138 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



Belgian was developed from the old heavy horses of Flanders. 

 The Shire and Clydesdale were developed from the old stock 

 of heavy horses of the British Isles and the horses of Flanders. 

 England early developed the coach horse, lighter than the 

 draft horse but heavier than the Thoroughbred. The modern 

 Cleveland bay is the descendant of this coach horse. 



The farm horse. Of all the types of horses, the draft 

 horse of from .1600 to 2200 pounds is the one the farmer 



FIG. 19. A PERCHERON STALLION 



maintains most successfully. This is because the weight and 

 strength of the draft horses enable them to do the general 

 work of the farm, and because they may be put on the mar- 

 ket with less training than other classes of horses require. 



