N(.. G. DETAltTMIOX'!' (iF AOIllC'lJLTUIiE. 19 



Several i*efei-eiiccs li;i\c already been iiiadi,' lo ilic li\e stock in- 

 dustry of tlif Stale, but not iu the speoilic niannei- llia( its iiuiioi't- 

 ance demands. 1 shall, therefore, conclude this Report on the Agri- 

 culture ot J*ennsyl\aiiia by directing' more pnrl ienhi i- :it I en Hon to its 

 live stock. 



In the earliesl days, I'euusylvania took hij;h iaiik in horse pro- 

 duction. While a large number of road horses were bred, the 

 (Quaker and Dutch settlers were more inclined to the production of 

 horses of the highest uliliiy, and so devoted themselves to breed- 

 ing and improving animals for draft purposes, it resulte<I that the 

 only delinite strain of draft horses produced in the United States 

 was originally and for a long time confined to Pennsylvania. These 

 were the famous Cones toga horses and were used largely for haul- 

 ing the heavy freight wagons carrying iron and merchandise be- 

 tween I'hiladelphia and I'ittsburg. The rich limestone soil of the 

 farms in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania prove to be admir- 

 ably' adapted to the production of horses with good bone and 

 stamina. Later, less attention was paid to breeding draft horses, 

 or, perhaps, it would be more correct to say that the attention of 

 breeders was divided between draft and road horses, and at present 

 many farms are devoted largely to raising light horses for racing, 

 riding and driving. Some of the lirst Hackney stallions brought 

 to the United States were brought to Pennsylvania farms, and 

 these have made a decided impress on the character of the horses 

 of some of the eastern counties. One of the largest horse import- 

 ing farms in the United States, until a few years ago, has its head- 

 quarters in the northwestern part of the State of Pennsylvania,' 

 and through the draft horses and coach horses imported by this 

 firm the horse stock of Avestern Pennsylvania, and of other states 

 as well, has been greatly improved. 



A number of imported draft horses were brought into the soutli- 

 western part of the State about a half century ago, and from that 

 time to the present the practice of bringing such horses into this 

 section has been continued, and, as a result, some of the finest draft 

 horses produced anywhere in America are still bred in the south- 

 western and southern part of the State, on the farms whose table 

 lands and rich valleys border upon West Virginia and Maryland. 

 To enumerate the trotting bred stallions that have been bred or 

 have been used in Pennsylvania, and the high class harness horses 

 that have been produced here, would be to catalogue many names 

 best known to horse breeders. 



While many horses are bred in the State it is, nevertheless, true 

 that at the present time the farmers of Pennsylvania do not pro- 

 duce nearly so many horses as are needed to carry on the work of 

 the State, and horses and mules are imported in large num- 

 bers from the west. There are, however, still sold in all the 



