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grel kind between the two breeds, they are, 

 compared with the elephants of Lincohilhirc, 

 a light, punch, adtive little horfe. 



The lingular breed of Suffolk is at prcfcnt 

 the faihionable crofs •, and, to my mind, a very^ 

 judicious one : for, although this flrange va- 

 riety of the equeftrj^n fpccies— or, to fpeak 

 from appearances, this half-horfe half-hog race 

 of animals — arc not fo handfome in harnefs as 

 the prefent beautiful breed of Leiceiterfliire ;, 

 they appear to me, from a knowledge of both 

 kinds, to be better adapted to the Norfolk 

 hufbandry. Their principal fault is a flatncfs 

 of rib : if this could be improved, they would, 

 in my opinion, be the firil breed of draught- 

 hprfes in the kingdom. 



It is, however, the lighter, more active 

 part of them which is bell adapted to the Nor- 

 folk hufbandry. Had the original Norfolk 

 breed been croficd with thefe, inftcad of the 

 flugs of the Fens, the produce could not have 

 failed of being excellent. 



Five horfes are here called a " teamer,"and 

 are ufually placed under the care of one 

 " teamerman ;" who, in more leifure-times, 

 plo.ws with two of them in the morning, and 



with, 



