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Show The Horse for the Fanner. Speaking on the most useful horte for tho farmer before thn West Mrglnla Live Stock Hieeders association Mr K C Iwls sold In part ' "The he ivy horse has a elgnil advantage In soma farm opori-llons opori-llons In ploughing or operating u manure spreader or hauling the croi s to the barn or to market the heavy horse Is Just what Is wanted but In hamwlng he does not have an advantage proportionate to his size For drawing a mowing machine the lighter horse Is better llltrh a heavy horeo to the shovel plow or cultivator and start him up and down the corn hell with starcelj room between the thrte foot lows for him tn put his ponderous feet, walking on two rows it one. and break Ing down more corn In each than a lit tin horso could In t ne. nnd sou will qulel. Iv decide that ho was not mode for thst klnd of work lleslles to isny torn) pounds of surplus useless horeeilesh over the. ground of tho corn held takes a crest deal of energs and tint energy has lo be sipplled by an extra amount of food Then through tha long winter months of Idleness It rea. ilres a grest deal of grain to keep tllo heavy horso s huge, body In repair. |