. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE PERCHERON in of 18, these being the ten leading grandsires among ninety, in the order given. In a study of the records of winners at the International Live-Stock Exposition between 1900 and 1910, the following stallions were shown to be of premier importance as sires or grandsires or great-grandsires: As sires of American- bred prize winners, Calypso 25017 (44577) is credited with 38 International winners; Superior 40605 with 15 ; Salvanos 10827 (20922) with 12 ; Rhum Jr. 21627 with 9 ; Cadmus 2162 (929) with 8 ; Boer 24267 (44611) with 7 ; Ar
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE PERCHERON in of 18, these being the ten leading grandsires among ninety, in the order given. In a study of the records of winners at the International Live-Stock Exposition between 1900 and 1910, the following stallions were shown to be of premier importance as sires or grandsires or great-grandsires: As sires of American- bred prize winners, Calypso 25017 (44577) is credited with 38 International winners; Superior 40605 with 15 ; Salvanos 10827 (20922) with 12 ; Rhum Jr. 21627 with 9 ; Cadmus 2162 (929) with 8 ; Boer 24267 (44611) with 7 ; Aride 25056 (45424) with 7, and Villers 13169 (8081) with 6. As grandsires of Inter- national winners, Theudis 25015 (40871) is credited with 40;. Fig. 40. A view of La Societe Hippique Percheronne's 1908 show grounds at Mortagne. From photograph by the author Highland Chief 23744 with 15; Fernando (34038) with 14; Grevin 6846 (6892) with 12; Rhum 11288 (13173) with 9; Victoria 24449 (42905) with 9; Brilliant 1271 (755) with 9, and Besigue (19602) with 8. In rank as great-grandsires, Besigue is first with 52 winners; Marathon (10386) with 16; Sensation 22544 with 15; Brilliant 3d (2919) with 13; Brilliant 1271 (755) with 13 ; La Grange 3065 (1334) with 12 ; Chicago 6947 (7485) with 9; and Bienfaisant (1397) with 6. The following stallions, former International champions, have been regarded as leading sires in recent years : Pink 24765 (47513), Carnot 66666 (66666), Dragon 52155 (63516), and Lagos 99093 (102389). The leading Percheron shows are held under different con- ditions. Each year in France a great central show is held at Paris. For years the annual Percheron show of France has been Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. B
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