. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. 304 Effective Farming mr^ f â ^^t ^At A- -r * ⢠'.. Fig. 119.â- Percheron stallion Belgians or the Shires, but more than Clydes or Suffolks. The Percheron is of the true draft form. Feather, or the long hair about the fet- locks, is not found in the animals of this breed. The head is refined in ap- pearance, with good width between the eyes; the ears are rather small and are carried erect; the neck is of moderate length and shows less arch than is found in some of the other draft breeds. The action is true, strong, and snappy
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. 304 Effective Farming mr^ f â ^^t ^At A- -r * ⢠'.. Fig. 119.â- Percheron stallion Belgians or the Shires, but more than Clydes or Suffolks. The Percheron is of the true draft form. Feather, or the long hair about the fet- locks, is not found in the animals of this breed. The head is refined in ap- pearance, with good width between the eyes; the ears are rather small and are carried erect; the neck is of moderate length and shows less arch than is found in some of the other draft breeds. The action is true, strong, and snappy. The usual colors are gray and black, but often bay, brown, and chestnut are found. Clydesdale.âThe native home of the Clydesdale (Fig. 120)isintheCounty Lanack in the Val ley of the Clyde, Scotland. Clydes- dales range in height from 16 to 17 hands and in weight from 1800 to 2200 pounds. Compared with Per- cherons, they are somewhat longer of. Fig. 120. â Clydesdale 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 Sampson, Harry Oscar, 1879-. New York, Macmillan
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