No. 7. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 669 



THE CLEVELAND BAY. 



This- English family is tall, powerfully built, has good endurance 

 and is very active and is considered an all purpose horse such as all 

 farmers need. This horse is not plentiful in the United States, but 

 they will surely grow in favor as their desired qualities become 

 known. 



NORMAN PERCHERON. 



The origin is not known for a certainty, but are termed as the 

 Frenchman's pride, and are divided into two classes. The Norman 

 proper is a very heavy horse, muscular, closely built and weighs 

 about 2,000 lbs. The Percherons are not so heavy, more active, 

 cleaner built and very desirable. 



The Clydesdale is an English-Scotch breed of large bone and 

 muscle and great frame; this valuable horse has many admirers. 



The Belgian horse originates from Belgium, and his general con- 

 formation and endurance has won for him many admirers in the 

 leading markets of the world. The mustangs and ponies are of 

 small size and are far from being handsome. They are descendants 

 of horses escaping from the Spaniards during the conquest of 

 Mexico. Indian ponies are the product of horses escaping from do- 

 mestication. Shetland ponies are the smallest. 



THE FARMER'S HORSE. 



This class of horses is the most important branch of the equine 

 family, because he is used by the largest number of people, and the 

 farm horse is employed in the production of that which sustains 

 the life of man as well as of most animals. Horses of this class are 

 generally of a mixed breed, but they must be of good size, style and 

 action, in order to be valuable. A majority of farm horses are too 

 small to be of the most value to their owners. Farmers as a class 

 should recognize the necessity of good work horses in order to ac- 

 complish the best results. 



Inferior horses cannot give as good results and cost just as much 

 to keep them. 



The farm horse cannot receive too much attention, in view of 

 their great and growing importance. He is beginning to be recog- 

 nized and cared for as his merits deserve, as he has always been the 

 faithful servant of man. 



A NEGLECTED INDUSTRY. 



By JAMES BLAIR, Hartstown, Pa. 



When your committee invited me to read a paper here, I accepted 

 without hesitation. Not that I thought that I could say anything 

 new, but that I might remind some of the people of Western Penn- 

 sylvania the seeming neglect of what was a few years ago one of 

 the farmers most remunerative industries, the growing of beef cat- 

 tle on our farms. 



Many who are here to-day can look back with me a few years and 

 see on nearly every farm, especially the valley farms, fine herds of 



