364 A HISTORY OF THE PEECHEKON HORSE 



111., were heavier-boned, more rugged, draftier 

 horses than any he could buy elsewhere. 



H. S. Hoyman, Stanwood, la., bred only 19 Per- 

 cherons during this decade, but helped give stability 

 and encouragement to Percheron interests in east 

 central Iowa, and started a great many others in 

 Percheron breeding when times changed for the 

 better. 



A factor which cannot be overlooked in consid- 

 ering Percheron breeding in Iowa is the influence of 

 Percheron sires in communities where there were no 

 Percheron mares. Iowa farmers believed in draft 

 horses, purchased more Percherons than the farmers 

 in any other state except Illinois, and even in dis- 

 tricts where only grade mares were available were 

 liberal buyers and patrons of the best Percheron 

 sires obtainable. Some noted Percheron horses were 

 used in the state on grade mares only, and while the 

 breed as a whole suffered a loss, farmers in general 

 made an immediate gain by having available sires 

 good enough in individuality and breeding to have 

 been at the head of some of the best purebred studs. 

 The record of Brilliant 1899 was an illustration of 

 this, and there were numerous others almost as im- 

 portant. The ultimate effect, however, was to 

 strengthen the esteem of Iowa farmers for Perche- 

 rons, and the breed is more widely distributed now 

 in that state than in any other. 



Lakewood Farm. — A number of studs that sub- 

 sequently became widely known were founded in 

 Iowa during the depression. The most important 



