Annual Report of the Secretary of the Board of Agriculture, Volume 25W. White, 1878 - Agriculture Vols. for 1889-1894, 1906-1912 issued with the Annual report of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station; vols. for 1895-1905 issued with the Annual report of the Hatch Environment Station of the Massachnusetts Agricultural College. |
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Page 80
... animals will command , or he labors in vain . In our horse - breeding , instead of producing elegant horses for the rich man's car- riage , or powerful workers for the cart or plough , or quick- maturing , active helpers in the busy ...
... animals will command , or he labors in vain . In our horse - breeding , instead of producing elegant horses for the rich man's car- riage , or powerful workers for the cart or plough , or quick- maturing , active helpers in the busy ...
Page 83
... animal , the surer his market . We want a proud , fine- actioned horse , a lean head , with thin lips , open nostril ... animals of races of mongrel blood do not reproduce their own accidental qualities , but commonly throw back to their ...
... animal , the surer his market . We want a proud , fine- actioned horse , a lean head , with thin lips , open nostril ... animals of races of mongrel blood do not reproduce their own accidental qualities , but commonly throw back to their ...
Page 89
... animal , he will be thin , weak , and unable to work ; but you can return to generous diet , and put new flesh on his frame , and give the gloss of ... animals : 12 FOOD OF THE COLT . 89 abounds in wretched stock, that, in addition to ...
... animal , he will be thin , weak , and unable to work ; but you can return to generous diet , and put new flesh on his frame , and give the gloss of ... animals : 12 FOOD OF THE COLT . 89 abounds in wretched stock, that, in addition to ...
Page 90
... animals cannot at once master . Quiet , patient ways , with low voice , and gentle but strong hand , will teach a colt all that he needs to know . There are men in every New - England neighborhood who can break colts safely to harness ...
... animals cannot at once master . Quiet , patient ways , with low voice , and gentle but strong hand , will teach a colt all that he needs to know . There are men in every New - England neighborhood who can break colts safely to harness ...
Page 91
... animals are judged by their points , and receive credit accordingly ; and , if our agricultural socie- ties wish to make their exhibitions occasions of profit and education , they should adopt a scale of points for judging horses of all ...
... animals are judged by their points , and receive credit accordingly ; and , if our agricultural socie- ties wish to make their exhibitions occasions of profit and education , they should adopt a scale of points for judging horses of all ...
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