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gray horse would, aud for a while there was a large demand for 

 black stallions, but the day of the black horse is waning, and they 

 are gonig back to the gray. 



In heavy harness horses, dark solid colors, black, bay and brown 

 are mosi called for. The sporting tandem creates a demand for 

 the piebald horse, with white markings, but the solid colors are 

 most favored; also the dark colors. In saddle horses it does not 

 make so much difference, although in this class also, CiXik, solid 

 colors prevail, unless the horse is wanted for some special pur- 

 pose. 



The next thing is sex. As a rule, the gelding will outsell the mare. 

 At certain seasons of the year there is a demand for mares in foal, 

 but take the market the year round, the gelding will outsell the 

 mare. 



The next thing is breed: the average man does not care to breed 

 to type so long as he gets what he calls a good breedy horae; it 

 does not make any difference what blood that breed comes from, 

 so long as it fulfills the market demands. Now, that is a mistake; 

 it is always wise to breed to the type. 



The last thing is the matter of soundness, and that is one of the 

 most important, because there are too many horses that just suit 

 tht market that fail in selling because of some slight unsoundness. 

 1 don't mean absolute unsoundness, but just some slight defect 

 that will prevent him from being sold. A horse will sell according 

 to the way he is warranted, and very few men will sell a horse as 

 absolutely sound. Most men will sell him as serviceably sound; 

 others sound to wind and work; others "legs go." If you buy a horse 

 warranted in that way, you can never return him for any unsound- 

 ness in the legs. The last warrant that goes with a horse is ''sound 

 to halter." You may expect to find almost any form of unsound- 

 ness in a horse warranted "sound to halter." If you take a horse to 

 market, you must warrant him just as he is. If you breed your 

 horses so as to conform to the market types, aud are able te give 

 them the right guarantee, there Is no reason why you should not 

 be successful, and make money out of your horses. Breed as far 

 as you can to the prevailing dark, solid colors, with the exception 

 of the draught horse, in which gray is the most favored color; breed 

 geldings; breed horses you can warrant sound, and above all, do 

 not breed anything that has to go on the bargain counter. 



SOME FACTS THAT A SUCCESSFUL DAIRYMAN MUST 



KNOW. 



By Da. M. E. CoNARD, XVestgrove, Pa. 



Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Grentlemen: I feel very much as if it 

 was imposing on good nature to ask you to sit here when you are 

 anxious to get away to your homes. I feel that way myself, especi- 

 ally as a great many things have already been said on the subject 

 of sanitation, which is an important part of my subject. 



