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the Missouri farm was so unknown and consequently so unappreci- 

 ated by the Missouri farmer. Realizing these facts, the draft 

 horse breeders of Missouri organized themselves into an association 

 which they named "The Missouri Draft Horse Breeders' Associa- 

 tion." The object of this association, as I understand it, was not 

 to antagonize nor hinder in any way the breeding of any other 

 breed, but to lend help to one another and to advertise and 

 demonstrate and to get the Missouri farmer and breeder to realize 

 the usefulness and profitableness of the draft horse on the farm. 



There are several popular breeds of draft horses now being 

 bred and imported into the United States, all of which have their 

 merits, just as there are several breeds of beef cattle, dairy cattle, 

 sheep and swine, all having been developed to a high degree of 

 perfection, yet each breed possessing certain characteristics 

 peculiar to itself. So that it only remains for each individual 

 breeder to first determine what kind of live stock he wishes to 

 produce, then select the particular breed which he considers best 

 adapted to his purpose, first taking into consideration the condi- 

 tions he must encounter, then put forth every effort toward pro- 

 ducing animals that most nearly approach his ideals of perfection. 



I have undertaken the work of breeding Clydesdale horses, and 

 as yet have never had occasion to regret my choice. The primary 

 home of the Clydesdale is Scotland, a country with a most enviable 

 reputation for producing the very best in all classes of live stock. 

 That country still leads in the production of the highest type of 

 this great breed of draft horses. Only last year a Clydesdale stal- 

 lion bred and owned in Scotland, sold at public auction for $47,500, 

 the highest price ever paid for a draft stallion of any breed in any 

 country. 



In America, the Clydesdale has built up and maintained a repu- 

 tation as a good seller on the city markets, a consistant winner in 

 in the show ring and a most useful and profitable horse on the 

 farm. 



He possesses an individuality that at once attracts the atten- 

 tion and admiration of the most casual observer, while a careful 

 study of his massive form which enables him to draw heavy loads, 

 his grand conformation so beautiful to look upon, his superb action 

 at the trot and his strong business-like walk so desirable in a draft 

 horse, his big flat flint-like bone with the very soundest of legs, 

 feet and pasterns that enable him to perform years of work on the 

 hardest of city streets, still remaining sound, his intelligence and 



