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Sull'olk hoivses have been imported and sold in Xew York 

 State for a ninnber of years, but oiiJv in the past three 

 years have they been imported to this state in sufficient numbers 

 and of quality to attract the serious attention of the farmers and 

 ])reeders as a practical business proposition. \ believe the 

 Suffolk horse will become more popular in Xew York State each 

 .year, as they are especially adapted to our aiiricnltnral require- 

 ments. 



THE CEVDESDALE 



This breed is recognized today as principally the work of 

 Scotch breeders. The. early history of the Clydesdale would 

 show their origin to have been the same as the English Shire, 

 and that the blood of the English draft bi'eeds was derived prin- 

 cipally from the Flanders source. To the old Flemish horse of 

 Belgium the modern dydesdale, as well as most of the other 

 draft breeds, owe their origin. As a starting point for the real 

 improvement of the Clydesdale, credit is now given to. a black 

 Flemish stallion imported from England into Scotland about 

 1750 by John Patterson of Lochlyoch. T'p to the time when the 

 Clydesdale Horse Society and the Shire Society were formed in 

 1883, the two breeds had a closer resemblance than now, and there 

 was also more or less crossing, many times with excellent results. 

 Since that time there has been very little crossing and the breeds 

 have in type and size drifted wider apart. The principal dis- 

 tinction between the two breeds, especially in size, have been 

 brought about by the diiierence in the countries where l)red. 

 Bulk or heavy weight in draft horse breeds was developed on, low 

 ground. Scotland being largely a hilly, broken country, a lighter 

 more active breed resulted. Also, the individual tastes of the 

 l)reeders of England and Scotland differ widely, the latter pre- 

 ferring a horse of less weight and one having more quality and 

 action. 



Clydesdales were at first bred in the valley of the river Clyde 

 in southern Scotland, principally in the county of Lanark. Per- 

 haps the most successful Clydesdale breeding districts at the 

 present time are the counties of Dunfries, Kirkcudbright and 

 Wighton in lower Scotland, and Aberdeenshire in the north. It 

 may be said, however, that now Clydesdales of high quality and 



