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TiiK Hkksi: I.NDrsrin in Xkw Youk Statk 



horse cjillcd tlif Uritcni. This is ;iii fular^rd type of tho Ilnck- 

 iicy, 1111(1 iis ('Xj)hiiii('(l to iiic Wiis hi-cxl hy d'ossiiii;' the Ilitckiicv 

 iiorse to ii (Irjit'ty tyjjc of native iii:ii"(\s. 'I'hoy wore a vcrv uiii- 

 forni lot, I should jndi>,o wcig'hod 1,400 pounds and over, and 

 were as fine in conformation as many of the smaller sized Hack- 

 neys. I felt that the fact that the Hackneys possessed the pre- 

 potency to eoaivey their individnality to sncli a degree in cross- 

 breeding was certainly a big point in tbeir favor." 



In regard to the rearing of the young stock, special attention 

 is paid to raising them under conditions most favorable to the 



Fin. 44. One of the Stallions at Mr. Driscoll's TTa( k- 

 XEY Horse Farm, Aibtrx, Pa. 



iCourteuj of The Field.") 



development of vigor and stamina, ^^'ith this point in view, they 

 are not stabled the entire year, but, except during the worst 

 months, are turned out, being given access to sheds that pi'otect 

 them from rain and storms. This system also has the advantage 

 of being most economical, as one man can look after from sixty to 

 one hundred animals when managed in this manner. They ai-e 

 fed oats, mixed hay, alfalfa and corn. The brood mares are fed 

 grain sparingly, but the best of hay. The weanlings are halter- 

 broken, preferably before being taken from their mothers, and as 

 yearlings and two-year-olds are wo.rked from four to six weeks 

 with bitting harness, to mouth them. As three-year-olds they are 



