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The net consequence was that a stud founded on good 

 horses of good breeding exerted less than one-tenth 

 the influence it should have had in upbuilding draft 

 horse breeding, and all for the lack of proper feed 

 and care. 



Other Minnesota Breeders. — Besides the leading 

 breeders in Minnesota, whose work has already been 

 discussed, there were a number of less prominent 

 men who bred and distributed much valuable stock. 

 The most irhportant of these were J. E. Wilson, 

 James M. Dunn, William Mies & Sons, and T. L. & 

 J. L. DeLancey. 



J. E. Wilson was the founder of Wilson Bros., well- 

 known clothing manufacturers of Chicago. He had 

 about 16,000 acres of land around Lake Wilson, Minn. 

 He was engaged in general farming and stock-rais- 

 ing and became interested in Percherons about 1886. 

 His foundation stock consisted of mares bought from 

 Dunham and EUwood. Kleber 7063 (10270), a son 

 of the noted Gerome 3655 (436), was the most im- 

 portant early sire used. A little later Mr. Wilson 

 obtained some mares from Mark M. Coad, either 

 directly or through Mr. Ellwood. His real interest 

 in the breed and his appreciation of the value of 

 good sires are shown by the fact that he shipped 

 a number of mares to Oaklawn to be bred to Bril- 

 liant 1271 at a time when the service fee for that 

 sire was $200. Five colts were obtained, all foaled 

 in 1888. 



Mr. Wilson's plans were broken by his death 

 early in the '90 's. The widow carried the stock 



