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gorj of crosses — should invariably be castrated. For our 

 own part, we should consider it a most desirable thing, if 

 possible, that there should not be such a thing as a half-bred 

 stallion in the world ; but that all the distinct breeds, as 

 Canadians, Yermonters, quasi identical with Cleveland 

 bays, and Conestogas, quasi identical with the English im- 

 proved dray-horses, should be preserved distinct by breed- 

 ing the mares to stallions of their own families, unless 

 when it is desirable to lighten the stock ; and then to 

 lighten it by breeding to thorough-breds. Canadian or 

 Norman stallions are the only male horses which we would 

 ever put to any lighter mares of American blood ; but we 

 are strongly of opinion that both the Morgan mares and 

 the ordinary better class American farming mares, which 

 have some indefinably remote cross of better blood than 

 the cart-horse, can be made to produce a progeny highly 

 improved, hardened in bone, bettered in legs, feet, and con- 

 stitution, and more" adapted for being the mothers of fine, 

 large carriage-horses, by breeding them to Normans, 

 whether native or imported. It is a remarkable quality 

 of the Normans, that though small themselves, when 

 crossed, — either males to other races, or females to tho- 

 rough-breds, — they almost invaribly breed larger instead 

 of breeding smaller than themselves. 



