134 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doe. 



road coaches in and out of England, as they are bred well 



enough so as to be able to gallop if necessary, and gain 



enough with the aid of their warm blood to keep the cold 



blood going. 



Review. 



Now, suppose that arrangements could be made so that 

 Mr. Jordan's hackney stallions and Mr. Lawson's trotting- 

 bred heavy harness stallions could be shown at the i)rincipal 

 "cattle shows" throughout the fall, — as yet they have only 

 been shown at a few shows outside of Boston, Brockton and 

 Grafton, and the average New England farmer is not con- 

 versant with them ; then in the s})ring have them Avalk from 

 town to town, as is the habit in Europe, standing one or two 

 days here and one or two days there, the whole matter being 

 done in a careful, systematic, methodical way, breeding the 

 hackney to the light-boned, waspy, exceptionally breedy- 

 looking mare, and breeding the trotting-bred heavy harness 

 stallion to the cold-bred mares, with the cross of the Per- 

 cheron or Clyde, and I cannot but believe that good results 

 would ensue. The hackney would correct the bad points 

 of the American mare, and the American stallion would, 

 Avith his warm blood, speed and dash, help bring up to line 

 the cold-blooded part Pereheron, shire or Clyde. 



With the two send a thoroughbred stallion, which could 

 also be crossed on a cold-blooded mare, and cr'ive to those 

 interested a heavy-weight cany ing hunter, or a lighter truck 

 horse or carriage horse, where action is not desirable ; and 

 in order to make the matter complete, a coach stallion should 

 be included ; then I believe farmers in all parts of the coun- 

 try would be able to obtain just what stock horses they would 

 need, and be able to produce at the end of a certain length 

 of time a desired type. 



In France this matter is taken in charge by the govern- 

 ment in a most careful Avay. The stallions are inspected 

 carefully before being put into the stud, and infinite pains 

 are taken that at the fairs suitable prizes are offered for the 

 get of different ages ; and in many cases the government 

 itself adds interest to the matter by buying in the better 

 examples. 



