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KePOKT Ol^' FAltMKKs' INSTITUTES 



in Belgium are owned bj the Government and mares may bo 

 shipped for breeding at one-half the regular rates. 



The great improvement in this breed together with their heavy 

 bone, short legs, great, wide deep bodies, bold, free action have 

 made them the ideal horse for moving heavy loads or to cross on 

 the common nnclassitied nuircs of this country. High-grade Bel- 

 gians or a cross of Belgians on grade Percheron mares have pro- 

 duced some of the highest quality of draft market geldings in the 

 world. 



Fig. 16.'). Imported Belgian Stallion " ruLXKON,' (J(J28. Iiikek 

 Years Old; Weight 1/JOO Pounds. Owned by Adikondack Farms, 

 Glens Falls, N. Y. 



Although the prices of the good Belgian stallions and mares 

 have advanced sharply abroad, they are being imported in greatly 

 increased numbers. American buyers are handicap])ed in secur- 

 ing some of the exceptionally good animals by the German and 

 Holland buyers, who are willing to pay almost any price for either 

 stallions or mares of the highest quality. 



