Catalogue of Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm : importers, exporters and breeders of Shire, Percheron, Belgian, Suffolk and Hackney horses . Bushnell, 111. H. Truman (principal) is going out with (In? shipment. t^* (,?• tiP* The Pioneer Stud Farm. (Breeders Gazette, August 20, 1902.)As breeders and importers of Shires and Hackney horses the PioneerStud Farm at Bushnell, 111., is among the old established finns of th(country. Its beginning was seen at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, in1878, but its expanding business made it necessary to seek a location atsome central point in the country and B
Catalogue of Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm : importers, exporters and breeders of Shire, Percheron, Belgian, Suffolk and Hackney horses . Bushnell, 111. H. Truman (principal) is going out with (In? shipment. t^* (,?• tiP* The Pioneer Stud Farm. (Breeders Gazette, August 20, 1902.)As breeders and importers of Shires and Hackney horses the PioneerStud Farm at Bushnell, 111., is among the old established finns of th(country. Its beginning was seen at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, in1878, but its expanding business made it necessary to seek a location atsome central point in the country and Bushnell, 111., was selected as themost satisfactory place for business of such a character. The expenditureof money in large roomy, substantial barns, well fenced lots and paddocksmakes the Pioneer Stud Farm one of the convenient and up-to-date horsebreeding plants of the country. The moving spirits in the concern areMr. J. H. Truman, the father who resides at Whittlesea, England, an<lJ. G. and W. E. Truman, his two sons. The former is manager of thecompany and looks after the business at the farm, which in the past few 56. years has assumed consitlerahle proportions, sales being made in all partsof the country, both on the company plan and to private Truman are endeavoring to build the reputation of the Pioneer StudFarm on the quality of the stock handled by them. The senior memberof the firm resides in the Shire district in England and personally selectsall horses for export to his firm in this country and only horses thatanswer to certain requirements are purchased. He is familiar with thedemands of the American trade and knows the horse likely to answer thepurpose here. The horse with style and action, good feet, bone and mus-cle and plenty of size is the sort of drafter that is selected for service inthis country. In the selections of their Percherons the same rule is fol-lowed with the aim of securing good sound vigorous horses. There cer-tainly i
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