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farmers who came in contact with, the get of Per- 

 cheron stallions out of common mares of the tremen- 

 dous value to accrue through the use of such sires. 

 The missionary work done by these early breeders 

 was such that their names are worthy of mention on 

 the pioneers' roll of honor, together with the number 

 of their productions. 



They were: E. W. & T. T. Stubblefield, Bloom- 

 ington, 111., 2; Henry Avery, Wakefield, Kans., 2; 

 C. Billborrow, Paw Paw, Mich., 1; James Dunn, Wa- 

 seca, Minn., 3; Andrew Gill, Plain City, 0., 2; Ezra 

 Stetson, Neponset, 111., 4; H. V. P. Block, Aberdeen, 

 Mo., 3; C. Cameron, Brickersville, Pa., 4; J. J. Park- 

 er, West Chester, Pa., 1; J. W. H. Eeynolds, Frank- 

 fort, Ky., 1; H. A. Babcock, Neenah, Wis., 1; A. W. 

 Cook, Charles City, la., 4; Jeff C. Clark, Normandy, 

 Mo., 2; Ed. Hodgson, Ottawa, 111., 5; Eogy & Trim- 

 ble, Walnut, 111., 2; H. M. Aldrich, Orland, Ind., 1; 

 C. W. Pierce, Boston, Mass., 1; W. W. & Al. Power, 

 Pulaski, la., 1 ; Eeuben Wright, Normal, 111., 1 ; Bangs 

 & Billborrow, Paw Paw, Mich., 1 ; Bangs & Co., Paw 

 Paw, Mich., 1; Dickinson Bros., Eidgeway, Pa., 2; 

 E. 0. Hills, Bloomingdale, 111., 1; T. Skillman, Peta- 

 luma, Cal., 1; Charles K. Harrison, Annandale, Md., 

 1; L. M. Hartley, Salem, la., 1; Avery & Murphy, De- 

 troit, Mich., 1; F. J. Schreiber, Moorhead, Minn., 3; 

 W. H. Hubbard, Evanston, 111., 1; K. L. Wood, Piqua, 

 0., 2; S. Murphy, Detroit, Mich., 1; Poindexter & 

 Orr, Dillon, Mont., 1. 



The popularity of Percherons was materially ha- 

 stened by the importations made by horsemen who 



