494 A HISTORY OP THE PERCHEBON HORSE 



Of the yearlings on farms in 1910, 21.5 percent 

 were in the east-north-oentral section, o8.4 percent 

 in the west-north-central and 11.1 percent in the 

 west-south-central. That is to say, a fraction more 

 than 70 percent of the yearlings reported by the 

 census of 1910, which is unquestionably the most 

 accurate source of data wo liaAe, were in these ' 

 three sections. The states comprising the east- 

 north-central section ai'e Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, 

 Michigan and Wisconsin. Those in the west-north- 

 central are Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Da- 

 kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas, and in 

 the west-south-central Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla- 

 homa and Texas. 



Percherons the Leading Draft T3rpe. — The most 

 reliable estimates which we have been able to ob- 

 tain indicate that there are probably about 150,000 

 purebred drafters in this country at this date. This 

 figure includes all ages. Of this total it is estimated 

 that approximately 90,000 are Percherons. In other 

 words, our most reliable sources of information 

 indicate that nearly two-thirds of the purebred draft 

 horses in America are Percherons. 



The last analysis made of the stallion enrollment 

 boards' reports in the 10 leading horse producing 

 states shows that 64 percent of the total number 

 of purebred draft stallions are Percherons. The 

 figures from other states which have since made 

 reports on stallions in service, particularly Kansas 

 and Indiana, increase the total percentage of Perch- 

 eron sires, so that it is safe to say that at least 66 



