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which have been exerted with such potent power in 

 the amelioration of all races with which it has come in 

 contact. 



"In feudal ages, the country required a class of 

 horses suited to an equestrian race, and the Perche 

 supplied them. With the advent of a higher civilization, 

 the peaceful pursuits of agriculture and commerce 

 demanded horses for the post, the diligence, and for 

 agriculture and draft purposes. The Perche was called 

 on, and she met the demand. 



"The application of steam as a motive power 

 introduced a new era in the world's history ; the 

 building of railroads and steamships, and its adoption 

 as a power in all the useful arts in manufacturing, has 

 changed alL 



** The post and diligence are gone, the agricultural 

 and great commercial marts remam to be supplied ; 

 labor and food have become more costly, and the 

 people, by force of necessity and the demands of 

 economy, call for larger, stronger and equally active 

 horses to meet the requirements of the time. How 

 has the Perche sustained herself under the pressure of 

 this last and most difficult demand ? The answer fills 

 us with pride and gratification. The Government 

 and all the departments of France are eager purchasers 

 of Percheron stallions to improve and ameliorate their 

 native breeds. Russia, Austria, Germany and Italy 

 buy largely, both by direct government purchase and 

 private enterprise. Even Great Britain is a customer 

 of no small magnitude. 



"With such magnificent acknowledgments of the 

 value and superiority of the Percheron race we ought 

 to be content, but this is not the half; the plains of 



