. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. HORSES 253 popular in America. The Percheron breed came from France. It is either gray or black in color. The Belgian, usually of a bay color, came from Belgium. The Shire, which may vary through bay, brown, and sorrel in color, was imported from England. The Clydesdale, from Scotland, resembles the Shire, but may be smaller. Fig. 129.—^ Percheron. Draft hori and more active. The Suffolk Punch, from Suffolk County in the eastern part of England, is uniformly of a chestnut color. The coach horse is the next largest type. He was originalUy developed for
. Beginnings in agriculture. Agriculture. HORSES 253 popular in America. The Percheron breed came from France. It is either gray or black in color. The Belgian, usually of a bay color, came from Belgium. The Shire, which may vary through bay, brown, and sorrel in color, was imported from England. The Clydesdale, from Scotland, resembles the Shire, but may be smaller. Fig. 129.—^ Percheron. Draft hori and more active. The Suffolk Punch, from Suffolk County in the eastern part of England, is uniformly of a chestnut color. The coach horse is the next largest type. He was originalUy developed for pulling heavy coaches at a good speed. He is mod- erately heavy, smooth and symmetrical in form, and of graceful. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mann, Albert Russell, 1880-. New York, Macmillan company
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