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THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



in Texas says that grades bred under range conditions have proved 

 superior to all others. In Minnesota grade Suffolks outsold the 

 grades sired by horses of two other breeds. 



The Suffolk as a draft horse ranks high among the farmers of 

 eastern England. It is considered capable of doing a maximum 

 amount of labor on a less amount of feed and for longer periods 

 than other drafters. This is the opinion of the people of Suffolk, 

 however. Its steadiness and persistence at pull have long made 



Fig. 64. A great six-horse hitch of Suffolks. From photograph, by courtesy of 

 Fred Smith, secretary of Suffollc Horse Society, Woodbridge, England 



the breed famous, but this same characteristic is probably equally 

 well established with other breeds. During the World War the 

 Suffolk horses used in the British army in France showed great 

 endurance and made a most favorable impression. 



The distribution of Suffolk horses is extremely widespread, in 

 fact more so than is commonly supposed. They have been exported 

 to Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, France, Austria, 

 Germany, Sweden, Russia, South Africa, and the Nile region of 

 Africa. In Canada and the United States they have no great 

 foothold, but are scattered over these countries in a small way. 



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