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Kansas, and J. H. Mosby of Missouri. Other animals 

 of Mr. Hanna's breeding were scattered here and 

 there throughout central Illinois in the hands of 

 fanners, and much of the stock has undoubtedly been 

 lost because of neglecting the registration. Much 

 good has accrued through the existence of this stud, 

 however ; it aided materially in the dissemination of 

 good Percherons, helped greatly in improving the 

 common stock of the country and contributed' 

 towards the fast gaining popularity of the breed. 



E. Hodgson & Son. — Eli Hodgson, whose earlier 

 operations have already been reviewed, took his 

 son, M. C. Hodgson, into partnership in 1868, so 

 that the firm was in reality Hodgson & Son from 

 the outset. The second and last importation made 

 by this firm was in 1881. This consisted of 5 stal- 

 lions and 11 mares. Only one mare had been im- 

 ported in 1874, so that the purchases in 1881 really 

 formed the foundation of the stud. More than usual 

 interest attaches to the Hodgson collection because 

 of the fact that it is one of the few Percheron studs 

 in America that has been held intact and continued 

 by three generations in one family. Its chronology 

 is as follows: Eli Hodgson from 1859 to 1868; Eli 

 Hodgson & Son, M. C, from 1868 until Eli Hodgson's 

 death in 1890; M. C. Hodgson from 1890 until 1908, 

 when it became what it now is, M. C. Hodgson & 

 Sons, E. E. and E. W. 



The original Hodgson farm contained 480 acres in 

 one tract, which has since been reduced to 320. It 

 was located about 3 miles from Ottawa in one of 



