. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE PERCHERON 105 size and shapely, and the dark hoofs of excellent texture. Per- cheron action at a walk is reasonably true and snappy, while the trot with good representatives of the breed is free and easy. In its strong, free action this may be regarded as one of the best breeds, although not the equal of the Clydesdale in that respect. The fact that in France, even to-day, races are held between the. Fig. 37. Libretto 121447 (97907), aged Percheron stallion owned by the Ohio State University, Columbus. Second-prize winner at the 1919 Ohio Stat
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE PERCHERON 105 size and shapely, and the dark hoofs of excellent texture. Per- cheron action at a walk is reasonably true and snappy, while the trot with good representatives of the breed is free and easy. In its strong, free action this may be regarded as one of the best breeds, although not the equal of the Clydesdale in that respect. The fact that in France, even to-day, races are held between the. Fig. 37. Libretto 121447 (97907), aged Percheron stallion owned by the Ohio State University, Columbus. Second-prize winner at the 1919 Ohio State Fair and an excellent sire. From photograph by E. K. Emshe lighter type of Percherons is an evidence of their natural activity of foot. The things which especially distinguish the Percheron breed are the head and neck, suggesting the Arabian, the blocky body and steep tendency of croup, the short, smooth legs, the characteristic color, and superior action. As a draft beast the pure-bred or high-grade Percheron ranks in France and America in the very first class, as is evident from his preponderance in numbers over all otheiti^ffgi^liy M/crosoft®. 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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