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cellence; lie rendered excellent service from the time 

 he entered Mr. Loonan's stud as a three-year-old in 

 1906. Some showing was practiced, animals bred 

 in this stud being exhibited at the International in 

 1910 and 1911, where for both years the second prize 

 was won on the get of Superior. Mr. Loonan's gen- 

 eral advertising was somewhat limited in character, 

 but horses have been sold from this stud over a large 

 part of Iowa and to some extent in the northwestern 

 states and Canada. 



Isadore Link was another Iowa breeder whose 

 work already has been touched upon. While he 

 did not breed a large number of Percherons, they 

 were of good type and were much sought after by 

 dealers who recognized their excellent conformation 

 and quality. 



There were numerous other breeders in Iowa 

 whose operations are deserving of attention, but 

 they were for the most part men who bred limited 

 numbers of Percherons. They contributed materi- 

 ally to the improvement of draft horses in Iowa, 

 however, by the use of high-class sires and by dis- 

 tributing animals of good type and breeding, there- 

 by aiding materially in bringing Iowa to its present 

 premier position among the states in number and 

 total value of all horses. 



Ohio's Contributions, — Ohio, third in Percheron 

 breeding with a total of 471 breeders by 1910, bred 

 2,286 Percherons during the decade. The Hartman 

 Stock Farm, Columbus, 0., was the ranking breed- 

 ing establishment in the state, and a heavy importer 



