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and 4 producing mares, 2 of whicli came from Ohio, 

 one from Pennsylvania, and one, of Ohio breeding, 

 from Wisconsin. The stallions were Pride of Perche 

 380, imported in 1874, and Gen. Fleury, imported in 

 1875. Both were brought over by Fullington & Co. 

 of Ohio. Marked impetus was given to the growing 

 popularity of the Percheron by these shipments of 

 Mr. Myer, and he is justly credited with the most 

 important pioneer work on the Pacific Coast. 



Dr. W. H. Winter.— W. H. Winter of Princeton, 

 Daniel Dunham of Wayne, G. W. Stubblefield & Co. 

 of Bloomington, and Eli Hodgson of Ottawa, all of 

 Illinois, were other leaders, with 11, 10, 8, and 5 

 American-bred Percherons to their respective credits 

 by the close of 1880. 



Dr. Winter was of English descent and came from 

 Pennsylvania to Princeton in 1850. He was engaged 

 in the drug business, but was by inheritance a farmer 

 and soon established Edgewood Farm. Here he 

 bred Shorthorn cattle and draft horses. In 1874 he 

 made his start in Percherons by purchasing Mal- 

 branche 293, imported in 1873 by the Princeton 

 Horse Co., and in 1874 he had the mares Jeanne 560 

 and Joan 562 imported through N. C. Buswell. The 

 mares both proved to be good breeders and by the 

 close of 1880 he had 3 stallions and 8 mares descend- 

 ed from this modest foundation. 



Malbranche 293 is described as a large gray, about 

 17.1 hands high, weighing over a ton. He was a 

 deep-bodied, wide-chested horse with two good ends 

 and a good middle. He was considered the best sire 



