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and wherever given a fair opportunity for full de- 

 velopment have demonstrated the good breeding 

 they possessed by maturing into large, well-pro- 

 portioned, valuable Percherons. 



J. H. Tangeman, one of the heavy purchasers of 

 Avery stock, did not breed a large number of Per- 

 cherons, but produced very good stock. Many of his 

 animals were considerably above the average in 

 breeding. 



O. T. Thisler also bred a number of Percherons 

 during this period. He was always more of a dealer 

 than breeder and we have previously referred to 

 his purchases from the Ellwood stud. He also made 

 some purchases at a later date from Singmaster & 

 Sons. He came quite active in developing Percher- 

 ons in Kansas and at points farther west. 



C. H. Spohr, one of the five leading breeders in 

 Kansas during this period started with stock from 

 the Covell stud. The mare Mollie 19915, bred from 

 this foundation, was a valuable brood mare, a reg- 

 ular producer of good colts. She raised colts of 

 record in 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 

 1910, 1912 and 1914, an achievement that is sur- 

 passed by few brood mares. Three of her stallions, 

 Castillon 1st, Castillon 2d and Castillon 3d, are re- 

 ported to have sold for $800 each, and the mare was 

 a money-maker from the start of her career. Cas- 

 tillon 27318 (46308) was the most valuable sire used 

 in this stud. He was a black with a star in his fore- 

 head, foaled in 1900 and imported in 1901 by H. A. 

 Briggs. Sired by Paladin (Conat 34847) and a 



