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perfect in form, with an equalization of extension and lifting muscles : 

 that is, to extend far, and lift quick and strong, but not very high ; 

 such action is certain to produce speed. 



The difficulty at present with large carriage horses is, that they 

 have not got muscular power to travel with much speed, in conse- 

 quence of which they soon tire, and if you urge them on you make a 

 toil of pleasure, at the same time running the risk of injuring or kill- 

 ing them. Not so with fast trotting horses. It is a pleasure for them 

 to travel, which gives pleasure to those who are riding. They have 

 great power to continue fast travelling, or any kind of labor, and gene- 

 rally a vigorous constitution. They do not require any more care or 

 feed than the common farm horses, and their value is twice as great. 

 They would give large profits to breeders, and present strong induce- 

 ments for them to improve the breed of horses, and stock in general. 



Violetah, a chesnut, full-blooded brood mare, 8 years old, 15f 

 hands high ; was got by Gohanna, out of the dam Medoc, and was in 

 a $5,000 stake, paying forfeit in consequence of an attack of distem- 

 per. Fed as blooded horses in general. 



Narcissus, a sorrel fiiley, 17 months old, 15 hands high ; got by 

 Logan out of a Stargayer mare ; was taken from the mare at 6 months 

 old, and fed with 6 bushels of bran, sugar beets and hay per day, du- 

 ring the winter. In the spring was turned out to grass without any 

 other feed. 



Yours respectfully, 



GEORGE M. PATCHEN. 



STATEMENT OF JACOB LATTING. 



Lattingtown, Oct. 20th, 1845. 



Noticing the intention of the Massachusetts Agricultural Society 

 of sending to England for the best breed of dairy cattle, induced me 

 to look at minutes made on reading English reports of their cattle, 

 and find the following. 



A cow kept by Wm. Crum, of Lewis, Sussex county, yielded, in 

 1805, 540 lbs. of bultcr ; in 1807, 675 lbs. ; in 1808, 466 lbs. ; and 



