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the eighteenth century the history of this breed is obscure. Mr. 
Crisp of Ufford, Sussex, was one of the early improvers of the breed. 
The Crisp Horse, born in 1768, is recognized as the progenitor. 
Most of the present-day Suffolks descend from this horse. The 
history from the time of the Crisp Horse has been clearly and 
Fic. 13.— The Suffolk draft horse. 
fully traced, and stands accepted by breeders generally. Formerly 
there were several tribes of Suffolks, the more important being 
the Blake tribe, the Wright tribe, the Shadingfield tribe, and the 
Martin Boxer tribe. This breed is the least known of the draft 
breeds in America. 
37. Suffolk compared with the Percheron. — The former is 
somewhat smaller than the latter, although the body of the English 
