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Lightley in the early part of the period. This was 

 a very rugged, big horse, his sire being the noted 

 Titus 17122 (36778) and his dam the DeLancey mare 

 Charmante. He proved an effective sire. Dewey 

 23968 was used a little later with good results; he 

 was bred by Mr. Lightley and while not so massive 

 in type as Klondike, left some excellent colts. This 

 stud bred only 33 Percherons during the 10 years, 

 but the business was carried on steadily and on the 

 death of the father passed into the hands of the 

 sons, who are still conducting it. 



The Jean DuLuth Co., Duluth, Minn., began in 

 1904. The foundation mares were obtained from 

 T. L. & J. L. Delancey, Gr. W. Patterson, and a few 

 others, but the breeding operations were limited in 

 character until about 1908, when the business was 

 expanded. Special attention never was given to pro- 

 ducing Percherons however; the horses have been 

 bred as a sideline to general farming. The purchase 

 of Lyceen, placed a valuable sire at the head of the 

 stud in 1908, and while he did not beget many colts, 

 they were of superior character. In 1913 the entire 

 stud was sold to U. L. Burdick of North Dakota. 



Crandall Bros., Red Wing, Minn., reorganized as 

 Crandall & Danforth, Randolph, Minn., about 1905. 

 The foundation mares used by Crandall Bros., were 

 secured from Levy Bailey, G. W. Patterson and Wil- 

 liam Mies & Co. These purchases, together with 

 other scattered ones, formed the basis of their Per- 

 cheron stud, and when Mr. Danforth became a mem- 

 ber of the firm the business was carried on with the 



