THE PERCHERON 



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Of the above horses Louis Napoleon and Brilliant were prob- 

 ably most famous, each proving remarkable breeders, although 

 all of the horses in question stand out as famous sires. 



The leading Percheron shows in France are held under different 

 conditions. Each year a great central show is held at Paris. 

 For years the annual Percheron show of France has been held 

 in a migratory way, coming back to the same locality every 

 twelve years. In 1905 it was held at Rouen. The Percheron 

 Society show is held once each year in La Perche district, at 

 either La Ferte, Mortagne, or Nogent-le-Rotrou. 



The American Percheron shows of most importance are held 

 at the International Live Stock Exposition, Chicago, the Kansas 

 City Horse Show, and the 

 state fairs of Ohio, Illinois, 

 Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Min- 

 nesota, and Wisconsin. 



Very high prices for Per- 

 cherons have been paid. Mr. 

 Dillon, of Illinois, was the first 

 importer to pay as much as 

 $1600 for a stallion in France, 

 paying this price in 1882. The 

 late M. W. Dunham years ago 

 made one sale of three mares 

 and a stallion for $10,000. In 

 1903 McLaughlin Bros., of 



Ohio, sold the stallion Orangiste 29606 for $5500, and a month 

 later sold Pour-Quoi-Pas 27248 for $7000. In December, 1905, 

 this same firm sold the stallion Rosenberg, grand champion 

 Percheron at the International Live Stock Exposition, for $8000, 

 the highest price paid for a draft stallion in America. McLaughlin 

 Bros, also sold Fronton 34289, the champion stallion of the 

 breed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, for $6500. These 

 represent the highest prices associated with this breed. 



Percheron geldings are great favorites in the horse market and 

 many very high-class ones are sold. At the 1905 International 

 Exposition the six-horse teams of geldings exhibited by Armour 

 & Company and Pabst Brewing Company caused universal 



Fig. 40. Adrian. A Percheron stallion 

 showing excellent breed type. Photo- 

 graph from James B. McLaughlin 



