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years and his colts were of very satisfactory type, 

 with, more quality than the average. Mr. Randolph 

 was successful in the showring with the sons and 

 daughters of Buck, and this stallion undoubtedly 

 contributed materially to the up-building of this 

 breeding establishment. The horse was extensively 

 used from 1908 until 1913. Mr. Randolph's disper- 

 sion sale on Jan. 30, 1914, was one of the most suc- 

 cessful ever held in Indiana. Mr. Randolph 's opera- 

 tions were not so extensive as those of some others 

 in the state during this decade, but he was a man 

 of high character and extremely popular in his com- 

 munity, so that his influence was much greater than 

 the number of Percherons bred by him would indi- 

 cate. He was unusually helpful in encouraging and 

 assisting small breeders to get a start in Percherons. 



William Day, Fowler, Ind., bred only 30 Percher- 

 ons during this decade, but laid a strong foundation 

 for later work. He, like numerous others among 

 the smaller breeders in the state, was an aggressive 

 champion of Percheron interests and assisted in pop- 

 ularizing the breed. 



Wisconsin's Workers. — Wisconsin, seventh in 

 Percheron breeding during the time under consid- 

 eration, had a total of 269 breeders by 1910 and pro- 

 duced 1,388 Percherons of record during the dec- 

 ade. Fred Pabst and G. N. Mihills were the leading 

 breeders in the Badger state. The Richland County 

 Horse Co., the Hagemeister Stock Farm and C. D. 

 Holt & Son also produced a good many Percherons, 

 and H. A. Babcock, Louis Lewellen, Jacob ^urgy 



