. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE BELGIAN 125 imported some draft horses from Belgium. These were known at the time as Boulonnais. The incorrect use of this word, however, was recognized after a few years, when the correct title, " Belgian," was given. Massion and Son of Minonk, Illinois, were also early importers. In 1858 E. Lefebure came to America from Belgium and settled in Iowa, and from 1888 until 1905 he was an active promoter and introducer of the breed. H. Wolff of Wabash, Indiana, was a pioneer promoter of the Belgian in that yiG. 46. Farceur 7332 (
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE BELGIAN 125 imported some draft horses from Belgium. These were known at the time as Boulonnais. The incorrect use of this word, however, was recognized after a few years, when the correct title, " Belgian," was given. Massion and Son of Minonk, Illinois, were also early importers. In 1858 E. Lefebure came to America from Belgium and settled in Iowa, and from 1888 until 1905 he was an active promoter and introducer of the breed. H. Wolff of Wabash, Indiana, was a pioneer promoter of the Belgian in that yiG. 46. Farceur 7332 (72924), champion at Brussels and at the International Live- stock Exposition. A great show horse and sire. Sold for $46,500 to C. G. Good, Ogden, Iowa. From photograph by courtesy of Mr. Good Characteristics of the Belgian draft horse. The general con- formation is of the most compact form, this breed having a maximum of weight within a given space. The Iiead shows con- siderable refinement and is carried with animation on a short, stout neck. The head, neck, and croup rather suggest the French breeds in style and carriage. The body is very full in the breast and strong and full in the loins, with an unusual depth of middle. The legs of the Belgian are short and tend to refinement of bone and are devoid of long hair. Compared with a Clydesdale, ,the Belgian is much deeper of rib and shorter of leg, but not the (caual of the Clyde in feet, hocks, and bone. The/r^z' tend to be T ^ Digitized by Imcrosoft®. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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