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them seem to think they look very well. At one time 

 our two-year-olds and yearlings were running on 

 sweet clover up to their knees, and liked it im- 

 mensely. We sowed sweet clover in oats last spring 

 and it looks like a success. 



"Our two-year-olds have not been housed in a 

 closed bam since the first winter, and then only at 

 night. A variety of feeds is essential — oats, corn, 

 bran, silage, timothy hay, sorghum, sweet clover, 

 bluegrass, and alfalfa. We can raise Percherons in 

 America as good and as big and as rugged, and yet 

 as refined and as full of quality, as they can in 

 France. To accomplish this end we must breed good 

 mares to good stallions, give abundant exercise in 

 the open, and feed, feed, feed." 



E. B. White. — The present President of the Per- 

 cheron Society of America expresses his judgment 

 as follows: 



' ' The main things to seek in the Percheron stallion 

 are bone of good quality and quantity, good feet and 

 correctly-set legs, specially the pasterns, a good back, 

 plenty of depth in hoof, a good middle, and straight 

 and free action at both walk and trot. Of course 

 the horse should be sound and clean. He should 

 show quality, but not be coachy. The size of a draft 

 horse's head should be in proportion to his body 

 and show quality. The eyes should be prominent 

 and the horse should appear always alert. I believe 

 that alertness strongly indicates prepotency. I never 

 have seen a prepotent sire that nearly always ap- 

 peared dull and sleepy. He should be of medium 

 size, and I would suggest that he weigh not more 

 than 2,100 pounds in show condition. I believe that 

 the very large ones are seldom, if ever, satisfactory in 

 the stud. The things to be avoided are unsound- 

 ness, especially the kind that is generally considered 



