. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. HORSE PRODUCTION 90Q black horses of lowland Europe with horses introduced from Asia about 730 A. D. Later, when railroads were built, the rapid, light draft horses were no longer in demand, as they had been used principally for stagecoach purposes, and the breed-. A Percheron stallion. ers of La Perche, with keen foresight, saw in the future a need and a demand for heavy draft horses, and began at once the work of increasing the size and weight of their native horses. The size of the present-day Per- cheron has been attained by careful
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. HORSE PRODUCTION 90Q black horses of lowland Europe with horses introduced from Asia about 730 A. D. Later, when railroads were built, the rapid, light draft horses were no longer in demand, as they had been used principally for stagecoach purposes, and the breed-. A Percheron stallion. ers of La Perche, with keen foresight, saw in the future a need and a demand for heavy draft horses, and began at once the work of increasing the size and weight of their native horses. The size of the present-day Per- cheron has been attained by careful selection, intelligent mating, and liberal feeding. The Percheron is an ideal drafter, not too squatty and not too rangy. A horse of this breed is generally well- made and symmetrical in form, with medium-sized feet of. 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 Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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