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other country. Especiall}' is this true of their feet and legs, and 

 their power of endurance. A New Yoik dealer in native stock, and 

 who crosses the ocean frequenth' to purchase European horses, said 

 recently: ''There is a remarkable call for fine coach horses. We 

 cannot suppl}' one quarter of the demand. Down in Maine they 

 are beginning to breed horses again that were in fashion twenty- five 

 3'ears ago. Maine horses step through the snow so much that it 

 causes them to move their shoulders more freel}' than those raised 

 in warmer climates. This makes their chests broader and their 

 muscles stronger and more flexible, and imparts great knee action." 



Of breeds, he says: "The old Morgan cross. Knox, Flying- 

 Eaton and the Drew stock, make the best coachers in the world. 

 The}' have wondei fully high action, are always level-headed and 

 possess remarkable intelligence without any foolishness. One is 

 rarely found that a lady cannot drive. Kentucky contributes some 

 very fine horses, but they have not the intelligence and even dispo- 

 sition of Maine horses." 



Speaking of coaching teams, he continues : '*! have seen the best 

 four-in-hand in England and France at the races, and I can con- 

 fidently say that no team has ever been shown in P^urope equal to 

 Mr. Pierre Lorrillard's four browns. They are Maine horses. 

 Every one of them can trot belter than three minutes. It is an 

 eas}' matter for them, with sixteen passengers on the coach, over a 

 good road, such as they have in England, to jog off twelve miles an 

 hour without raising a hair." 



Maine horses have a good n putation, and are sought after abroad as 

 well as at home. The demand for the horses, that I have attempted 

 to describe and recommend to you as a desirable stock, and that 

 are being raised on many Maine farms at a good profit, is far beyond 

 the supply, so that with the advantages of the horse team over the 

 ox team, with the four-year-old colt worth four times as much as 

 the four-3'ear-old steer and costing but little if any more to raise, 

 with as good horse stock to breed from as can be found in any section 

 of the country, I believe that in following the line of farming recom- 

 mended the answer to the question how to make farming pay will in 

 part at least be answered. 



