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PEAT AND ITS USES. 
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THE WEALTH I.\ THE PEAT SWAMPS. 
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A COMPLETE 
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liY THE LATE HEXI'.Y WILLIAM IlEIiBEUT. 
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HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLION.— National Value of the Horse— 
The best class of ilorses the cbeanest for all purposes — 
AVhat constitutes excellence — Blood: what it gives; 
pbould he on the side of the Sire— Breed up. not down- 
Diseases and Defects Hereditary—General Rules. 
CHOICE OF THE JLVRE.-Sizc. Symmetry and Sound- 
ness more important than r.lood— IV-int-i of the Brood 
Mare— Diseasfs Hereditary— (ntiditinn nf the Mare — 
Should hiive moderate work wlun willi Foal— Food and 
care during gestation — Ik-alth and leiiipi.r. 
MUTUAL ADAPTATION OF SIRE AND DAM.— First 
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tive size of Sire and Dam— Defects in either Parent — 
How Remedied in Progeny— Bloods which " hit. " 
CANADIAN BLOOD. — The Canadian originally the 
French Norman— Characteristics— Hardihood— Speed- 
Mode of Improvement— Crossing with Thorough-lireds. 
KORMAN BLOOD.— Origin and History of the Perchcron 
Norman— A pure race— Characteristics and Points. 
MODERN ARAB BLOOD.— En crllt^li and American Thor- 
ough-breds derived from Oriental Blood — arc now 
superior to the Modern Aralis— Nolan Arab. 
PONIES — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY.-Origin-Differcnt 
Breeds— Sbetlands and Scots— Gallowavs and Narragan- 
sctts— Mustangs and Indians— Profit of "raising Ponies. 
now TO BREED MULES. 
Value of Mule^— Their History and Natural History— 
The Mule and Hininv- Tliorongli-l)lood wasted in the 
Damfor Mul-'s-Tlu' Muh- in the United States— Large 
size not Desiiitble- Varieties of tlic Ass— The kind of 
Mares to be selected. 
HOW" TO BUT A HORSE. 
Of whom to Buy it — Extraordinary Cheapness and Ex- 
traordinary Excelknce not consistent with each otlier — 
Points to be rc".iar<i.d— How to Examine the Eve— Broken 
Wind— Roaring— Whistling— Broken Knees- Toexaniine 
the Legs— Splents— I>aina'^cd Back Sinews—Spavins— 
Ringbones— Curbs— How to tell the Age of a Horse. 
HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feeding— Difl'crent Food for 
diflerent conditions— Food for the Brood Mare— for the 
Foal— For Working Horses— Green Food— Carrots— Corn 
—Feeding Horses in Trainini::— While Travelling- Sum- 
mering Horses— The Best Method— Management of Om- 
nibus Horses in New York. 
HOW TO STABLE AND GROOISI A 
HORSE.— Requisites for a good Stable— The economy of 
Proper Arrangements — Ventilation— Grooming; its ne- 
cessity for all descriptions of Hoi-scs — How Performed — 
Clothing- Treatment when bx'ought in from Work. 
HOW TO BREAK, AND USE A 
HORSE. — What is required in a AvcU-broken Horse — His 
education should commence when a Colt— Biting— Put- 
ting inHarness— How to Use a Horse— Travelling— Work- 
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SnrPLE REMEDIES FOR SIMPLE AILMENTS.— Causes 
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the Master— Depletion and Pursring— Spasmodic Colic- 
Inflammation of the Bowels— Intlahiniation of the Lungs 
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Cuuiih-Broncbitis-Distemper-Worms— Diseases of the 
Feel— Scratches— Thrush— Broken Knees. 
FARRIERY, ETC. 
Castration — Docking and Nicking — Blood-letting — 
Treatment of Strains and Wounds— Galls of the Skin- 
Cracked Heels— Clippiusr and Singeing— Administering 
Medicines— Diseases of the Feel. 
HOW TO SHOE A HORSE. 
Unskillful Shoers— Anatomy of the Food Illustrated— 
The Foot of a Colt— Preparation of the Foot— Remo^ ing 
the Old Shoe— Paring the Fool— The Shoe— Fitting the 
Shoe— Nailing— Number of Nails— Diseases of the Foot. 
BAUCHER'S METHOD OF TRAIN- 
ING HORSES.— WTiat Constitutes a Well-trained Horse- 
To make him come at your call— The Philosophy of 
Training— Flexions of the Jaw— Flexions of the Xeck— 
Flexions of the Croup— Backing— The I'accs— Leaping. 
HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. 
The Saddle— The Girtlis— The Stirrups— Saddle-CIoths— 
The Crupper- The Martingale- The Bridle— Spurs- 
Mounting and Dismountintr- The Seat— The Hands— 
The Legs— The Paces— Hints for Special Cases— The Art 
of Falling— Riding with Ladies. 
LADIES' RIDING— WRITTEN BY 
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HOW TO DRIVE A HORSE. 
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Kicking— Baulking— Pulling on the Halter— Shying. 
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Principles of the System- Table of Remedies— General 
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