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this farm. Dr. Winter was not an aggressive adver- 

 tiser—and confined himself strictly to farming and 

 breeding. He bred some very good stock, but in all 

 fairness it must be said that he was not an especially 

 good care-taker. Much of his stock would have been 

 better off had it seen more feed. 



I. L. Hoover, of Clinton, Wis., bought a number 

 of Percherons from Edgewood Farm in the '80 's. 

 J. F. Campbell bought Charlotte 5320, and she proved 

 a regular producer, raising 9 colts in the 12 years 

 from 1889 to 1900, beginning in her three-year-old 

 form. Jeannette 4730 went to the stud of Alexander 

 Miller, De Voe, S. D. These were the chief pur- 

 chasers during this period. 



John W. Akin. — John W. Akin, Scipio, N. Y., 

 was the only prominent Percheron importer and 

 breeder in the Empire State. At the start he bought a 

 few at Oaklawn Farm. In 1883 he made an importa- 

 tion of 25 stallions and 14 mares. In 1884 he brought 

 over 28 stallions and 23 mares, and he made some 

 other importations in 1887 and later. Most of the 

 mares he retained and engaged in Percheron breed- 

 ing. The results at the outset were none too encour- 

 aging. In 1884 Mr. Akin raised 1 colt, in 1885 3, 

 in 1886 7, in 1887 8, in 1888 8, in 1889 16, in 1890 21. 

 From 1888 to 1890 he had about 40 mares of produc- 

 ing age. A review of their produce records reveals 

 few that would classify as brood mares. They were 

 shy breeders, especially for the first few years after 

 importation. 



Men familiar with the stock in the Akin stud 



