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How THE FARM PAYS. 



FARM HORSES. 



Although an important animal for the farm, the horse is in most cases 

 secondary to cattle; but, as with cattle, it is always best to have such 

 breeds as will perform their work in the best manner. I have used 

 several breeds of horses for farm work, notably the Clydesdales, which 

 originated in Scotland, and which are used there almost exclusively. 

 They are now becoming great favorites in the cities here for heavy 

 draft horses. It has been objected to the Clydesdale that he is slow; 

 but, after a trial of different breeds, I find that the Clyde horse can 

 plow more acres in a week than any other breed T have used. In 



CLYDESDALE HOUSE. 



1869 a premium was offered by the Queens County, N. Y., Agricultural 

 Society for the best walking team of any breed. I entered a pair of 

 Clydes in a competition of a dozen pair, and won the prize of $50. 

 Again, at our plowing match the summer following, at Mineola, where 

 some thirty plows had entered to plow half an acre in a given time, 

 two pairs of my Clyde horses came out first. In the horse market of 

 this country nothing is such a hindrance to real sales as the want of 

 size. No matter how perfectly the horse may be built, with strong 



