The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . GROUP OF PERCHERONS. The engraving on the opposite page represents a side view ofthe Percheron horse Brilliant (see page 179), with the Percheronmare Francina (1577) and two young foals. Francina (1577) is agray, foaled 1878; got by Philibert (760), son of Superior (730);dam Margot (795) by Favori 1st (711). The two foals are BlackBart and Fortuna, both by Brilliant. The mare Francina was brednear Nogent-le-Rotrou, France, and was imported by M. W. Dun-ham, Wayne, 111., who owns the entire group. For pedigree ofBrilliant see page 17
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . GROUP OF PERCHERONS. The engraving on the opposite page represents a side view ofthe Percheron horse Brilliant (see page 179), with the Percheronmare Francina (1577) and two young foals. Francina (1577) is agray, foaled 1878; got by Philibert (760), son of Superior (730);dam Margot (795) by Favori 1st (711). The two foals are BlackBart and Fortuna, both by Brilliant. The mare Francina was brednear Nogent-le-Rotrou, France, and was imported by M. W. Dun-ham, Wayne, 111., who owns the entire group. For pedigree ofBrilliant see page 176. Engraved after a sketch from life by Palmertaken August, 1885. (l92) ill. CHAPTER VIII. OTHER BREEDS OF HORSES. There are several other breeds in addition to those especiallymentioned in the preceding chapters that should be noticed in detail,if it had been my purpose to include in this work a complete de-scription of all the known breeds of the world, but I have chosenrather to confine it to such as are recognized and known in ourown country. Among these I may mention briefly: The Suffolk Punch, of England, especially distinguished as anagricultural horse in that country, uniformly of a chestnut or sorrelcolor, not so large as the Shire horses or Clydesdales, but com-pactly built, round-bodied, short-legged horses, rather light-boned fortheir weight, and with the general reputation of being rather defect-ive in the feet, especially when used upon hard roads or stony streets,but in this respect greatly improved of late years. This is perhapsthe best established of all the so-called agricultural breeds of GreatBritain, but the)7 are not so universally popula
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