Agriculture .. . uffered a loss ofsome of the activity forw h i c h the breed wasoriginally noted. P e r -cherons, as representedin the United States, varyin weight from about i,-500 to 2,000 pounds ormore for stallions, andfrom 1, 200 to 1, 500pounds or more for color is most fre-quently a dapple gray, Fig. 207. Percheron Stallion, Brilliant. W U K A 1 The most famous Percheron Stallion of the Century. WniCn may De qUlte OarK when the horse is young, but which may become white as the animalgrows older. They are sometimes black and in this country black is afavorite color. The legs a
Agriculture .. . uffered a loss ofsome of the activity forw h i c h the breed wasoriginally noted. P e r -cherons, as representedin the United States, varyin weight from about i,-500 to 2,000 pounds ormore for stallions, andfrom 1, 200 to 1, 500pounds or more for color is most fre-quently a dapple gray, Fig. 207. Percheron Stallion, Brilliant. W U K A 1 The most famous Percheron Stallion of the Century. WniCn may De qUlte OarK when the horse is young, but which may become white as the animalgrows older. They are sometimes black and in this country black is afavorite color. The legs and feet of the Percheron are remarkable forsoundness. It is claimed that they are far less likely to become diseasedthan are the legs and feet of the heavy draft horses of other legs have a little long hair, but much less than some of the other draftbreeds. Other names were frequently applied to horses of this breed when theywere first imported, but after the establishment of the Percheron stud book. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 609 in France, the name Percheron was adopted by American breeders and isnow the only one recognized. Many Percherons have been imported and bred in the United breed and the Clydesdale stand first in numbers among heavy drafthorses,— the Clydesdale perhaps leading, the prevailing bay color andreputation for faster walking of the latter breed appearing to give it anadvantage. The superior quality of the Percheron is without doubt inconsiderable measure due to the wisdom of the French Government, whichfor a long time has exercised direct control over the selection of sires, offeredbounties for the keeping of approved animals, and maintained governmentstuds where horses of the very highest type have been bred, and, at nominalfigures, offered for the use of the private farmers (607). 601. French draft horses — The term French Draft applied tohorses is a comprehensive one. It may and does include in some cases thePercheron, but it includes
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