IIOKSE SENSE. 



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tion as to the results in the production and maintainance of that type, all 

 other things being equal. 



CROSSING OF BREEDS OR FAMILIES SHOULD BE OF THE 

 SAME GENERAL TYPE. 



While we would always advocate the adherance to the selected breed, 

 if crosses are to be made, our advice would be to keep in the line of 

 the type, i. e., if the selection is for drdft purposes, cross Shires with 

 Clydesdales; Percherons with French Draft; SufYoik Punch with Bel- 

 gians,, for the best results, but any of these will be far preferable with 

 one another than to cross any of these with the Hambletonians, Morgans, 

 Mambrino Chiefs — any of the road types or thoroughbreds, must be de- 

 plored as tending to a loss of identity of both types for breeding pur- 

 poses with the offspring. 



Cut No. 21. 

 DRAFT BROOD MARE (Clydesdale). 



Cut 21 represents the draft mare suitable to mate this Clydesdale stal- 

 lion. She is strong at every point, and if the breeding and character- 

 istics of both their antecedents are of the same order, good results for the 

 market of draft stock would likely follow. 



While we have many mo.'^t excellent Clydesdale horses in this coun- 

 try from the best selected imported animals, there are others that are 

 a disgrace to any country: lacking quality, conformation and constitu- 

 tion. Don't let us pin our faith to any breed or type unless the re- 



