No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 117 



HOESE BREEDING 

 Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report: 



The Legislature at the last session passed a law concerning stallion 

 licensing which differs in many respects from the older law, the 

 act of April 25, 1907, which was thereby repealed. This new law 

 contains many features deemed beneficial to the horse industry of 

 the State, among which may be mentioned the licensing of each 

 stallion for just what he is as to breed, soundness, etc., not simply 

 as pure bred, grade or cross bred. Another feature is the prevention 

 of stallions entering the State for breeding purposes without inspec- 

 tion. The law also contains a clause making the prosecution of vio- 

 lators a much more simple matter, as the former law made no pro- 

 visions concerning the course to be pursued in making prosecutions. 

 The following clause was contained in the original draft of the law, 

 but was stricken out as unconstitutional by the Committee in whose 

 hands it was placed: 



"If the provisions of this act are complied with the owner or 

 part owner of a stallion or jack may file a lien upon any colt 

 gotten by such stallion for the sum stipulated to be paid for the 

 services of the stallion at any time before the colt is 

 one year old in case the price agreed upon for such service re- 

 mains unpaid, and may sell the same at public places in the town- 

 ship where the colt is kept or where the owner of the colt resides, 

 and apply the proceeds of such sale to the payment of the amount 

 due for such service and the expenses of such seizure and sale re- 

 turning the residue to the owner of the colt." 



A total of 2,016 stallions, of which 666 were pure breds and 1,350 

 grades, were licensed during 1908. In 1909 there were 2,254 licenses 

 issued, of these 823 were pure breds and 1,427 grades. During 1910 

 the total number was 2,385, composed of 908 pure breds and 1,477 

 grades. For the year 1911 there were 2,431 licenses issued, 941 pure 

 breds and 1,480 grades. Thus it will be seen that the pure bred 

 stallions have constantly increased; in fact during the four years 

 in which the law has been operative the number of pure bred stallions 

 has increased more than 42 per cent., while the grades have increased 

 but 10 per cent. 



