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Johnson until importations were made direct by the 

 firm in 1888. Their Percheron breeding began with 

 the purchase of a carload of mares from EUwood 

 in 1885. Superieur 5752 (2188) was the first sire used 

 and the first Percheron bred by this firm was foaled 

 in 1887. Six colts were bred by 1890; while many 

 mares were purchased or imported, most of them 

 were soon sold. The DeLanceys exhibited freely at 

 the Minnesota State Fair in the '80 's with marked 

 success, but as their chief work came after 1890 

 details will be given later. 



Other Breeders in Wisconsin. — While Messrs. 

 Pabst and Kellogg, whose work has already been 

 dealt with, were the chief Badger State breeders, 

 there were others whose Percheron breeding was 

 important. Among these were H. A. Babcock of 

 Neenah, H. A. Briggs of Delavan and Elkhorn, N. W. 

 Morley of Baraboo, Peter Truax of Eau Claire and 

 J. M. White of Eolling Prairie. 



H. A. Babcock wa^ a wealthy lumberman with 

 extensive land interests near Neenah, Wis. He was 

 a man of more than average ability, and before 

 engaging in Percheron breeding had an extensive 

 experience in purchasing horses for use in lumber 

 camps. His keen observation of the essential points 

 of a draft horse, gained through years of purchase 

 and ownership of heavy draft teams engaged in such 

 heavy hauling, made him an unusually discriminat- 

 ing judge. His first Percheron purchases from M. 

 W. Dunham were marked by the men connected with 

 Oaklawn because of the excellence of the animals 



