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feet symmetry ; in smallness of head they beat ours ; 

 and many are as free from long and rough hair on 

 their legs, as carriage-horses — indeed, more so than, 

 I suspect, were carriage-horses four-score years since : 

 this could, without doubt, have been remedied by 

 attention in breeding. There is one great feature in 

 breeding cart-horses, and a very important one — 

 they are a class of animal that must be had, they 

 are not an article of luxury or fashion, the demand 

 for which is influenced by prevailing habit or taste ; 

 we must have carts and waggons, so honest Gee- 

 Who will always be wanted to draw them. Such 

 horses are a kind it is quite safe to recommend the 

 farmer to breed. Of a still superior kind of horse we 

 will speak in his place ; but, en passant, we will men- 

 tion a kind many farmers do breed, I firmly believe 

 from no other reason than one that influences such 

 persons in many of their doings to their own loss, 

 namely, "Father did so." Whether such practice 

 was advantageous or not, does not seem to " enter 

 into" their ''philosophy:" they suppose it was 

 right, because it was done. 



