HOKSES AT THE NeW YoRK StaTE FaiR 



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the principal object of which is to encourage agricultural pur- 

 suits and animal husbandry in ever)' direction. In the western 

 states every effort is being made to encourage horse breeding. 

 Draft horse futurities are features of several of the western state 

 fairs and the entrants in those event's are largely owned by 

 farmers who make horse breeding only an adjunct to their farming 

 operations. 



EUROPEAN war WILL CREATE A SCARCITY 



In view of the fact that the war in Europe has entirely killed 

 horse breedino- in Belgium, has reduced that industry to small 



H. S. Allen, Buffalo, X. Y. A. W. Lawrence, Le Roy, N. Y. 



Fig. 73. Judges at New York State Fair, 1914 



proportions in France, and greatly restricted the breeding studs 

 of England and Scotland, I believe that the introduction of 

 futurity events for draft colts, bred by residents of this state 

 would, in a marked degree, increase the interest in horse breeding 

 throughout the state, which is, after all, the principal object of 

 this department of the State Fair. It is claimed by even the 

 casual observer of public affairs that not only will the countries of 

 Europe, which have heretofore supplied this country with stallions 



