HERDS AND FLOCKS AND HORSES. 



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HORSES. 



OF all the breeds of horses that use and fashion make neces- 

 sary and valuable, the heavy draught horse from a live 

 stock point of view stands paramount and pre-eminent. 

 Never in the history of heavy draught horse breeding has this 

 class of animal been in such demand or so valuable, and not- 

 withstanding the motor truck, he is gradually becoming more 

 so. No mechanical device has yet been discovered, nor will be 

 discovered for who shall say when, that will take the place of 



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