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THE HOUSE. 



CONE8TOGA DRAUGHT-HORSE. 



Flemish cart-horses. The early settlers of this part of the United 

 States were mostly Germans, and they either brought over with 

 them some of the horses of their country, or else they have since 

 selected from those within their reach the animals most resembling 

 in appearance their old favorites when in their fatherland. There 

 is, however, no record of the origin of the breed, and all that can 

 be done is to describe it as it now exists. 



THE ACCOMPANYING sketch embodies the general appearance 

 of these horses, and by comparing it with the London dray-horse, 

 it will be seen that it differs only slightly, having the same heavy 

 outline of form, united with similar comparatively light limbs, but 

 not burdened with the mountains of flesh and heavy crests which 

 have been produced in England for purposes of show. In Penn- 

 sylvania, these horses are chiefly used for wagons, and some few 

 of them, when of inferior shape, for the canal traffic. They are 

 good honest workers, and are quicker and lighter in their action 

 than might be expected from their weight. Indeed, some of them 

 are still used for heavy carriages ; but even in Pennsylvania, for 



