274 A HISTORY OP THE PERCHERON HORSE 



dent of the American Percheron Horse Breeders' As- 

 sociation, which was incorporated on Nov. 10, 1885, 

 succeeding the voluntary association known as the 

 Percheron Horse Breeders' Association of America, 

 organized in 1876 with Daniel Dunham as president. 

 Mr. Palmer served the association in the capacity of 

 president with great ability for more than a decade. 

 He was an enthusiastic supporter of the breed and 

 encouraged the American breeder in every possible 

 way. 



Edgewood. Farm. — Dr. Winter's operations, 

 already referred to, were steadily continued during 

 this period. While the number of horses which he 

 bred and raised was not large, they were of good type 

 and quality, although some were not of popular 

 colors. He had from 20 to 25 mares of all ages. He 

 raised only 3 colts in 1882, but the number gradually 

 increased until in 1890 he recorded 11 of his own 

 breeding. In all he produced 39 stallions and 27 

 mares during this decade. 



Malbranche 293 was continued in the stud, but was 

 not much used. La Force 249, imported in 1874 by 

 the Princeton Horse Company, and Bernadotte 36, 

 foaled in 1875, the first Percheron ever bred by Dr. 

 Winter, were the chief sires in the stud. Valiant 473, 

 a good horse imported by N. C. Buswell, and Salva- 

 tor 4293 (701), imported in 1883 by Mark W. Dun- 

 ham, were also used to some extent. Messidor 3753 

 (685), imported in 1885 by Mr. Dunham, later was 

 bought by Dr. Winter and sired a few purebred colts 

 in his stud. In 1886 Dr. Winter sent Agnes 4727 



