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VOLUME XXXV.—No. 6. 
NEW YORK, JUNE, 1876. 
NEW SERIES—No. 358. 
CLYDESDALE HORSES. —The Property 
The advantage of having large, heavy horses for 
farm work is fully established, and this class of 
horses is becoming very popular. Every year there 
are numerous importations of pure-bred large 
horses, which are rapidly absorbed, at high prices, 
into the stock of the country, leaving their valuable 
impress and raising the standard of farm animals in 
a very conspicuous manner. The Scotch Clydes¬ 
dale, and the French Percheron and Norman, are 
the favorite breeds, and of these the former seems 
to be the favorite in the East, and the latter ip the 
West. The Clydesdale, however, are by far the 
most generally popular breed, and they are not on¬ 
ly being shipped to Canada and the United States, 
or Wm. Crozier, Esq., Northport, L. I., N. Y. 
but many have been purchased in Scotland at high 
prices, and sent to New Zealand and Australia. 
Above are portraits from life of a recent im¬ 
portation of Clydesdale horses, made by Mr. Wil¬ 
liam Crozier, of Northport, Long Island, N. T. 
The stallion in the foreground is “Dinna Forget,” 
two years old, bred by Mr. Todd, of Scotland, and 
brought to Canada by Mr. Simon Beattie in October 
last, from whom he was purchased by Mr. Crozier. 
This stallion took the first premium at the show at 
Kinross in 1874, beating 52 other animals, and the 
same year five first premiums at other shows. In 
1875, as a yearling, he took three first premiums 
before he was shipped. His sire, “ Monkcastle 
-Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Prince,” is considered the best Clydesdale in Scot¬ 
land, gaining the Kinross prize at Glasgow two 
years in succession, 1873 and 1874, over 85 com¬ 
petitors. Ilis dam, “ Jessie,” was never beaten in 
a show-ring, and has taken first prizes whenever 
exhibited. The above portrait, carefully drawn, 
shows a colt of much size and substance with great 
beauty and promise for a heavy horse. The mares 
are both fine animals, pure-bred, and excellent 
specimens of this favorite breed. Mr. Crozier is 
well known as an excellent farmer and an enter¬ 
prising and successful breeder, and this new acces¬ 
sion to his already choice stock shows that he 
li.'.c used his excellent judgment to good purpose. 
