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^"1500; but what is now considered a good annual profit for 

 say 5 per cent, of the best entire horses is about ^"300. 



The exportation of so many entire horses during the 

 eighties of last century reduced the natural supply of the 

 best kinds of dray horses in the market, and complaints are 

 yet made that certain classes of horses are only to be got with 

 difficulty. 



A large number of Clydesdales of both sexes have 

 recently been sent to Canada, as the subjoined figures show. 



Exportation to Canada. 



The total numbers exported to all parts during the first 

 nine months of 1906 was 1 1 10. 



Points of a Clydesdale. 



The colour is usually bay or brown dark shades and 

 dapples preferred sometimes black or grey, more rarely 

 chestnut or roan. The two last colours are not in favour and 

 are sometimes regarded as indications of impurity of blood. 

 The height averages about 16 hands in the case of mares, and 

 1 6. 2 in that of horses few exceed 17 hands; the temper 

 should be mild, though the animal should nevertheless be 

 possessed of plenty of muscular vigour and nervous energy ; 

 the head medium size ; the/<2Z/ broad, but not too large or 

 loaded with flesh ; the nose bones, if not straight, slightly 

 arched, not " dish-faced " ; the muzzle not too refined or taper- 

 ing ; the nostrils wide and open ; the eye bright and dark, full 

 and vigorous, yet mild ; the forehead full between the eyes 

 and broad, tapering gradually upwards in the direction of the 



1 Including 4 horses and 13 mares that went to Nova Scotia. 



2 Exclusive of 3 mares that went to South America. 



