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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[August, 
HINTS TO ' HORSE-KEEPERS, 
A COMPLETE 
MANUAL FOE! NORSEMEN. 
BY THE LATE KESTir WILLIAM HERBERT. 
Cprank forester.) 
Beautifully Illustrated. 
HOW TO BREED A HORSE.— 
CHOICE OF STALLION.— National Value of the Horse— 
The beet class of Horses the cheapest for all purposes— 
TYhat constitutes excellence— Blood : what it gives, 
should be on the side of the Sire— Breed up, not down- 
Diseases and Defects Hereditary— General llules. 
CHOICE OF THE MAPE.— Size, Symmetry and Sound- 
ness more important than Blood — Points of the Brood 
Mare— Diseases Hereditary — Condition of the Mare — 
Should have moderate wotIc when with Foal— Food and 
care during gestation — Jiealta. and temper. 
MUTUAL ADAPTATION OF SIT.ZS AND DAM.— First 
consideration in Improvement of "cold" Blood— Rela- 
tive size of £ire and Dam— Defects in either Parent- 
How Remedied in Progeny— Bloods -which, "hit." 
CANADIAN BLOOD. — The Canadian originally the 
French Norman — ( haractcrlstics — Hardihood— Speed — 
Mode of Improvement— Crossing with Thorough-ore da. 
NORMAN HLOOTX— Origin and History of the Pereheron 
Norman — A pure race— Characteristics and Points. 
MODERN" ARAB BLOOD.— English and American Thor- 
cugh-breds derived from Oricnt:'.l Blood — are now 
superior to the Modern Arabs — Nolua Arab. 
PONIES — DIFFERENT BREEDS, 
CHARACTERISTICS AND UTILITY.— Origrin— Different 
Breeds— Shetlands and Scot? — Galloways and Narragan- 
setts— Mustangs and Indians— Profit of raising Ponies. 
HOW TO BREED MULES. 
Value of Mules— Their Historv and Natural History— 
Tbe Mnle and Hinnev — Tlunousrh-blood wasted in the 
Dam for Mules— The Mule in the United States— Large 
size not Desirable— Varieties of the Ass— The kind of 
Mares to be selected. 
HOW TO BUY A HORSE. 
Of whom to Buy it— Extraordinary Cheapness and Ex- 
traordinary Excellence not consistent with each other— 
rointsto be regarded— How t<> Examine the Eve— Broken 
Wind — Roaring — "Whistlinc — Broken Knees— To examine 
the Legs — Solents — Damaged Back Sinews— Spavins — 
Ringbones— Curbs— How to tell the Age of a Horse. 
HOW TO FEED A HORSE. 
Consequences of Improper Feeding— Different Food for 
different conditions— Food for the Brood Mare— for the 
Foal— For Working Horses— Green Food — Carrots— Coru 
— Feeding Horses in Training — While Travelling— Sum- 
mering Horses— The Best Method— Management of Om- 
nibus Horses in New York. 
HOW TO STABLE AND GROOM A 
HORSE.— Requisites for a good Stable— The economy of 
Proper Arrangements — Ventilation — Grooming; its ne- 
cessity for all descriptions of Horses — How Performed — 
Clothing— Treatment when brought in from Work. 
HOW TO BREAK, AND USE A 
HORSE.— What is required in a well-broken Horse— His 
education should commence "when a Colt — Bitting — Put- 
ting in Harness— How to Use a Horse— Travelling— Work- 
ing— Pleasure Horses— Punishment. 
HOW TO PHYSIC A HORSE — 
SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR SIMPLE AILMENTS.— Causes 
of Ailments— Medicines to be given only bv the order of 
the Master— Depletion and Purging— Spasmodic Colic- 
Inflammation of the Bowels— Inflammation of the Lungs 
— How to Bleed— Balls and Purgatives— C ostiv en ess- 
Cough— Bronchitis— Distemper— Worms— Diseases of the 
Feet— Scratches — Thrush— Broken Knees. 
FARRIERY, ETC. 
Castration —Docking and Nicking — Blood-letting — 
Treatment of Strains and Wounds—Galls of the Skin- 
Cracked Heels— Clipping and Singeing— Administering 
Medicines— Diseases of the Feet. 
HOW TO SHOE A HORSE. 
Unskillful Shoers— Anatomy of the Food Hlustratcd— 
The Foot of a Colt— Preparation of the Foot— Removing 
the Old Shoe— Paring the Foot— The Shoe— Fitting- the 
Shoe— Nailing— Number of Nails— Diseases of the Foot. 
BATJCHER'S METHOD OF TRAIN- 
ING HORSES.— What Constitutes a Well-trained Horse- 
To make him come at your call— The Philosophy of 
Training— Flexions of the Jaw— Flexions of the Neck- 
Flexions of the Croup— Backing— The Paces— Leaping. 
HOW TO RIDE A HORSE. 
The Saddle— The Girths— The Stirrups— Saddle-Cloths— 
The Crupper — The Martingale — The Bridle— Spurs- 
Mounting and Dismounting— The S^at— Tho Hand*— 
The Less— The Paces— Hints for Special Cases— The Art 
of Falling— Riding with Ladies. 
LADIES' RH)IXG— WRITTEN BY 
A LADY.— Learning to Ride— The Side-saddle— The Girths 
—The Stirrup— The Bridle— The Martingale— The Bit— 
The Dress— Mounting and Dismouuting-^he Position— 
The Hands— The Leg aud Whip— Accidents. 
HOW TO DRIVE A HORSE. 
The Art of Driving— Pleasure Driving— How to Holdthe 
Reins — Driving a Pair — Fonr-in-haud Driving — Driving 
Working Horses — Plowing— Three-a-brcast. 
RAREY'S SYSTEM OF HORSE- 
TAMING.— Rarev's System a New Discovery— Previous 
Svstem— Principles of this System — Instructions fur 
practicing Rarev's Method— To Stable the Horse— To 
Approach the Horse— Tying up the Leg— Laying the 
Horse Down— Finale— Vices and Bad Habits— Rearing— 
Kicking— Baulking— Pulling on the Halter— Shy in?. 
VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 
Principles of the System— Table of Remedies— General 
Directions— Trwiitninit of a Sick Animal— Diet— r.cm:- 
dies for Spcciiic Cases— Glossary of Diseases. 
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THE TRArTBP GUIDE; 
A Manual of Instructions 
For capturing all kinds *>f fur-Hearing 
auimals :iml curing their sfcins ; with. 
observations on tlie fur trade, liiutH 
on life in the woods, and narra- 
tives of trapping and hunting 
excursions. 
Bt s. newhotjse, 
And other Trappers and Sportsmen. 
Edited by the Oneida Community. 
210 Pages Octavo. 
With 32 full page Illustrations, and numerous 
smaller Engravings. 
CONTENTS. 
INTRODUCTION. 
Connection of Trapping with other Trades. — Observa- 
tions on the Far Trade. — Season for Trapping. — Statis- 
tics of the Fur Trade. 
THE TRAPPER'S ART. 
I. PRELTMJN ABIES. 
II. CAPTURE OF ANIMALS, j 
ITI. (THING SKINS. 
IV. LIFE IN THE WOODS. v 
THE TRAPPER'S FOOD. 
The Beer. — The Buffalo.— The Rocky Mountain Sheep, 
or Bighorn.— The Arg-ali. — The Prong-horn Antelope.— 
Squirrel Hunting. — The Ruffled Grouse. — Pinnated 
Grouse. — Sharp-tail Grouse. — Cock of the Plains. — Dusky 
Grouse. — Canada or Spruce Grouse.— White-tailed Ptar- 
migan.— Willow Ptarmigan. — European Grouse. — Water 
Fowl. 
PISHING IN AUTUMN AND WINTER. 
Spearing Fish. — Fishing throngh the Ice. — Net-fishing 
in Winter. 
NOTES ON TRAPPING AND WOOD-CRAFT. 
PLAN OF A TRAPPING CAMPAIGN, 
BOAT BUILDING. 
SNOW-SHOES. 
NARRATIVES. 
An Evening with an old Trapper. — A Young Trapper's 
Experience. — The Deer Hunt. — Mnskrat Hunting. — An 
Amateur in the North Woods.— Traveling in a Circle. — 
An Expedition to the Laurentian Hills. 
APPENDIX. 
nistory and description of the Newhonse Trap. — Con- 
clusion. 
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