. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 490. Champion Suffolk stallion. Sudbourn Count (3257). breed and should be consulted. Mention should be made here, however, of the so-called " foundation " horse of the breed — the Crisp horse, foaled in 1768, and owned by a man of that name resid-. Fig. 491. Suffolk mare. Nectar (4177). prove the Suffolk, but it had little effect. Docility, prolificacy and length of life characterize this breed. These horses have been much improved in the last thirty years. In America.—Although it was first imported to the United
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 490. Champion Suffolk stallion. Sudbourn Count (3257). breed and should be consulted. Mention should be made here, however, of the so-called " foundation " horse of the breed — the Crisp horse, foaled in 1768, and owned by a man of that name resid-. Fig. 491. Suffolk mare. Nectar (4177). prove the Suffolk, but it had little effect. Docility, prolificacy and length of life characterize this breed. These horses have been much improved in the last thirty years. In America.—Although it was first imported to the United States in 1880, by Powell Brothers, of Pennsylvania, yet the progress of the breed does not seem to be at all commensurate with its merit. The importations have been very slow and very small. In 1888, Peter Hopley & Co., of Iowa, and Galbraith Brothers, of Wisconsin, made importa- tions, and these parties have since been the leading exponents of the breed in this country. A large importation is reported as having been made in 1903. Some other importations have been made since. Distribution. This breed has found favor in a number of coun- tries aside from the United States and Canada, and is represented in Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia and Sweden on the continent, Australia, South and North Africa, New Zealand, Argentine Republic and other countries ; and it has been the self-evident merit of the breed that has been the cause of this wide distribution. The breed has suffered, in America, particularly, because of the need of more freely distributed information regard- ing its good qualities. For draft.—The Suffolk ranks well as a medium draft horse because of its free action and endur- ance. As an agricultural horse and as an express- wagon horse, the Suffolk grade is superior, while those individuals that meet the requirements as to weight can hardly be improved for the heavier draft purposes. For crossing.—The popularity of the Suffolk in this country has
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