292 A HISTOEY OF THE PBRCHERON HORSE 



The distribution of these Percherons will be con- 

 sidered later. 



Kellogg Stock Farm. — Rufus B. Kellogg, Green 

 Bay, Wis., was a wealthy banker and land-owner, a 

 man of education and character. He, like Mr. Pabst, 

 recognized the need of more and better breeding 

 stock for Wisconsin farmers. He had a real interest 

 in his horses and studied bloodlines and the results 

 of various matings with a keen and analytical mind. 

 His success would probably have been greater had 

 he been a more competent judge, though his career 

 was cut short by death at so early a date — Septem- 

 ber, 1891,-^that it is unfair to draw general con- 

 clusions. He was taken away at just about the time 

 when the results of his work were becoming suffi- 

 ciently apparent to permit of the elimination of the 

 unreliable breeding stock. His farm consisted of 

 600 acres located near Green Bay. On part of it the 

 town of DePere now stands. The land in this section 

 is rather rolling but affords excellent pasturage. 



Mr. Kellogg 's stud was founded in 1881 by the 

 purchase of Chevalier Bayard 1279 and Zoe 840 

 from M. W. Dunham. He subsequently made some 

 importations of his own. In 1882 he brought over 3 

 stallions and 12 mares, and in 1885 6 stallions and 9 

 mares. Still other importations were made at later 

 dates. 



Mr. Kellogg 's inventories show that he owned in 

 1886 47 Percherons valued at $27,850, an average of 

 $592 each; in 1887 68 Percherons valued at $39,150, 

 an average of $575, and in 1890 76 Percherons valued 



