THE SUFFOLK 



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The distribution of Suffolk horses is extremely widespread, in 

 fact more so than is commonly supposed. They have been ex- 

 ported to the Argentine, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, France, 

 Austria, Germany, Sweden, Russia, South Africa, and the Nile 

 region of Africa. In Canada and the United States they have 

 no great foothold, but are scattered over these countries in a 

 small way. In this country up to this time they have been best 

 known in Iowa. In 1904 a small stud of these horses was pur- 

 chased of Hopley & Son for the Mt. Hermon Boys' School in 

 Massachusetts, and this same firm in 1905 made shipments to 

 Washington and Oregon. They report an increasing interest 

 in the breed. 



The value of the Suffolk horse crossed on common drafty mares 

 has hardly been tried on an extensive scale. Alexander Galbraith 

 states that the grades from native American mares have good 

 size and bone, while they are particularly smooth-built and are 

 almost invariably chestnut in color. They make high-class 

 animals for heavy farming and express-wagon work. 



The fecundity and longevity of Suffolks is highly attested. 

 Numerous cases are given to show that the breed is very pro- 

 lific and tenacious of life. The dam of Webb's Rising Star 1266 

 was twenty -two years old when he was foaled, and the dam of 

 Loft's Cupbearer 842 had sixteen foals in sixteen years. A 

 mare and foal were shown at one of the early Suffolk Agricul- 

 tural Association shows, the mare being thirty-seven years of 

 age when the foal was dropped. The great stallion Julian Boxer 

 755 traveled at least twenty-five seasons and left a large num- 

 ber of superior sons and daughters. 



The Suffolk Studbook is published by the Suffolk Studbook 

 Society in England. Volume I was issued in 1880. Up to 

 January, 1905, this association had published fourteen volumes. 

 There is an American Suffolk Horse Association, but as yet no 

 Studbook has been published. 



