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of more than forty thousand dollars. The celebrated mare " Lady 

 SuiFolk," has just dropped a foal, sired by " Black Hawk," and I 

 have not the least doubt that the owner of this colt could receive 

 for it, as soon as it is weaned, one of the best farms in Vermont. 

 Lady Suffolk and Black Hawk are both American bred horses, 

 strongly tinctured w'ith English blood, and are probably the best 

 horses in the world. But there is no reason why others cannot be 

 raised which shall equal or even surpass them. And if breeders 

 will go to work systematically and use as much capital, judgment, 

 skill, and experience, as are used in most branches of business, they 

 cannot fail to be amply remunerated. 



Why will not some of our wealthy Essex county farmers, who are 

 fond of making good investments, show us at our next Agricultural 

 Exhibition, one of the best Stallions that can be bought in America ? 

 Such an one for instance as will answe;* the following description : 

 His weight must be not less than one thousand pounds, nor over 

 eleven hundred pounds. For color, black, bay or chestnut would 

 be preferable, without a white hair if possible. His age may be 

 any where inside of twenty years, if healthy and vigorous. He 

 must have a sharp ear, bold eye placed low down in the head, wide 

 forehead, large nostril, sharp shoulder, long, wide hip, sloping grad- 

 ually towards the tail, full across the loins, full breast, wide knee, 

 low hock, wide, flat, cannon, pastern tolerably long, hoof wide, but 

 not flat. He must be able to trot a mile in two minutes and forty 

 seconds, and his pedigree must be traced back through five genera- 

 tions, all from stock of good blood and perfectly sound. If such a 

 horse were brought into this county, he could easily earn two thou- 

 sand dollars per year, and would be to the agricultural community 

 of inestimable advantage and value. 



I am aware that some conservative friends of Agriculture (judg- 

 ing from the tenor of my remarks) will pronounce me a fast re- 

 porter. And in reply I have only to say, that my aim has been 

 simply to point out to the breeder, the safest course for him to pur- 

 sue so far as the investment of his money is concerned. This mania 

 for speed may result in good or evil, according to the use or abuse 

 that may be made of it. 



JOSIAH CROSBY, Chairman. 



