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undoubtedly handling horse stock simply for the 

 pleasure they get out of it, or with some scientific 

 problem in view, but the great bulk of the horse 

 raisers in America are raising colts for profit. This 

 being true, the breed which will bring in the most 

 money, which is the most hardy and prolific, which 

 can be handled with the minimum expense and the 

 smallest percentage of loss, which will mature mod- 

 erately early and go on the market in prime condi- 

 tion, is the one to choose. With many farmers it 



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is the Percheron, for undoubtedly the raising of 

 draft horses is better suited to the farmer of 

 America than the more specialized work of raising 

 saddlers, trotting horses, roadsters or even coach 

 horses. It requires less skill to produce a draft 

 animal than the more delicate type suited to light 

 harness or saddle conditions. Of course, any horse 



