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bright, G. W. Patterson, J. H. Barnes and Granville^ 

 Kesling were active in the. bidding and obtained a 

 number of animals. Thirty-four head sold for 

 $11,405, an average of $356.55. 



These two sales distributed some of the best Per- 

 eherons to be had among a number of new studs 

 and encouraged Percheron breeders generally. The 

 wide publicity given to these auctions and the crowd 

 of buyers from all parts of the country which as- 

 sembled to bid on good Percherons gave notice to 

 breeders that conditions had changed, and that many 

 men had confidence enough in the outcome of the 

 horse business to pay good prices for Percherons. 



New Studs Founded in Illinois. — Hundreds of 

 new breeding establishments were started in Illi- 

 nois during the period under discussion. It is 

 impossible to mention all of these. One of the most 

 important was at Gregory Farm, Whitehall, 111., by 

 W. S. Corsa, whose later operations in the Percheron 

 field have made him one of the best-known breeders. 

 Gregory Farm required a number of draft horses for 

 general farm work and many heavy mares were 

 in use on Mr. Corsa 's farm in Nebraska. Cocardos 

 16949 (35219), the black son of Brilliant 3d, was 

 bought by Mr. Corsa and placed at the head of his 

 Nebraska bunch of grade mares. Mr. Corsa did 

 not at that time know that Cocardos had won first 

 prize in the three-year-old class at the World's 

 Columbian Exposition in 1903, neither did he know 

 that he was the sire of the noted stallion Lyceen 

 21630 (42509) and other good ones. Cocardos' get 



