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Explanation of the term horsemen ... 1 

 Dealing in horses and dealing in dips . . 4 



Dealing in cattle ...... 8 



The right sort to buy . . . . 11 



Breeding horses . . . . . .14 



The butcher ...... 15 



Troop horses . . . . . .17 



Scotch shelties 20 



Gipsy dealers 21 



Low and high dealers .... 22 



Horses for farmers to breed . . . .27 



English and Belgian horse . . . 28 



The sort farmers too often breed . . .30 

 An article in demand .... ib. 



Proper accommodations for brood mares . . 33 



Howden Fair 38 



Fairs of different classes .... 39 

 The sort of mare to breed from . . . 41 



Proper sires for mares ..... 50 



