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take very kindly to the luscious grasses, and no state or country raises 

 better grasses and grains for their development than Missouri. 



I notice in some of the papers that the Agricultural Colleges are 

 very strongly urging the raising of better draft horses and are insisting 

 that the farmers secure better mares for that purpose. Now we should 

 not wait for any other state to set us an example along these lines, but 

 forge to the front rank as breeders and produce the best possible. 



Tt is a conceded fact that as good draft horses can be grown in 

 America as in France, England, Scotland, Belgium or any other country. 

 This has been clearly demonstrated by the winnings, American bred 

 animals winning many of the best prizes in the open classes at the big 

 horse shows of this country. I verily believe that, with the proper blood 

 lines and the attention they so well merit, during their development, that 

 no state or country can produce better draft horses than "Our Own 

 Poor Old ]\rissouri. " 



THE DRAFT HORSE ON THE MEDIUM SIZED FARM. 



(Earl A. Trimmer, Kirksville, Mo.) 



The medium sized farm is, as a rule, managed by 

 a man of moderate means, one who must make the 

 farm pay its way and produce a living, making 

 profit when he can. 



The modern farmer is getting right after that 

 profit. He is broad gauged. He does not hesitate 

 to double his investment in machinery and running 

 stock whenever he sees an opportunity to increase 

 his profit more, in proportion to the investment. One 

 of the surest ways of increasing profit is to decrease 

 expenses. One of the best ways to decrease expenses 

 is to increase the efficiency by the use of larger machinery and more 

 horse power. 



Increase your horse power with size rather than numbers. The 

 draft horse handles the gang plow, the four section harrow, the two row 

 cultivator with so much greater ease than the lighter horse that a trial 

 with him puts you to looking for a market for the lighter horse. And 

 with the lighter horse, that is not strictly a high class harness or saddle 

 horse, you generally look for a market, while with the draft horse the 

 market hunts the horse. 



There is no work on a farm too light for the draft horse where a 

 horse is needed at all. Since we work the farm for every possible means 



Earl A. Trimmer. 



