EXHIBITION—SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. 
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REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS. 
REPORT OF THE HORSE DEPARTMENT. 
BY N. S. GREENE, SUPERINTENDENT. 
‘ The show of horses at the exhibition of the State Agricul¬ 
tural Society, held in Milwaukee the 26th to 30th of Sept., 
1870, although not larger than at former fairs, far exceeded 
them in the quality of the animals exhibited; showing an ad¬ 
vancing interest in our breeders in procuring improved breeds. 
The horses exhibited, as to breeding, were classed 4n four di¬ 
visions, and taken in the order in which they are arranged in 
our premium list, are, 1st, thoroughbred ; 2nd, roadsters ; 3rd, 
horses for general purposes ; and 4th, draft horses. 
In the class “ thoroughbred,” the number shown was larger 
than at former fairs, and of improved quality, but not what I 
would like to have seen. Most of the stock in this class now 
here, have been procured for running purposes, and are too 
small and fine limbed, to breed really useful horses from. The 
base of all good horse stock is pure blood, the real thorough¬ 
bred ; and what we need is a larger and heavier boned horse 
of this kind to breed from. If stallions and mares having 
these qualities were introduced into the state for breeding 
purposes, great benefit would result. 
In class two, “ roadsters,” the number exhibited was large, 
and many of them very highly bred, combining most of the best 
strains of blood in that class in the world. There were close 
descendents of the Abdallahs, Mambrino, Hamiltonian, Clays, 
Pilots, Bellfounders, etc. ; many of them direct descendents of 
Messinger, and highly infused with thoroughblood. 
This class of horses is really one of the most important in 
our state. From them are derived our best trotters, gentle¬ 
men’s driving horses and carriage teams ; nor are they behind 
