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Horse-breeding in Austria-Hungary. 



the private farmers. The Government constantly purchases 

 stallions for the State studs from private breeders, and the 

 military authorities also endeavour to procure the necessary 

 supply of horses direct from them. Stallions thus bought by 

 the Government are sometimes resold at low prices to com- 

 munities on easy terms. Facilities are granted to farmers 

 for the transport of breeding stock by the Hungarian State 

 railwaj^s. 



Regular stud-books are kept at the State studs, and the 

 Hungarian Agricultural Society has also introduced stud- 

 books to be kept at their offices for the registration of the 

 stallions and mares of private breeders, but such registration 

 is not compulsory. 



