. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. 188 PRAIRIE AGRICULTURE. inches (15J hands), but to quote from a recent Eng
. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. 188 PRAIRIE AGRICULTURE. inches (15J hands), but to quote from a recent Eng- lish work, "he should be a powerfully built, short legged, big, broad horse, with an intelligent head, neat neck, strong level back, powerful loins, and as perfect shoulders as can be ; Action is the thing to be most desired in the Hackney, and in order to gain perfection in this, freedom of the shoulder is absolutely essential if we would obtain the high elec- tric knee action, together with a powerful sweeping. HACKNEY STALLION forward movement. Hock action should be as sharp and free as that of the knee. The Hackney is par- ticularly noted for his intelligence, docility and even temperament, being thus well suited for carriage purposes. Of the Orloff, or Russian Trotter, we need hardly speak. Not possessing the elegance of the Hackney, nor the speed of the American, he is never likely to be introduced in tins country, although some specimens of this brood created a considerable interest at the; World's Fair in 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 Winnipeg : Consolidated Stationery Co.
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