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to the number of mares owned during this time, but 

 they evidently totalled a fair number. 



The chief sires used were Vigoreux 3177 (403), a 

 black, imported by Mr. Stubblefield in 1881, and 

 Bendago 11807, bred by M. W. Dunham. Bendago 

 was sired by Brilliant 1271 out of Julia 5676 (7015). 

 He was not used until 1891, and was in active service 

 for three years. King's Europe 8258, bred by S. N. 

 King and sired by Extrador 4525 (386) out of Jessie 

 6096 (1660), was another which has left a good repu- 

 tation in central Illinois, though used but slightly in 

 this stud. 



Beauty 6480 was a mare of Mr. Hanna's breeding 

 so well thought of that he bred her to Fenelon 2682 

 (38) in 1889. To this service she produced Fenelo 

 14118, a mare which later proved a good breeder 

 under the ownership of F. E. Waters and Cyrus Orr. 

 Mattie 18116 later passed into the ownership of 

 Hanna & Co., Howard, Kans., and proved a good 

 producer. Eosalie 18843, bred by Mr. Hanna, proved 

 to be a good producer under the ownership of F. T. 

 Fowler, F. H. Schrepel and Murrie Bros. None of 

 the mares owned by Mr. Hanna was especially 

 prolific, but a number of them produced more colts 

 than were raised, the losses being considerable, as 

 they are on every farm where the owner can give 

 but slight attention to the work. 



Mr. Hanna closed out his Percheron interests in 

 1894 by sale and trade. Among the purchasers were 

 F. T. Fowler of Illinois, F. E. Waters of Iowa, Hanna 

 & Co., F. H. Schrepel and J. W. & J. C. Robison of 



