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would have nothing but the Normans. I would advise the farmers 

 and breeders to breed Norman horses in preference to any others 

 with a view to selling on this market." 



A. J. HEINEMAN, 



of Mansfield, Ohio, was seen. Mr. Heineman said : 



" I handle about 2,000 horses a year, principally heavy draft 

 horses, and ship altogether to the New York market. I handle all 

 kinds of draft horses, including the Percheron-Normans, Clydesdales, 

 Belgian and English breeds. 



" I handle more of the Norman horses because there is more 

 demand for them, and they are the best draft horses we have. After 

 the Normans the Belgians are the best, and next to them the English. 



" The Normans have more body, are finer looking, and are better 

 movers than the other breeds. They have better feet than the 

 Clydesdales, and better ends, broad breasts and rumps. The Nor- 

 mans are better dispositioned horses than the Clydesdales. The 

 brewers of New York, as a general thing, will not buy a Clydesdale 

 horse, on account of his feet and disposition. We can't sell one 

 Clydesdale where we can sell 100 Normans. The Clydesdales are 

 narrow-waisted, as a general thing, and cannot stand what a Norman 

 can. When a Clydesdale horse gets sick he goes to pieces quicker 

 than any other class of horses. The Clydesu. Jes have no constitution. 



** I would give $50 more for a good Norman or Belgian horse 

 than I will for a Clydesdale, condition and weight being equal. A 

 cross of the Norman and Clydesdale makes a very good horse. 



" I would advise farmers and breeders to breed to Norman and 

 Belgian horses in preference to any other breed, with reference to- 

 selling on the New York market." 



F.J. BERRY, 



of Nos. 2 to 10 Monroe street, Chicago, has sold about 600 horses, 

 since the first of last January, and handles all kinds of horses, French, 

 Clydesdales, English and Belgian. Said M. Berry : 



" I sell more of the Normans than of any other breed, because 

 they are sought after more than the others. They are possessed of 

 more endurance than the others ; ship better, are better feeders, and 

 for all purposes are far superior to all other horses now raised. The 

 half or three-fourths grades are better for heavy draft, while the lower 



