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very satisfactory lot. The foals by the stallion Cannon out of the 

 mares purchased in Kentucky in 1908 are especially good. 



The board of survey condemned 12 animals in August, 1909, all of 

 which were removed from the stud. Two were destroyed (one for 

 unsoundness and one for injuries) and the remainder sold. The mare 

 Arba was injured in the pasture by cutting the tendons of the right 

 hind leg just above the fetlock, and she was also destroyed. There 

 were in the stud on June 30, 1910, 5 stallions in service, 31 brood 

 mares, and 35 young animals; a total of 71. 



A 2-year-old colt by the well-known Standardbred carriage stallion, 

 Sir Walkill, jr., 3269^, was bought in June, 1910, in Cedar County, 

 Iowa, and will be given a trial at the stud. He is a very good indi- 

 vidual and promises to develop into a good sire. He will not be 

 available to outside mares until he has been given a thorough trial. 



VERMONT WORK. 



The work at the Morgan Horse Farm, Middlebury, Vt., is pro- 

 gressing satisfactorily, and each successive year's foals by General 

 Gates show the wisdom of his purchase as the leading sire. The foals 

 of 1909 (now yearlings) are a splendid lot and those of 1910 are 

 equally promising. The only logical criticism which has ever been 

 made of General Gates is that the Thoroughbred cross close up in his 

 pedigree would make his get uncertain breeders. The use of Red 

 Oak, a stallion sired by General Gates, is showing this criticism to 

 have no foundation. Although Red Oak has not had severe service, 

 he has produced a uniformly good lot of foals of a uniform Morgan 

 type. 



JPurchases during the year were the brood mare Caroline by Daniel 

 Lambert, and a yearling filly out of Caroline by General Gates. Caro- 

 line is the dam of Shakespeare, grand champion Morgan stallion at 

 the St. Louis World's Fair; of Carrie Gates, first prize 2-year-old 

 filly at the same show; and of Helen, one of the most promising 

 young mares at the Morgan Horse Farm. Caroline is now about 24 

 years of age and is still producing. 



Three yearlings were disposed of at the close of the year and fur- 

 ther cuUmg will be done in the near future, some of the older stock 

 being unsatisfactory for breeding purposes. 



The following horses were in the stud on June 30, 1910 : Stallions, 

 3 ; brood mares, 13 ; young animals, 14 ; total, 30. 



CLASSIFICATION FOR AMERICAN CARRIAGE HORSES. 



The classification for American carriage horses recommended by 

 the Bureau in cooperation with the American Association of Trotting 

 Horse Breeders has received a general acceptance by state fairs 

 throughout the Central West. The showing of 1909 was more satis- 

 factory than that of 1908, and considerably more interest was mani- 

 fested by horse owners. The classification promises to become a 

 permanent feature of state fair premium lists. 



SHEEP AND GOAT IN\^STIGATI0NS. 



The work in range sheep breeding was continued during the fiscal 

 year in cooperation with the Wyoming Experiment Station, but it 

 has been found desirable for the Department to carry on the work 



