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CONTINENTAL HORSES. 



and encouraged farmers to act in the same way. In almost 

 all cases^ the Government stallions were half-bred English, 

 and the farmers had their mares covered at Government 

 depots, which are distributed all over the country. 

 Hungary is so large and prolific, that horse-breeding cost 

 hardly any money in former times, and is still a paying 

 business, despite the increased expense of labour and 

 living. The cost of breeding and bringing-up a three- 



Fig. 533. — Hungarian Horse Artillery leader. 



year-old in a Hungarian magnate's stud, amounts, at 

 the back end of the year, to about 200 florins, which is 

 about equal to £16 los. ; and at that time, such an animal, 

 which will naturally be of high class, can be sold on an 

 average at from £35 to £40. Ordinary farmers' horses 

 will bring from £16 to £25 ; and common, low-grade 

 animals, from £8 to £10. Many thousands of the last 

 mentioned class of horse were purchased for our Army 

 Remount Department, and sold, at from four to five 



