The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 9 (December 1, 1936)
Improving the Breed
Improving the Breed.
A farmer had made a claim against a railway company for a colt killed on the line.
“And how much would you say this colt was worth?” asked the railway representative appointed to investigate the claim.
“Not a penny less than £200!” declared the farmer.
“Pedigree stock, I suppose?”
“Well, no. But you could never judge a colt like that by its parents.”
“No,” the investigator agreed, “I've often noticed how crossing it with an engine will improve a breed.”
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