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and carriage ; and had very few superiors as a trotter. The Columbus 

 stallion and Tom Hyer were the fastest on the ground, and Morrill and Bul- 

 let swift and powerful". From County Reports of 1858 we extract : Clark 

 County. "The show of horses was the best we have ever had. Some very 

 superior Morgan colts were exhibited and attracted much attention ". Cler- 

 mont County. "The show of horses was very good, the sucking colts and 

 yearlings eliciting special admiration. Many good mares have been sent 

 from our county to Champion Black Hawk, Keene Morgan, Regulator and 

 other well-known Morgan horses in Hamilton county, and the impress of this 

 valuable stock is beginning to be developed among us". Crawford County. 

 "The show of horses was really good with about 200 entries. The justly 

 celebrated Morgan Flying Cloud stock was well represented". Medina 

 County. "The breed of horses have been improved very much during the 

 last few years. The Morgan blood prevails". Stark County. "The colts 

 exhibited were far superior to those of other years ; a very large number had 

 Morgan blood". These Reports state further that at the State fair of 1852, 

 premiums were awarded in the class of blooded horses as follows : ist to 

 Napoleon Morgan, owned by John R. Cecil, Massilon ; 2d to Campden, 

 owned by John Scott, Hagerville, O. : in the class of foreign horses, ist to a 

 Black Hawk stallion of E. Adams, Vergennes, Vt. ; 2d to Black Lion, owned 

 by Chester Pratt, Bridport, Vt. At the State Fair of 1854, ist premium was 

 awarded to Orr's Flying Cloud and 2d premium to a Morgan stallion 

 the property of L. E. Hapgood ; in the class of foreign horses, ist to Ken- 

 tucky Black Hawk and 2d to Eastman Morgan. 



In the "Iowa Agricultural Report", 1866, are the following reports on 

 horses from the different counties : Jackson County. "Black Bird, Morgan and 

 French stock are most needed". Hamson County. "The Morgan and Black 

 Hawk stock are the choice of the farmers". Cedar County. "Bashaw, Jr., is 

 owned here. For farming, draft and general purposes the Morgan or Norman 

 French is preferred". Jasper County. "Thos. Arthur has a Morgan stallion 

 as thoroughbred as any of that strain ; A. K. Emerson has a high grade Mor- 

 gan stallion. The stock in highest estimation for all purposes is the Mor- 

 gan". Marion County. " With many farmers the Morgan and Hiatoga blood 

 for stallions are preferred". Polk County. "Black Prince (Morgan), raised 

 in Vermont and bought and brought to this county by George Crawford, is a 

 jet black, weighing 1200, a sure foal-getter and the best stallion for all pur- 

 poses we have. Panic, sired by Ethan Allen, and raised by C. W. Ensign, 

 and owned by Dr. T. K. Brooks, is a perfect beauty, coal black, two white 

 feet, weight, 900. Adams County. " The Morgan stock is in the highest esti- 

 mation". Fremont County. "There are two blooded stallions in this county, 

 one a Sherman Morgan owned by Daniel Pickens of Sidney, and one an En- 

 glish hunter from imported stock. Farmers prefer Morgan stock to any now- 

 here ". Pocahontas County. "The Morgan blood is the choice of the 

 farmers". Hamilton County. "The Morgan blood of horses is held in 

 highest estimation ". Jefferson County. " Farmers regard the Morgan as the 

 best stock of horses the most profitable to raise and to work. * * * * 



