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CLASS B— HORSE. 

 Section I— Heavy Horses. 



IRA McCORD, Superintendent. 



To the State Hoard oj Agriculture. 



Gkntlkmkn— It is jfrft'ifvirur. at the end of ray first year a'' supprintend- 

 ent of thw firaft borse dt-partmeut, to be able to report tlie inereaHed interfst 

 in this branch of live stock, as evidenced by the large number of entries, the 

 lar(;est since 1896. 



In the pure-bred classes both French and English horses were present in 

 lar^'e numbers, but the Clyde-dale breeders showed only three animals, a 

 most reu)Hrkable deficiency. The quality of the animalH was excellent, and 

 witnessed to the renewed activity in horse breeding, which was at so low an 

 ebb for a number of years. 



Your superintendent would recommend knd reqaeet that the mangers in 

 the heavy horse b«rns be rau^ed. the bottoms at least 14 inches, as ' hey are 

 so low that the horses tear thena down and they have to be repaired each 

 year. 



The following tabulated statement shows the entries and awards for liWl, 

 as compared with those of a number of years previous: 



Entries, Offerings and Awards, Fair inoi. 



