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Robinson, F. M. Camp, E. J. Gondii and A. B. New- 

 son were other breeders whose work was valuable to 

 Percheron interests in Ohio during this period. And 

 there were many others whose operations, while less 

 extensive, were potent, particularly in the local field. 

 Of those named Mr. Camp has bred more prize- 

 winners than any other, and his success has been 

 due largely to his insistence upon procuring the 

 best possible foundation stock and to his unusually 

 intelligent care in the management and feeding of 

 the colts he has produced. His stock was character- 

 ized by size, good conformation, excellent under- 

 pinning, ample style and action. He has demon- 

 strated that it is possible for a small breeder whose 

 chief interests are in farming to produce horses 

 capable of winning in the hottest competition. 



The filly that won the first Eastern Percheron 

 Futurity stake at the Ohio State Fair and the stal- 

 lions that won the same futurity stakes in 1914 

 and 1915 were all bred by Camp. The stallion that 

 won the futurity in 1914 won second in the two- 

 year-old stallion class at the Iowa State Fair, and 

 third at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fran- 

 cisco in 1915, proving that his early performance 

 was no fluke. These winnings, convincing evidence 

 of the soundness of Mr. Camp's methods, should 

 serve to drive home to thousands of other farmer- 

 breeders who have but a few Percherons the fact 

 that large numbers are not required to produce prize- 

 winners that sell for long prices. Sound judgment 

 in the selection of foundation stock, the use of good 



