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AGRICULTURE 



The lighter breeds. Relatively few farmers have 

 undertaken the raising of the lighter and speedier breeds of 

 horses. This has been left to special breeders and stock 

 farms that make a specialty of horses. The heavier breeds 

 are better adapted to the farm, since the dams can then be 



Typical of the American trotter breed. 



used for general farm work, and thus serve a double pur- 

 pose and thereby add to the profit. 



Among the lighter breeds raised in this country, the 

 English Hackney, the French Coach, and the German Coach 

 are the favorites for the carriage class. For lighter road 



