498 A HISTORY OP THE PEBCHEEON HORSE 



been forced to purchase their stock here. They 

 have scoured the country for good colts of both 

 sexes and have paid higher prices than ever before. 

 Tliis has encouraged our breeders to spend more time 

 and money in breeding good mares to better sires. 

 This demand has also caused growers to feed their 

 colts more liberally, with results which were ex- 

 hibited in most convincing form at the 1916 Inter- 

 national Live Stock Exposition. 



During the twelvemonth ended Oct. 30, 1915, reg- 

 istrations were made by the Percheron Society of 

 America as follows: 



American-bred stallions, 3,795; American-bred 

 mares, 4,542; total Anicrican-breds, 8,337. 



Imported stallions, 107; imported mares, 48; total 

 imported Percherons, 155. Grand total, 8,492. 



During the fiscal year ended Oct. 30, 1916, reg- 

 istrations were as follows: 



American-bred stallions, 4,043; American-bred 

 mares, 4,861; total Ameriean-breds, 8,904. 



Imported stallions, 123; imported mares, 17; total 

 imported Percherons, 140. 



Almost all of the registrations under the head of 

 "imported" for 1915 were of animals imported 

 prior to the beginning of the war, and of the 140 

 imported animals recorded during the fiscal year 

 of 1916 all but 59 were imported prior to the war. 



The most decisive testimony regarding the effect 

 of the war in stimulating Percheron breeding comes 

 from the small farmer-breeders scattered throughout 

 this country. They testify without exception that 



