HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. 



REPORT OF J. H. SANDERS. 



Hon. Geo. B. Loring, 



Commissioner of Agriculture. 

 Sir: On the 19th day of May, 1883, I had the honor to receive an ap- 

 pointment from yon with the following instructions : 



You are hereby appointed aud commissioned au agent of the United States Depart- 

 uiont of Agriculture to attend the International Exhibition at Hamburg in 1883, aud 

 you are instructed to examine and report upon the following special points: 



The character of the Exhibition in all its departments of live stock as compared 

 ■with our own. 



The general condition and supply of live stock in England and on the Continent. 



The breeds most met with aud that seem to be most desirable and popular ; also, 

 their relative merits as compared with our own. 



The probability of improvement to our own stock by further importations, and the 

 breeds most desirable for this purpose, if any. 



The dangers from contagious diseases that may be apprehended from continued im- 

 portations, if any. 



The methods of live stock husbandry practised compared with our own. 



The probable future demand from European countries for American live stock aud 

 meats. 



The present hindrances and restrictions that alfect the exportation of live stock 

 from the United States, and how they may be modified or removed, especially with 

 reference to the exportation of our live cattle to Great Britain, and our hog products 

 to Germany. 



In pursuance of the foregoing instructions, I started upon my mission 

 May 26, landing at Liverpool. After a brief sojourn in that city, de- 

 voted mainly to an examination of its cart-horses, I proceeded to London, 

 where I spent several days familiarizing myself with tlie markets, the 

 modes of travel, and other matters of importance connected with the 

 live-stoek industries of that city. As one of the principal objective 

 points of my visit was the International Live Stock Show at Hamburg, 

 I determined to go at once to the continent, leaving Enghuul and Scot- 

 land for my return trip. Accordingly, June 19, 1 left London purposing 

 to make my journey to Hamburg via Paris, stopping en route to make a 

 study of 



THE DRAFT HORSES OF FRANCE. 



The constantly increasing popularity of the French draft horses in this 

 country, as evinced by the large numbers annually imported, and the 



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