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the skill and knowledge he may have. For in 

 draft stock, as in all others, the handsomest and 

 best bring the good prices — the prices that make 

 it worth while and add zest and pleasure to the 

 breeder's work. And the best product, though 

 easier of attainment in some lines than in others, 

 is never te be had without both care and pains. 



But if he can bring to the work of raising 

 horses the patience that does not tire and the 

 zeal that does not flag; if he is willing to give to 

 it the best that is in him of intelligence and study 

 and perseverance and realizes that the improve- 

 ment of the highest of our domestic animals is 

 well worthy of the sacrifice ; if he has that innate 

 love of the horse which brings insight into char- 

 acter and nature as well as physical features, 

 then, by all means, let him choose some one of the 

 finer types of road stock. It will yield him a 

 commensurate return in money and also a pleasure 

 and satisfaction that will last as long as he lives. 



The prizes to be wen in horse-breeding are in 

 proportion to the risks taken — a condition that 

 applies, in fact, to pretty nearly every other in- 

 dustry. And so, as it is easier to raise draft 

 horses, their breeder is more certain of a fairly 

 uniform price. But the highest prices of all go 

 to the best of the finer types, the animals that are 

 theJiardest of all to produce. 



