Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci00ferg Year: 1908 Tj/pcs and Breed'< of Horses 203 Fig. 135. Trotting stallion, Carmon, 32,917. The first sire selected for use in the experiments of the Department of Agriculture to develop an American breed of carriage horses. the skin just above the knee of the front legs (chestnuts) and below the fetlock of the hind legs (ergots) are marks of the toes that were in the feet of the prehistoric horses. The horses which we have now are thought to have descended from the Old World stocks. (Fig. 134
Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools . elementaryprinci00ferg Year: 1908 Tj/pcs and Breed'< of Horses 203 Fig. 135. Trotting stallion, Carmon, 32,917. The first sire selected for use in the experiments of the Department of Agriculture to develop an American breed of carriage horses. the skin just above the knee of the front legs (chestnuts) and below the fetlock of the hind legs (ergots) are marks of the toes that were in the feet of the prehistoric horses. The horses which we have now are thought to have descended from the Old World stocks. (Fig. 134.) 278. Valuable Qualities in Horses. The horse is invaluable on the farm or in the city. He is stout, quick, intelligent, and more faithful than any other animal used for bearing burdens. Horses and mules are neces- sary for heavy hauling and plowing. Other forms of power are cheaper or more desirable in many cases, but there will alwavs be work for the horse.
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