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Show THE FARM HORSE INFLUENCE OF AGE AVERAGED FROM One Hundred Forty-seven Estimates. According to a bulletin issued by the United States Department of Ag-riculture, Ag-riculture, estimates which have been obtained by the department from 150 owners indicate that a farm work horse is considered to be in his prime shortly after six years of age, and that even though still perfectly sound, he has declined in value about one-half from the maximum when between fourteen and fifteen years. The estimates were made on the basis of a maximum value of $250, and covered values by yearly steps from birth to sixteen years of age. The accompanying table, showing the rise and fall of value with age in dollars and in percentage of maximum max-imum value, summarizes the results of this study. Maxi- Per cent mum of maxi-AGE maxi-AGE value mum $250 value Birth '. $39 16 6 months 63 2 5 1 year : 9 6 3S 2 years 142 57 3 vears 1S5 7 4 4 vears 220 8S 5 vears 242 9 7 6 vears 24S 99 Maximum 2 50 100 7 vears 247 99 8 vears 241 9 6 9 vears 227 91 10 vears 209 84 11 years 190 76 12 vears 17 4 7 0 13ars 154 6 2 14 vears 137 55 15 vears 119 4 8 16 vears 101 40 |