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T3ody or short limbs if lie is small, Le brings only a low price, and 

 this even smaller, in proportion to his size, than the value of a larger horse. 

 The law that like produces like, or the likeness of some ancestor, refers, 

 of course, as much to size, as to form, color, temperament and action; 

 and I think that the Clyde horse, weighing 1,500 or 1,600 pounds, when 

 crossed on our native light mares, weighing 1,000 or 1,100 pounds, 

 makes one of the most valuable breeds for farm work. 



Q. Would it not be an objection to the Clydesdale horse that its 

 cost would be entirely beyond the reach of the ordinary farmer ? 



A. They are now being bred in the west in large numbers, and in the 

 New York horse markets half blood Clydes can be procured without 



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trouble nearly as cheap as the ordinary Ohio or Pennsylvania horses 

 that have been supplying these markets for years past. 



Q. What do you consider the best age and weight for a farm horse? 



A. I hardly ever purchase a horse that has to do steady work at 

 less than six or seven years of age, and for farm purposes, from 

 1,200 to 1,400 pounds in weight. Horses of this age and weight can 

 be purchased in the New York markets, at this time, for about $500 

 per pair. The Percheron horse is also imported in large numbers 

 into this country and is used in the West for breeding. When crossed 



