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Title: Catalogue of Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm : importers, exporters and breeders of Shire, Percheron, Belgian, Suffolk and Hackney horses
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm
Subjects: Truman's Pioneer Stud Farm Shire horse Percheron horse Belgian draft horse Suffolk horse Hackney horse Horses Horse farms
Publisher: Bushnell, Ill. : The Farm
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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acrossthe sea and placing it in this country at first cost. Tlie senior memberof the firm, although for several years a resident of the United States, isa thorough Englishman, and never ceased to regard Whittlesea, Eng., as hishome. One son, a skilled veterinary, makes the Whittlesea stables hisheadquarters to which he collects the stock for exportation to America. Afew months ago, these enterprising people decided to open a branch stablein Brandon, Man., to which, recently, a representative of the FarmersAdvocate paid a visit, and was interested to find a group of Shires,Percherons and Suffolks of such uniformly good character and quality aswould command admiration anywhere. Among the Shires, the breed forwhich this finn has long been noted, was a beautiful brown three-year-old. Brown Prince, a wonderfully well-coupled horse, with a grand bodyproperly set on feet and legs that are of the right stamp. Another of thesame age, breed and color was Whitcstake Burgeon (20163), a prizewmner
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in England and destined to leave his mark in this country. He is particu-larly thick through the withers, has a well-developed chest, and a fineliead, sliowing the Shire type to perfection. Still another choice repre-sentative of this famous old breed, now located at Rapid City, is PrinceShapely (1G32S), by Orchard Prince (10111), the champion gold cup andmedal winner of England in 1S94, and was again in 1896 at the head ofthe list. Prince Shapely is 7 years old. and was first at Princetown, 111.,show last year and third at the Indiana State Fair, 1901, being beaten onlyby his stable mates. He is very tall, standing fully 18 hands, and weighs2.200 pounds. To bring such horses into this country means some money,but tlie impression left on our stock ought to mean something more. Onlyone Suffolk was on exhibition at tlie Brandon stable, but he. His Grace,is a liorse of many commendable qualities, being the noted prizewinner atthe Royal Sliow, and purchased from Sir Cuthbert Quiltie by th

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