ON BREEDING. 
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season well, and is now in fine health. He lost, altogether, 
twenty-two quarts of blood. Having mentioned the small quan¬ 
tity of buffy coat that appeared at each bleeding, I beg to men¬ 
tion that the same vessel and fleam was used throughout. 
James Kerr, V. S. 
ON BREEDING. 
By Mr. Karkeek. 
[ Continued from p. 491, vol. ii. ] 
FRANCE. 
/ 
“ Comparant ensuite la France avec Ies conti 6es voisincs pour la richesse 
en troupeaux, il s’arrete devant la desproportion qu'elle presente sous ce 
point de vue avec la Grande-Bretagne.’ ; M. le Baron Ch . Dupin • 
In France there are horses of all descriptions, but few of them 
are handsome, or very “ fast goers. 55 The government has taken 
great trouble of late to improve their breed, by large purchases 
made in England, Hanover, Germany, Prussia, and Arabia, but 
their success has not been great. The best of their kind are 
brought from the Limousin. This was the favourite breed of the 
late Emperor Napoleon, when crossed with the Arabian horse. 
Normandy also furnishes some tolerably fine animals, who with 
their arched necks and Roman countenances are well adapted for 
carriages. 
Comparing France with England, we are surprised at the dis¬ 
proportion which presents itself even in the number, as well as 
the quality of their breed. From an extract published in the 
“Journal de Medecine Veterinaire et comparee,” byM. le Baron 
Ch. Dupin, on the amelioration and multiplication of their 
principal domestic animals, alluding to horses, he says : — 
“ Que la France est pauvre, comparee aux etats voisins, le 
tableau suivant le prouve d’une maniere positive. 5 ’ 
Puissances. 
Population. 
N om bre 
de chcvaux pour 
1000 homines. 
Otlumaine. 
EquestreA 
Hanovre ----- 
1,300,000 
250,955 
193 
Sufede ------ 
2,800,000 
406,365 
145 
Canton de Vaud - - 
160,000 
22,498 
140 
Grand-Bretagne - - 
15,000,000 
1,500,000 
too 
Prusse, six provinces - 
8,453,660 
807,049 
95 
France ----- 
31,600,000 
2,500,000 
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