A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fio. 78.—The number of pure-bred horses of saddle and carriage breeds in the UnitedStates was only about one-ninth the number of those of draft breeds In 1920. The rela-tively large number of these saddle and carriage horses in Kentucky and adjacent por-tions of Illinois and Indiana, also in Virginia and Maryland, is noteworthy. These areareas famous in song and story for their fine horses, and despite the decline ofhorse racing as a sport, and the decreased use of horses for riding and driving, breedersand ho
A graphic summary of American agriculture, based largely on the census of 1920 ... . Fio. 78.—The number of pure-bred horses of saddle and carriage breeds in the UnitedStates was only about one-ninth the number of those of draft breeds In 1920. The rela-tively large number of these saddle and carriage horses in Kentucky and adjacent por-tions of Illinois and Indiana, also in Virginia and Maryland, is noteworthy. These areareas famous in song and story for their fine horses, and despite the decline ofhorse racing as a sport, and the decreased use of horses for riding and driving, breedersand horse fanciers In these States retain a large number of pure-bred saddle ^nd carriagehorses. Probably only a small number, however, are used for Fig. 79.—About half the pure-bred draft horses in the United States are in the CornBelt, and most of the other half are in the Hay and Pasture, Spring Wheat, and GreatPlains Regions. Very few are found in the South or Southwest. In California, Oregon,Washington, and Idaho, however, pure-bred draft horses relative to the total numberof horses are almost as common as in the Corn Belt. Three-fourths of the pure-breddraft horses in the United States are Percherons, 10 per cent are Belgians, 5 per cent areShires, and 4 per cent are Clydesdales, other breeds constituting the remainder. A Graphic Simvmary of American Agriculture. 475
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