468 ' A HISTORY OF THE PEECHEEON HORSE 



Of registrations made, certificates of pedigree 

 numbered from 1 to 35,912 were issued under the 

 regime of S. D. Thompson, Secretary. The numbers 

 from 35,912 to 40,000 are vacant. Some certificates 

 above 35,912 bearing S. D. Thompson's signature 

 were issued during a short period of conflict, but 

 these have been declared null and void. Certificates 

 numbered from 40,00 to 70,335 were issued under 

 the administration of George W. Stubblefield, as 

 Secretary. There are some vacant numbers in this 

 30,335, due to the system of numbering in vogue at 

 that time. Registrations from 70,335 on have no va- 

 cant numbers. All certificates of pedigree numbered 

 above 70,335 to date have been issued under the ad- 

 ministration of Secretary Dinsmore, beginning Aug. 

 1, 1910. Between Aug. 1, 1910, and the close of the 

 fiscal year, Oct. 31, 1916, approximately 58,000 pedi- 

 grees were issued. The fact that almost 58,000 pedi- 

 grees were issued in the past six years, while the 

 total number issued in the preceding 34 years 

 amounted to approximately 65,000, illustrates the 

 tremendous expansion in Percheron breeding that 

 has occurred in recent years. It also illustrates the 

 fact that progress in breeding purebred live stock 

 becomes cumulative as the years roll by. 



A Canadian Association. — The Canadian Perche- 

 ron Horse Breeders' Association completes the trio 

 of great organizations engaged in promoting the 

 Percheron horse. It was incorporated under the 

 act respecting live stock record ^ associations in 

 Canada, Dec. 3, 1907, accepted all registrations 



