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them than for the other breeds. The people like them better, and 

 they bring higher prices than the other breeds. The Norman horses 

 have the best feet and last better on the New York pavements. They 

 have the most endurance and generally give good satisfaction. The 

 Norman horse is more easily broken, and is the best dispositioned 

 horse we have. Norman horses mature sooner, and are ready for 

 the market when much younger than those of other breeds. 



" The Clydesdales are open-made horses, not so compact and 

 well finished as the French horses. The Clydesdales are not only 

 not so well shaped, but their feet are not so good as those of the 

 Normans. 



** We would advise the farmers and breeders of the West to breed 

 to Norman horses in preference to any other breed with a view to 

 seUing on the New York market." 



A. M. STEIN & CO., 



of 229 Washington street, Brooklyn, N. Y., were seen. Mr. D. W. 

 Stein said : 



" We have been in the business over twenty years. We handle 

 near 2,000 head of horses annually. Large numbers of them are 

 heavy draft horses. We handle all kinds, the Clydesdales, the 

 French horses, called Percherons, English and Belgian. We handle 

 more of the Percheron-Normans than of any other breed. There is 

 more demand for them. They give the best satisfaction, no matter 

 how little of the blood there is in them. Generally they have good 

 feet and last better on our pavements than the Clydesdales, or any 

 of the other breeds. The Belgian horse is a good horse. 



" The Percheron-Norman horse has the best action of any breed, 

 and weight and condition being equal, brings the liighest price in the 

 market. 



"The Clydesdales haven't as good a foot, haven't as good action, 

 nor as much rib, nor as broad a chest as the Percheron-Normans. 

 Neither are they as good feeders. Take a Percheron-Norman and a 

 Clydesdale, each in poor condition, and feed them alike for two 

 months, and the Percheron-Norman will improve 200 per cent more 

 than the Clydesdale. The only trouble with the Percheron-Norman 

 is their scarcity. Tell the farmers of the West to keep their Per- 

 cheron-Norman mares and breed them. I would advise them to 

 breed from Percheron-Norman horses in preference to any other 

 breed for the purpose of selling on this market." 



