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and 32 to South Africa against 25 in 191 1, with smaller numbers 

 to Australia, New Zealand, South America, Russia, Sweden, and 

 Hungary, a total of 1318 exported in 1912 and of 1617 in 191 1. 

 In the United States the breed has not been altogether popular, 

 and there are comparatively few studs in this country, some of the 

 best being in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, and Illinois. 



Organizations for promoting Clydesdales are mainly represented 

 by registry associations. The Clydesdale Horse Society of Great 

 Britain and Ireland was organized in 1877 and published the first 

 volume of its studbook in 1878, since which time, up to 1917, it 

 has published forty volumes and registered 19,591 stallions and 

 44,441 mares. The American Clydesdale Horse Association was 

 organized in 1877 and up to January, 191 7, has published twenty 

 volumes of studbooks, covering about 20,000 registrations. The 

 Canadian Clydesdale Society has published twenty-six studbooks 

 up to 19 1 8, and far-away New Zealand has a Clydesdale society 

 that published two studbooks up to 191 5 inclusive. 



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