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How THE FAHM PAYS. 



with, our common horse this makes an excellent farm animal. They- 

 are not as good walkers as the Clydesdales, and in my experience I 

 have found them harder keepers and more subject to ailments. Their 

 bone is larger than the Clyde horse, the legs of the latter being 

 something similar in shape to that of a two by four-inch plank. The 

 Percheron has become very numerous in the Western States, and seems 

 to suit the special circumstances of the "Western country exceedingly 

 well. It is as heavy as the Clydesdale, but perhaps rather coarser in 

 its build. The Suffolk Punch has also been imported into this country,, 

 but they are too slow for the American people. They make the very 



CLEVELAND BAY HORSE. 



best horses for city work, as they are capable of hauling immense loads- 

 The Cleveland Bays have been bred extensively in the West and South, 

 particularly in Kentucky and Virginia, for coach horses. The English. 

 Cart Horse has also been introduced into the United States, but as. 

 yet I have not heard of their success in any way. In my opinion the. 

 Highland Clyde or the Canadian horse will answer every purpose on 

 our farms better than any other. Their weight is from 1,200 to 1,400 

 pounds. They are clean in the bone, easy keepers, good walkers,, 

 and have not the objection of excessive size that might be urged 



