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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
T.horoughbred. 
The Head That Bred and Fed. 
Wha’ is’t that more do neel, 
To make them smile inieed, 
On which men do rely, 
And which none can defy ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough bred. 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the hog to fl 11— 
Regardless of h's swi’l — 
His sides with housewife’s pride, 
His hams and back so wide ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough bred. 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the lamb increase, 
Shown by its perfect fleece. 
In weight and model shapes. 
While tend rest meat all drapes ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough ired, 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the cow to yield, 
When taken from the field, 
From shaoely dugs a stream 
Increasing rich in cream ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough bred, 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the calf to thrive, 
And aye so to contrive, 
To keep its calf flesh on, 
And supple dress to don ? 
The thorough h r ad. 
That thorough bred, 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the lusty steer. 
From foods from far or near 
With ease assimilate 
The highest daily rate ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough bred, 
And thorough fed. 
What makes the equine form 
To swell with pride, and warm 
With a hardy vigor— 
Mettling to all rigor ? 
The thorough head, 
That thorough bred, 
And thorough led. 
’TIs early maturing— 
First feeding insuring— 
True, straight form alluring— 
The best breeds enduring. 
Of the thorough head. 
That thorough bred. 
And thorough fed ! R. c. a. 
ENGLISH AND FRENCH THOROUGH¬ 
BREDS. • 
Some Curious Reasons for their Pro¬ 
duction Advanced by a Noted 
English Authority. 
There was published early in 1890, by 
John C. Nimmo, of London, an elegant 
quarto volume on English and French race¬ 
horses, translated from the French of 
Monsieur S. F. Touchstone. This elab 
orate and costly publication was imported 
into this country by Bonton, of New York, 
the well known dealer in rare and antique 
books, and a copy has now come into the 
possession of one of the staff of The Rural 
Publishing Co. The work is illustrated 
by 60 full-page, colored plates of famous 
horses, and also by 134 vignettes on the 
text, which are colored by hand. The 
volume is enriched by a somewhat reassur¬ 
ing as well as suggestive preface from the 
Duke of Beaufort, the great English 
authority on the breeding of horses for the 
army. This preface reads as follows: 
To M. S. F. Touchstone : 
Sir— You ask me for my opinion of Thor¬ 
oughbred horses and their utility, as well 
as upon the utility of racing. My reply is 
a very simple one. Everybody hopes that 
the prevailing spell of peace may not be 
broken, and that we shall have no more 
war ; which explains why, according to the 
old adage, everybody is preparing for it. 
As regards the cavalry, the object kept 
in view is to have horses of great power and 
endurance, capable of withstanding the 
maximum of fatigue. It is from the Thor¬ 
oughbred alone that such animals can be 
derived ; nothing but repeated crosses with 
the Thoroughbred can confer upop the 
horses used for army remounts the stamina 
which is indispensable for them. But the 
breeding of Thoroughbreds is a very costly 
amusement, and in order to induce breed¬ 
ers to produce the animals required, it is 
imperative to offer them some substantial 
inducements and to stimulate their emula¬ 
tion. This is the object of racing, which 
admits of their covering part at all events 
of the enormous expenses which they have 
to meet, while the pleasure of seeing their 
horses first pass the post is very gratifying 
to their amour propre. 
So if only the rearing of Thoroughbreds 
be cultivated and racing encouraged, there 
will be no lack of remounts for the cavalry. 
With the telegraph, semaphores, and elec¬ 
tric signals of every kind being multiplied, 
it is imperative that cavalry should be 
more rapid in its movements than it was 
during the glorious campaigns of Napoleon 
I. It is, therefore, essential that the horses 
of the present day should have more blood 
than those mounted by the gallant Cuiras¬ 
siers, Chasseurs, Lancers and Hussars of 
that epoch. This object will never be at¬ 
tained unless the production of the Thor¬ 
oughbred horse shall be cultivated and 
encouraged, and racing is the only means 
to this end. BEAUFORT. 
Badminton House. 
THOROUGHBRED BRAINS IN 
VERMONT. 
Among other plans proposed for “breed¬ 
ing up” the abandoned farms of the 
New England States is the cross with 
the thorough - bred head, which has 
in its pedigree a strong dash of 
thorough - bred purse. A cross of this 
kind has been made at Shelburne, Ver¬ 
mont, where Dr. W. Seward Webb has 
located a mammoth stock farm of nearly 
3,000 acres. This estate formerly consisted 
of many separate farms each of 150 acres or 
under, fenced in by itself. The original 
owners were all bought out; the fences 
were torn down and the whole thing turned 
into a park. Over 1,200 acres are in grass, 
only the pastures being fenced. A “game 
preserve” is to be made where wild animals 
will be bred. Every convenience in the 
way of agricultural appliances may be 
found here, and new methods and plans can 
be carefully tested. 
The chief business of the place will be 
the breeding of horses—Hackneys, coachers, 
trotters and Thoroughbreds. Some of the 
best horses in the world are now located at 
Shelburne, and nothing will be spared to 
maintain the value of the stock. Many of 
these horses were exhibitd at the late horse 
show in this city where they won many 
premiums. One striking characteristic of 
this thoroughbred brain cross is the 
thorough organization that is everywhere 
observable. When 30 farmers owned the 
tract, miles of fences were kept up at a 
loss. That expense is saved. The 30 
farmers never could agree upon the road 
question. Now the one owner has a stone 
crusher and road machines which enable 
him to build macadamized roads all over the 
town. These are but two instances of the 
value and strength of a complete organiza¬ 
tion. Let city men continue to invest 
their surplus in country property. We be¬ 
lieve the cross will be of value to America. 
Mr. E. G. Fowler said, at a recent insti¬ 
tute, that his brother in-law reared the 
famous trotter St. Julian. He paid $200 
for the service fee, and sold him for $700. 
This left him $500, against which must be 
charged five years’ keeping and all the 
cost of handling and training while in his 
hands. He was afterwards sold for $20,000. 
This was the only colt out of a number 
which was sold by this breeder at any 
paying price. 
A pork school, somewhat similar to our 
dairy schools, was recently held in Aus¬ 
tralia. Forty pupils assembled to see 
some expert butchers slaughter, dress and 
cut up some pigs. The pupils not only 
looked on, but were expected to do por¬ 
tions of the work themselves. Doubtless 
they passed an “ examination” at the end 
of the school. 
SOME PIG POINTERS. 
Some Points For Berkshires. 
Besides Berkshires, I have also bred 
Poland-Chinas and Chester Whites for a 
number of years, and am now breeding 
the former; but I shall breed only Berk¬ 
shires henceforth for the following reasons: 
1. They are hardy and active and do not 
break down at maturity as the other large 
breeds frequently do. 2. They are quiet 
and easily handled when well fed, and take 
on fat readily. 3. They will weigh from 
400 to 600 pounds at maturity, according to 
age; and their compact, smooth forms com¬ 
mend them to purchasers, and shippers 
pay the top price for them. 4. They are 
prolific, good mothers and good sucklers, 
raising a greater percentage of pigs than 
the other breeds I have tried. 5. They are 
the best “rustlers” I know of, “rail- 
splitters ” excepted, and well calculated to 
follow feeding cattle in the West or else- 
where. M. W. KENNEDY. 
Henry County, Iowa. 
Victorias and Essex Indorsed. 
I think farmers would find it to their in¬ 
terest to raise Victorias for these reasons : 
1, They are a clear white, and make the 
best possible appearance when dressed; 2, 
they are fine in bone, and give little offal in 
proportion to their live weight; 3, they are 
very quiet in disposition; 4, they stand 
well on their feet and do not break down ; 
5, they are rapid growers, attaining a good 
weight at an early age. 
I like the Essex also because: 1, they 
can be kept more easily than any other 
dark hogs ; 2, they will give a larger gain 
in weight upon the same amount of feed ; 
3, they are in condition to kill at any age ; 
4, like the Victorias, while they can be fat¬ 
tened at any age, they make good weight 
when older ; 5, they are gaining in popular 
favor, and when better known are sure to 
find buyers at good prices. 
Hillsdale Co., Mich. M. H. walworth. 
Five for Improved Chester Whites. 
I prefer Chester Whites to other breeds 
for the following reasons : 1. They are 
hardier; 2, they fatten faster ; 3, they will 
make more pounds of meat at the same 
age; 4, they are more prolific and raise more 
pigs; and, 5, they sell for from 10 to 25 cents 
per 100 pounds more in any market. I can 
make March pigs weigh 250 to 300 pounds 
by November 25 on mill feed and oats 
ground together and made into a slop. 
Jay County, Ind. G. w. macklin. 
A Friend of Duroc-Jerseys. 
I breed Duroc-Jerseys, 1, because I fancy 
them ; 2, because they are very hardy ; 3, 
because they are very prolific, raising large 
litters of strong pigs and are kind mothers. 
One does not have to keep a field full of 
sows to get all the pigs he may want. 4, 
They are good feeders on grass fields as 
well as on grain, and grow very rapidly in 
proportion to what they consume. My fifth 
reason is that Duroc-Jerseys of the right 
kind mature early, while they will pay a 
profit in making larger hogs if one chooses 
to keep them longer for a market. Finally, 
there is no breed that makes a better cross 
for the production of pork. The first cross 
of Duroc-Jerseys on other breeds is very 
excellent. c. J. stuckley. 
Logan Co., Ill. 
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