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Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS. 
DEPARTMENT A.— Horses, Etc. 
BY JOHN L. MITCHELL, SUPERINTENDENT. 
The horses at the last State Fair were as numerous as usual, the 
two hundred and thirty stalls not being sufficient for their accom¬ 
modation. A large portion of the animals, however, were entered 
with no intention of being exhibited, but simply for the conven¬ 
ience of stall-room on the grounds and free forage. 
In thorough-breds, jacks, and mules there were few entries. 
The competition in roadster-stock was not as keen as common, 
Mr. C. T. Bradley, of Milwaukee being the only large breeder rep¬ 
resented. The get of his stallion “ Milwaukee,” showed remarkable 
uniformity in shape and color; their looks in the ring were evidence 
of great care in their fitting. 
The draft-class was far ahead of the others in relative merit, and 
indicated an ever increasing interest in this kind of horse. 
The ring for aged stallions was probably superior in its way to 
an} r that has heretofore been seen in the State, Canada and Illinois, 
as well as Wisconsin, being represented. 
There is a division among heavy-liorse men, and it might be well for 
the sake of better feeling among them to have two classes for draft, 
namely, Norman and Clydesdale. 
That tradition of all agricultural societies and physical impossi¬ 
bility, the general-purpose horse, ought to be stricken from the 
premium-list, unless it is thought wise by the Society to encourage 
aimlessness in breeding, and to foster the raising of nondescripts, 
that fill their stalls, carry off their money, and add little to the 
attraction of their fairs. The substitution of a u carriage ” class 
would be a move in the right direction. In such a class, judges 
