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mare the firm ever owned; all of her colts, even 

 from different sires, were good. Further discussion 

 of the work of this firm will come later. 



E. Woodman, Paw Paw, Mich., did not begin until 

 1888 and was but fairly started at the end of this 

 epoch. He raised 9 of his own breeding in 1889 and 

 1890. His foundation stock was drawn from the 

 Dunhams. Most of his work falls in the next epoch 

 and will be taken up later. 



Other Breeders in New York. — Considering later 

 history it seems extraordinary that New York state 

 stood fourth in number of breeders during this 

 epoch, but such is the case. Of the 31 breeders in 

 the state, the leader, John W. Akin, has already been 

 considered. A. P. Wright of Buffalo, E. H. Geiger 

 of Danville, Frank B. Eedfield of Batavia and B. B. 

 Lord & Son of Sinclairville were others whose work 

 helped greatly to popularize the breed in the Em- 

 pire State and there were many others who aided 

 materially in the work. Reference must be made 

 also to B. T. Babbit, who was one of the first, if not 

 the first, to breed purebred Percherons in the state 

 of New York. 



A. P. Wright began in 1884 with a few mares and 

 the stallion Jucher 3512 (2142), all bought from M. 

 W. Dunham. His horses were well bred, but his 

 operations were limited and terminated before much 

 had been accomplished. E. H. Geiger also obtained 

 his foundation, stock from Oaklawn Farm, but his 

 operations were too limited to be of much conse- 

 quence. F. B. Eedfield was engaged in breeding 



