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breeders and stallions of the Perche, by the pubhca- 

 tion of a stud book under the authority of the French 

 Government, with strict rules of registration, as French 

 breeders have assured to themselves the same benefits 

 of improvement in quality, increase in value and pro- 

 tection against fraud, that has been realized by the 

 breeders of horses and cattle through the establish- 

 ment of stud and herd books for their respective breeds. 

 We will have before long a Canadian Percheron 

 Stud-Book as they have one in the United States. 



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