be seen at the horse shows, including the Suffolk Punch, the red cart horse 

 of old England. 



The United States War Department has recently recognized the ad- 

 vantages of Northern Virginia as a horse-raising country, by the estab- 

 lishment of a cavalry remount station in Warren County, near Front 

 Royal. For this purpose a large estate has been secured, and it is planned 

 to have a great number of horses on it at all times. 



In addition to the cattle raised in Northern Virginia, many more are 

 brought here from other sections to be fattened for market. The "feeders" 

 are purchased in the autumn, brought to Virginia, fed over the vvmter 

 on Virginia grown corn, either in the form of meal or ensilage, and when 

 summer comes are finished on the Piedmont pastures. The rich herbage, 

 pure water, and good air increase their weight rapidly, and they are placed 

 on the market for export in high condition, while their feeding on almost 



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