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Reading-Course for Farmers. 



advantage of the New York farmer to put himself in a position to supply 

 the horses demanded by the markets within the State and thus hold 

 the thousands of dollars that annually go to the farmers of the horse- 

 producing sections of the country. 



Plan of Breeding 



A clearly defined plan or procedure should be thought out before the 

 farmer makes the attempt to breed horses. To do this a good knowledge 

 of horses and horse breeding should be secured. Breeding establish- 

 ments and horse-producing farms should be visited. One should 

 familiarize himself with the methods of successful horse breeders, should 

 r.ote the conditions that lead to success and those that cause failure. 

 The intending horse breeder should take account of his likes and 

 dislikes. He may prefer the light active horse to the heavy, phlegmatic 

 drafter. The horse producer should study his conditions. Some con- 

 ditions will be favorable to the production of one class, some to another. 

 It should be kept clearly in mind, whatever the type or class chosen, 

 whether it is light or heavy, or for speed or draft, that none but superior 



Fig. 4. — A pure-bred Hackney coach stallion. 



