair representation. 



Being low in stature, only fourteen hands and 

 three inches high, most persons, at first sight, 

 would pronounce him a small horse, but on fur- 

 ther examination, he would be found a large 

 horse in a small compass. He is said to weigh, 

 when in good condition, over one thousand 

 pounds. 



This horse is noted for the great uniformity 

 with which he stamps his progeny, and pro- 

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scc>- a — twominui 

 been sold from six hui. 

 jars. Six of his colts, a 

 in England. 



Mr. Wier also exhibited ti 

 of the Renssellaer County Agn 

 held at Troy on the 22d instant, 

 traded great attention and was mu 

 by all who had an opportunity of set 

 The committee, in their report on horse 

 "That they are of opinion that for beau, 

 limb and elegancy of movement, this horse 

 have no superior. The reputation of this breeu, 

 for road and saddle, is of the highest character ; 

 they are what are termed among farmers, all- 

 day horses," which, I presume, means that they 

 will not travel so far one day that they cannot 

 return the next. 



Mr. Wier being a non-resident of the county, 

 could not enter his horse for the prize, but the 

 committee voted him their thanks and an hono- 

 rary premium. 



Your favorite grey, the "Moss Horse," with 

 a troop of his colts, all dark greys, from the 

 sucking celt up to horses of six years old, were 

 on the ground, and it was said by good judges, 

 that a finer lot of horses and colts of one horse's 

 get is seldom met with. This horse is also 

 noted for getting fast trotters and roadsters. His 

 colts meet with a ready sale and command high 

 prices. 



With a view of preserving in its greatest pu- 

 rity, and perpetuating the Morgan breed of 

 horses, Mr. Wier has purchased all the mares, 

 with the exception of one, (and that one he in- 

 tends to secure, if possible,) which can be iden- 

 tified as possessing that blood in its high grade, 

 from which we may expect the best results. 

 Truly, yours, 



C. N. Bement. 

 Bements Am. Hotel, Many, Oct. 1, 1846. 



SHOEING. 



Few things are more neglected, and yet of 

 greater importance to the comfort and durability 

 of the horse, than a proper system of shoeing. 

 It is necessary that the foot should be defended 



