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hands were purchased and in others they were 

 less than this. All, however, conformed closely to 

 type. Some of the mares are in foal; the rest will 

 be bred this spring. 



"The ancestors of six mares purchased in 

 Wyoming have been bred for five or six genera- 

 tions in that state, the band having been started 

 by means of an importation of horses from the 

 Central West which was largely Morgan stock. 

 On this stock Thoroughbred and Standard sires 

 have been used, and the herd has been developed 

 more to produce a horse suitable for carriage pur- 

 poses than one which had speed characteristics. 

 Some of the six have been exhibited at the New 

 York Horse Show, and the owner of the ranch 

 maintains a stable near New York City, where he 

 sends his surplus from year to year to be finished 

 for the fine city trade. 



" The search for a stallion to head the stud was 

 the most difficult of all. An almost unlimited 

 number of trotting horses suitable to get good 

 carriage horses were recommended to the depart- 

 ment, but on investigation it would be found that 

 they were deficient in some respect and could not 



