324 A HISTORY OF THE PERCHERON HORSE 



along for a time until prices improved, but disposed 

 of it all by 1900. Some of the animals were sold in 

 Montana. 



William Mies & Sons began by purchasing Bap- 

 tiste 3064 (41) from Leonard Johnson in 1886. This 

 was an extraordinarily good horse, fully described 

 in our discussion of Leonard Johnson's work. The 

 Mieses had no Percheron mares at this time, but 

 imported some in 1887 and 1888, and bred very good 

 ones. The firm later became Mies Bros. Their Per- 

 cheron breeding ceased about 1900. The stock was 

 scattered, but did substantial service in a general 

 way. 



James M. Dunn was a small breeder -^yho began 

 about 1886. Most of his stock was secured from 

 Leonard Johnson. He bred but few animals. 



T. L. & J. L. DeLancey made their start in 1874 

 by buying 2 grade Percheron stallions and several 

 mares in Kane Co., 111. These were all sired by Suc- 

 cess 452, Mark W. Dunham's first sire, and had the 

 smooth finish and symmetry which marked' all his 

 colts. The stallions were sold at good prices. The 

 mares were kept and bred to Leonard Johnson's im- 

 ported stallions. The stallions resulting were sold 

 profitably as grade Percherons, and the mares were 

 kept for breeding purposes. In 1878 the firm pur- 

 chased an imported stallion from Leonard Johnson, 

 and subsequently began dealing in stallions to some 

 extent. When Mr. EUwood started the DeLanceys 

 began making some purchases from him and con- 

 tinued purchasing sale stock from both Ellwood and 



