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, ^il'olk and vicinity generally. All introductions have 

 long since ceased, but those remarkable features of short 

 legs, rounded bodies and longevity, with vitality, are still 

 the well-known characteristics of the Suffolk horse. 



The Suffolk draft horse in America. — ^Although this 

 breed was first introduced to the United States in 1880 

 by Powell Brothers of Springboro, Pennsylvania, yet 

 progress has been slow, only a few having been imported. 

 In 1888 Galbraith Brothers of Janesville, Wisconsin, made 

 their first importation of stallions, and during the same 

 year Peter Hopley & Company of Lewis, Iowa, intro- 

 duced the first mares, and these parties have since been 

 the leading exponents of the breed in this country. A 

 lew scattering importations have been made from time 

 to time, the largest in 1903, when 41 were brought over. 



During recent years the Suffolks have increased in 

 popularity somewhat, and at the present time there are 

 several breeders in this country the more important of 

 whom are Peter Hopley & Son of Lewis, Iowa; Samuel 

 Insull of Libertyville, Illinois; O. C. Barber of Barber- 

 ton, Ohio; C. A. Hamilton of Loveland, Colorado; and 

 Villiam Anson of Christoval, Texas. 



Show animals. — In recent years there have been several 

 creditable exhibits of Suffolks at the various live stock 

 shows. At the 191 1 International Live Stock Exposition 

 at Chicago the stallions Westside Chieftain, by Ormonde, 

 and Ashmoor Luther, by Rendlesham Captain Gray, as 

 well as the mares Sudbourne Ruby, by Golden Grain, and 

 Ruby, by Bowdsey Harvester, attracted favorable com- 

 ment. 



Description of the Suffolk draft horse. — This breed is 

 not so large as the other major draft breeds, the average 

 weight running from 1,600 to 2,000 pounds, and the aver- 

 age height 16 to 16.2 hands. In general type, however, it 

 is as low set, short legged, deep bodied and muscular as 

 any of the draft breeds, if, indeed, it does not excel all 

 others, with the possible exception of the Belgian. The 



