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pioneer stages of importing and breeding and were 

 leading the way to rapid improvement in our draft 

 horse stock. 



Leaders of the Period. — Mark W. Dunham, E. Dil- 

 lon & Co., James A. Perry, Daniel Dunham, A. W. 

 Cook, Virgin & Brown, Degen Bros., B. H. Campbell, 

 James H. Sanders, R. B. Chisholm, and the Onarga 

 Importing Company were leading figures in the trade 

 during the period of which we speak. All but Cook 

 and Sanders were located in Illinois. They were 

 carrying the colors to the front in Iowa. There 

 were, however, seventy-seven other men who are 

 credited with importations during this time, and 

 some excellent horses were brought over by some of 

 the minor operators. In some cases importations 

 were made by men who did not go abroad, but wh,o 

 bought their horses through accredited agents in 

 France. 



The leading breeders of the early '70 's, as shown 

 by entries subsequently made in the American Stud 

 Book, in order of importance were M. W. Dunham 

 and E. Dillon & Co., both of Illinois; S. W. Ficklin 

 of Virginia ; Thomas Jones & Son and C. M. Jones, 

 of Ohio; W. T. Walters of Maryland; W. H. Winter 

 and Daniel Dunham of Illinois; W. C. Myer of Ore- 

 gon; George W. Stubblefield & Co., and Ed. Hodgson 

 of Illinois. Thirty-two other breeders produced 

 from one to four animals each during the years men- 

 tioned, and their product was distributed over the 

 states named and ten others. 



Oaklawn in Front.— Mark W. Dunham was not 



