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and a clean boned leg, devoid of feather. The old-fashioned ex- 

 aggerated punch form is no longer common. 



Suffolks have been alleged to be under draft weight, too light 

 in bone, unbalanced in the proportion of body to legs, and with 

 a foot inclining to be flat and shelly. These points ha\'e all been 

 materially strengthened in tlie most approved type of the present- 

 day Suffolk. 



Fig. 73. — A Suffolk stallion of the punch form, the clean bone and the chestnut color char- 

 acteristic of this breed. 



Distribution. — Suffolks have never been imported or bred 

 in any considerable numbers in this country, although in some 

 sections there is an unaccountable prejudice in their favor, espe- 

 cially among farmers, and in many instances they have been 

 enthusiastically received when shown. It is claimed they are 

 not available in large numbers, the area devoted to their produc- 

 tion being limited and there being an active demand for them 



