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were high class, including many of the most noted 

 prizewinners in France. Crouch & Son were ag- 

 gressive exhibitors in the showring, winning a 

 large portion of the prizes at the Indiana and Ohio 

 State Fairs, and at the International Live Stock 

 Exposition. Through their widespread newspaper 

 advertising they did a great deal towards popular- 

 izing Percherons in Indiana and adjoining states. 



A. P. Nave was the most active and influential 

 breeder in Indiana during the decade. The founda- 

 tion of his Walnut Grove stud was laid in 1897 by 

 leasing mares from M. W. Dunham, a number of 

 which he subsequently purchased. He also made 

 a number of purchases from William Eumney & 

 Sons, David Eisser and the Stetson Estate in Illi- 

 nois, and was a heavy buyer of the best mares sold 

 by John Huston, Blandinsville, 111., in 1901. 



The mares which A. P. Nave purchased for foun- 

 dation purposes were among the best to be obtained 

 in the United States at that time, and these were 

 added to by importations from France. Mr. Nave 

 has the distinction of being the first Percheron 

 breeder in the United States to make importations 

 of mares from France after the depression of the 

 '90 's. He also bought all the good mares he could 

 find in various parts of Indiana and Illinois. One of 

 the most important bunches of well-bred stock 

 which he secured was purchased from Ben Miller, 

 Mount Ayr, Ind. Mr. Nave also bought the entire 

 stud of E. L. Packer, Toulon, 111., as well as that of 

 T. L. Newton, Beaverdam, Wis. Later Mr. Nave 



