10 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



4549, a stallion of approved type and breeding and a former consistent 

 winner at shows where Morgans participated. Bob Morgan's blood 

 is also represented at the Government farm by Babe, one of the brood 

 mares; by Troubadour of Willowmoor 6459, the premier sire, whose 

 dam is by Bob Morgan 4549; and by the get of Donlyn 5849, whose 

 sire Donald 5224 was by Bob Morgan 4549. Donlyn 5849 has taken 

 many prizes at the Vermont State Fair and won distinction in 1912 

 by being awarded the blue ribbon in three distinct classes, namely, 

 for stallion in hand, for stallion under saddle, and for stallion in 

 harness. He is also full brother of Donwindsor 6853, the grand 

 champion stallion at the Vermont State Fair in 1915. 



Headlight Morgan 4683 was champion Morgan stallion at the 

 Kansas State Fair for several years. The farm has his blood in his 

 daughter Sunflower Maid, and in his granddaughter Mertilla and his 

 grandsons Meredith 7230 and Nodaway 7236. Sunflower Maid's 

 dam, Fanny P., also a farm brood mare, is by Julian Morgan 4448, 

 the sire of Roy Morgan 6013, a winner at the Philadelphia and 

 western shows with his mate Meteor Morgan 4459. 



Meteor Morgan 4459 was also a winner in single classes at large 

 shows, as well as a sire of winners in the West. Meteor Morgan's 

 sire, Meteor 3840, won the Morgan stallion harness class at the World's 

 Fair in Chicago, 1893. The farm has this blood in granddaughters 

 of Meteor Morgan, Juno, Klyona, and Laurice, and in a grandson, 

 Langley 7229. 



Some of the farm mares are sired by General Gates 666, a stallion 

 that won many prizes. He is the sire of Ara Gates, winner of first 

 place at the Vermont State Fair in 1911 and 1912, as well as the sire 

 of Scotland 6000, also winner at that fair. Carrie Gates and Maggie 

 Gates were winners at the World's Fair at St. Louis, 1904. 



This list could be greatly extended, but only a few ancestors close 

 up are given to show the class of blood in the stud. Going further 

 back, such Morgan celebrities as Lady de Jarnette, Black Hawk 20, 

 Daniel Lambert 62, Ethan Allen 2d 406, Ethan Allen 3d 39S7, Peter's 

 Morgan 405, Hale's Green Mountain Morgan 42, and many others are 

 constantly encountered. 



MORGAN HORSE FARM PRIZE WINNERS. 



From the standpoint of producing prize winners, the U. S. Morgan 

 Horse Farm has made considerable progress. Troubadour of Wil- 

 lowmoor 6459, the farm's premier stallion, was first in the Morgan 

 stallion class at the 1919 International with nine contestants. Mc- 

 Mahon 6900, sired by Scotland 6000 (one of the Government stallions 

 which stood for public service) , and out of a mare by General Gates 

 », was the champion Morgan stallion at the 1920 Vermont State 



