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35. Organizations and records. — The first organiza- 
tion to care for the interests of this breed in E ngland was 
the English Cart Horse Society, organized in 1878. 
Six years later it changed its name to the Shire Horse 
Society. It undertook the publication of a stud-book. 
The American Shire Horse Association, with headquarters 
at Wenona, Illinois, was established in 1885. It has 
published nine volumes registering 15,800 Shires. 
Literature. —Sir Walter Gilbey, The Great Horse: The Shire, 
London (1899); same, The Old Englist h War Horse, London (1888). 
SuFFOLK Horse. Figs. 7, 8. 
By John A. Craig 
36. This breed of draft horses, sometimes called 
“Suffolk Punch”, has not become so widely known 
as other European breeds, such as the Clydesdale or 
Percheron. It cannot be said to be as popular as 
either of these two breeds, vet it has many ardent 
admirers. It is bred in greatest numbers in_ its 
native district of Suffolk county, in the eastern part of 
England. It gets its name from the county and from the 
round, full-made type of body that characterizes the 
breed. 
37. History in Great Britain. — The Suffolk can trace 
its history back to the dawning of the eighteenth century, 
and as early as 1851 it carried off most of the prizes for 
draft horses at the Royal Agricultural Society Show, at 
Windsor. At that time it had a distinct lead over other 
British draft breeds, but it seemed to be content with 
home popularity. Volume 1 of the Suffolk Stud-book 
