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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



in Pennsylvania usually called "Conestoga." In our investigations we 

 found a rather interesting piece of history on this line. We were fami- 

 liar with these horses in our boyhood; in fact, were raised among them. 

 Our readers who have had similar breeding and training will read with 

 Interest a description of the Conestoga horse from the pen of the late 

 John H. Wallace, who perhaps gave more year of study to the American 

 horse than any other man who has ever lived. 



THE HIGHEST TYPE OF DRAFT GELD1^G. 



As our readers all know, his studies were directed to the standard- 

 bred horse, of which breed ho may be considered the founder. In his 

 book, "The Horse of America" (not as well known as it should be), he 

 undertook to give colonial horse history, and obtained the material for 



