HORSE PRODUCTION. 



Types and Market Classes. Horses of various types are indispensable 

 in spite of the large number of automobiles and auto trucks. The farm and 

 other lines of industry will always require a given amount of horse labor. 

 Horses suitable for serving different purposes must continue to be produced 

 and the farm is one of the most satisfactory places to produce them. 



The height, weight, form, action and disposition of the horse signifies its 

 type. Its usefulness and market value will depend upon which of the several 

 types it represents and upon its age, soundness, condition and ability to work. 

 The market value will further depend upon the supply and demand. The more 

 common types of horses furnish the greater supply and sell at the lowest prices. 

 Misfits, or horses that do not conform to definite market types, are difficult to 

 sell. There is a demand and an established market for types of horses suitable 

 for doing definite kinds of work. Such horses are bought and sold on general 

 markets under classes and subclasses that are named and briefly described in 

 the following tabulation : 



MARKET CLASSES AND SUB-CLASSES OF HORSES.* 



* University of Illinois Bulletin No. 122. 



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