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he died in 1876. His son, Adolphe Chouanard, suc- 

 ceeded him at La Touche in 1863. 



Adolphe Chouanard was a mare man also and 

 did an extensive business, especially with the Paris 

 trade. When the first American buyers came, 

 Adolphe Chouanard adapted his trade to the de- 

 mands of the importers and La Touche was sup- 

 plied with stock of all ages to suit the demand. 

 Adolphe Chouanard did a large business with the 

 first American importers. At the first show held 

 by the Percheron society at Nogent in May, 1884, he 

 won first prize with the famous mare Degourdie 

 (2346) and sold her for $2,300 to George E. Case 

 of Minnesota. This was a great mare, quite white 

 at 5 years old, with a wonderful body, great bone, 

 and a very long arched neck. In the years 1886 

 and 1887 Adolphe Chouanard had more than 130 

 Percherons of all ages on hand, so that La Touche 

 was one of the headquarters for the American trade, 

 ranking in this respect with the great farms of 

 August Tacheau, Sr., and of Colas of Beaulieu, other 

 leaders of their time. 



After the panic of the early '90 's Adolphe Chou- 

 anard left La Touche, and in 1894 the farm changed 

 hands, soon afterwards becoming the property of 

 Charles Aveline. 



The Perriots. — The records of Percheron progress 

 in modem days in France hold no name wholly com- 

 parable with that of Perriot. Although this fact is 

 largely due to the extraordinary achievements of 

 the brothers Louis, Ernest and Albert, and Louis' 



