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Mr. Stein has made quite a study of breeding horses. He has 

 spent some time in France, and seemed quite well posted as to the 

 French methods of breeding. 



HENRY NEWMAN, 



of 328 Rutlege Street, Brooklyn, was not at home when the reporter 

 called, but his son, Mr. P. Newman, said : 



" We handle a large number of horses of all kinds. A good many 

 are heavy draft. We are handling MOSTLY FRENCH-CANA- 

 DIAN HORSES, but get some from Ohio and Indiana. We 

 handle more French horses than of any other breeds. They have 

 better feet, and last longer on our pavements, and bring better prices 

 than any other class of horses. We have more demand for them, and 

 they give satisfaction generally. They are more compactly built 

 than the Clydesdales. We don't like the long-geared horses. 



" We would advise the farmers TO BREED FRENCH HORSES 

 TO SELL on this market in preference to any other breed." 



S. RICHEY, 



of 341 Rutlege street, Brooklyn, said : 



" I handle a large number of horses, principally heavy draft. This 

 includes all of the heavy breeds, Clydesdales, English, Belgian, and 

 the French horses, called Norman. I handle about the same num- 

 ber of each, I think. The Normans are compactly built horses, and 

 have more wear in them than the other breeds of horses. They are 

 not so large. The Norman horses have the best feet. I think the 

 reason is on account of their coming from the West, where they don't 

 have to shoe them so young, and the soil seems to agree with their 

 feet. Their action, too, seems to be as good as that of the other 

 breeds. I think the Clydesdales or English horses are the most 

 showy ; have more size and stand up higher. The Norman , are 

 more compact, lower built, shorter necked — are workers. 



"The Clydesdales have more white marks about them — more 

 white faces and white on their fore legs than the other breeds, and 

 that hurts them for this market. 



" The prevailing color of the Norman horse is grey, and a matched 

 pair of greys will bring more money than any other color. The 

 Normans are better selling horses, and give the best satisfaction of 

 any of the breeds to customers. If I were buying for my own use I 



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