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Percherons, but on a less extensive scale. He reports 

 that Coquette 4366 (5310) was the most valuable 

 mare Willard & Fuller ever owned, as she was very- 

 typical, weighing over a ton, and her descendants, 

 even to the fifth generation, have all developed, or 

 give promise of developing, into ton horses or better 

 of the right type. Some of the best mares ever 

 owned at Oaklawn were held by this firm on lease 

 and some of them were later purchased. As a whole 

 this firm contributed materially to the development 

 of Percheron interests in the northwest. Willard & 

 Fuller bred big, rugged drafters of good type and 

 soundness, and through the distribution of such 

 stock made it possible for farmers to improve the 

 general average of their horses. 



In Wisconsin. — Wisconsin made substantial gains 

 during the hard times, the number of Percheron 

 breeders increasing from 23 in 1890 to 83 in 1900. 

 In number of colts raised and recorded the state 

 stood fourth, with 602 Percherons for this period. 

 The chief breeders were substantially the same as in 

 the '80 's. Fred Pabst, H. A. Briggs, H. A. Babcock, 

 Gr. N. Mihills and Peter Truax all held on to their 

 good stock despite discouragements. R. B. Kellogg 's 

 death broke the well-laid plans for his stud, and 

 while the business was carried on for some years by 

 the estate, constructive work could not be looked 

 for. Some of the animals were sold to E. Stetson 

 and others, but H. F. Hagemeister obtained, most 

 of the Percherons and the great sire Baccarat about 

 1896 or '97, so that the stud was continued without 



