474 A HISTORY OF THE PERCHEKON HORSE 



make a success, financially and otherwise, of the 

 productions of Percherons on a large scale, as the de- 

 mand for the horses produced is already in excess 

 of the supply, and profitable prices are being paid 

 for the horses in cash right at the ranches. Rela- 

 tively little advertising has been done, and no mares 

 have been sold except in small bands to Canadian 

 breeders who desired to make a start in Percherons, 

 but in spite of this, it has not been possible, to date, 

 to produce nearly as many stallions as the trade 

 called for. 



W. B. Thome of Aldersyde, Alberta, and S. A. 

 Davenport of Acme, Alberta, are very aggressive 

 breeders who have produced Percherons of show- 

 yard caliber, and who have been particularly ag- 

 gressive in promoting Percheron interests in the 

 Dominion. 



J. C. Drewry established one of the larger Per- 

 cheron studs about 1907 or 1908, purchased some 

 of the best to be found in the United States, and 

 had bred colts of very high-class character, achieving 

 notable success in the showring, but bis career 

 was cut short by his untimely death in 1914. While 

 the stud is still being carried on under the direc- 

 tion of the estate, the loss of Mr. Drewry, who was 

 a good advertiser and particularly skillful in pro- 

 moting Percheron interests through the public press, 

 has been seriously felt by his fellow breeders. 



There are numerous other smaller breeders in 

 northwestern Canada, but it is impossible to discuss 

 all. Great credit must go to the Percheron breed- 



