. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE PERCHERON 109 Of the above horses Louis Napoleon and Brilliant were prob- ably most famous, each proving remarkable breeders, although all of the horses in question stand out as famous sires. The leading Percheron shows in France are held under different conditions. Each year a great central show is held at Paris. For years the annual Percheron show of France has been held in a migratory way, coming back to the same locality every twelve years. In 1905 it was held at Rouen. The Percheron Society show is held once each year in La Perche distri
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE PERCHERON 109 Of the above horses Louis Napoleon and Brilliant were prob- ably most famous, each proving remarkable breeders, although all of the horses in question stand out as famous sires. The leading Percheron shows in France are held under different conditions. Each year a great central show is held at Paris. For years the annual Percheron show of France has been held in a migratory way, coming back to the same locality every twelve years. In 1905 it was held at Rouen. The Percheron Society show is held once each year in La Perche district, at either La Ferte, Mortagne, or Nogent-le-Rotrou. The American Percheron shows of most importance are held at the International Live Stock Exposition, Chicago, the Kansas City Horse Show, and the state fairs of Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Min- nesota, and Wisconsin. Very high prices for Per- cherons have been paid. Mr. Dillon, of Illinois, was the first importer to pay as much as ^1600 for a stallion in France, paying this price in 1882. The late M. W. Dunham years ago made one sale of three mares and a stallion for $10,000. In 1903 McLaughlin Bros., of Ohio, sold the stallion Orangiste 29606 for $5500, and a month later sold Pour-Ouoi-Pas 27248 for $7000. In December, 1905, this same firm sold the stallion Rosenberg, grand champion Percheron at the International Live Stock Exposition, for $8000, the highest price paid for a draft stallion in America. McLaughlin Bros, also sold Fronton 34289, the champion stallion of the breed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, for $6500. These represent the highest prices associated with this breed. Percheron geldings are great favorites in the horse market and many very high-class ones are sold. At the 1905 International Exposition the six-horse teams of geldings exhibited by Armour & Company and Pabst Brewing Company caused universal. Fig. 40. Adrian. A Percheron stallion showing excellent breed type. Photo- graph fr
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