their  Breeding  and  Management. 
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“ In  selecting  a sire  even  for  breeding  weight-carriers,  I 
should  not  look  so  much  for  great  size  and  substance,  as  for 
one  truly  and  evenly  formed ; a well-made  level  horse  with 
good  action  and  quality  is  much  more  likely  to  get,  when  put 
to  a mare  of  substance,  a big  colt,  than  a great  big  horse,  loosely 
made.  For  instance,  take  ‘ Citadel  ’ and  the  ‘ Due  de 
Beaufort,’  two  Royal  winners  ; the  former  a horse  of  great  size, 
the  latter  comparatively  small,  but  wonderfully  level.  I have 
never  seen  anything  like  a weight-carrier  got  by  ‘ Citadel 
w hereas  the  ‘ Due  de  Beaufort  ’ gets  all  his  stock  of  good  size 
and  full  of  bone.  To  breed  from,  give  me  quality  and  action, 
for  if  you  miss  getting  a hunter,  a hack  with  good  action  is 
always  saleable  at  the  hest  price.  I should  never  use  anything 
but  a blood-horse.  You  don’t  know  where  you  are  going  with 
a cocktail,  he  may  throw  back  to  a brute.  This  is  exemplified 
in  sheep-breeding.  If  you  use  a ram  from  a well-selected  and 
old-standing  flock,  you  get  all  your  lambs  as  level  as  dies  ; you 
may  use  an  equally  well-made  sheep  from  a flock  that  has  not 
been  carefully  bred,  and  your  lambs  will  be  all  shapes  and 
sizes.  Another  point  I would  refer  to,  viz.  the  character  of  the 
soil  on  which  you  intend  to  breed : your  subsoil  should  be  dry, 
not  too  light ; and  your  upper  surface  rich  in  carbonate  and 
phosphate  of  lime,  in  order  to  assist  in  the  production  of  bone 
and  muscle ; wet  heavy  clay-lands  are  totally  unfit  for  the 
purpose,  and  only  lead  to  disappointment.  1 will  only  add 
that  if  a farmer  washes  to  be  successful,  he  should  remember 
that  a foal,  like  a calf,  should  always  be  going ; for  it'  is  well 
known  that  if  an  animal  once  loses  its  calf’s  flesh,  it  takes 
months  to  recover  it.  Give  the  mare  the  best  of  food,  and  if 
she  is  a bad  nurse,  don’t  spare  the  oats,  it  will  teach  the  young 
one  to  feed.  Boiled  milk  and  oatmeal  are  good  accessaries  for 
a bad  mother.  Hoping  this  letter  may  be  of  some  use  to  you, 
“ I remain,  yours  faithfully, 
“ H.  A.  T.  Luttrell.” 
Mr.  Booth. 
I have  much  to  regret  that  I could  not  induce  the  ex-Master 
of  the  Bedale  to  contribute  to  our  present  object.  The  name 
of  Air.  John  Booth,  of  Killerby,  is  in  agriculture  a household 
word  ; he  is  most  experienced,  he  is  most  successful,  and  he 
wields  an  admirably  facile  pen  ; in  short,  let  it  be  an  open 
secret,  I and  others  wished  Mr.  Booth  to  occupy  exclusively 
the  whole  ground  of  this  Paper.  But,  in  the  common  interest, 
I am  sorry  to  say  that  friendly  correspondence  and  pleasant 
