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taught me the importance of liberal feeding, but 

 there must be an abundance of outdoor exercise, 

 preferably in good pastures." 



U. L. Burdick. — A deep interest in Percheron 

 breeding has been manifested by Mr. Burdick, one 

 of the present directors of the Percheron Society, 

 and we only regret that he has not favored us with 

 a more extended statement: 



' ' The essential features of a draft stallion are good 

 feet, strong, flat bone, and size well balanced with 

 quality. I would not select a horse with light bone, 

 nor with poor feet, nor with large size unless he 

 had quality to go with it. Nor would I select a 

 horse with quality if he did not have size. I am 

 speaking about ranch conditions only. 



' ' Stallions should have plenty of good hay and 

 oats, and plenty of exercise in a fenced lot. 



"Brood mares must be selected with as much care 

 as the stallions. The fine little Percheron mares 

 rarely make successful breeders. Turn the mares 

 out in a good pasture and let them foal as far away 

 from the bam as possible. 



"We try to get the foals to eat oats as early as 

 possible, and they do not shrink a pound in weaning. 

 Oats, water and hay left to colts to take at their 

 own will mature them more quickly than any other 

 method." 



On the Northwestern Range — The following from 

 Kr. J. P. Gammon of northern Wyoming will be 

 found of special interest : 



" Thirty- three years ago I began the breeding of 

 Percheron horses on the range in northern Wyom- 

 ing. I realized at that time that in order to be 

 successful in this far-western country the horses I 

 raised must be of a good quality, excelling the pam- 



