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(3) Discourage the importation to Jamaica of Hackney Stock of 

 any description. What we want is to produce a lot of good food such 

 as cane, sweet potatoes, corn, guinea corn, maize, cassava, etc , etc , 

 and to feed the j^oung animals, the stock and blood is quite good enough. 



Joseph Shore : I By having long distance competitions in riding 

 and driving and awarding suitable prizes. This would cause horse 

 owners to do more solid building up in better feeding, &c. 



II. By replacing the premiums formerly granted for the importation 

 of stud animals (to be approved by n veterinary board) ; und by import- 

 ing sires t.nd mares as in Nos. I. and 11,, on behalf of Agricultural So- 

 ciety, fees to be charged sufficient for outlay. 



B.Toole, Esq.: (1) The establishment of a Grovernment Stock 

 farm under competent management and breeding thereon what will be 

 found by experience to be the most suitable animals and distributing 

 them amongst the breeders at a reasonable cost for breeding purposes 



only. 



Enforcing a strict system in the selection of mares proposed to be 

 served by imported or subsidised stallions. This has been entirely 

 neglected in the past The service fee should be if possible as low as 

 that charged for the worthless stallions which are doing so much harm 

 at present. The service fee is a serious consideration to the majority 

 of the horse-breeders in Jamaica. 



(2.) This and the former question may be answered together, as 

 without importing fresh blood little improvement may be expected ; the 

 importations may be gradual according to the demand which may 

 arise for the imported stallions. I have intimated at Reference I what 

 I consider to be the best type of animal to import. 



United Fruit Co : (1) Impress on breeders the necessity of aim- 

 ing at the best results in whatever standard they adopt, and encourage 

 their efforts in return by developing good markets for the disposal of 

 their stock. 



(2) Import the best blood of the most desirable classes, in numbers 

 sufficient to serve the various parishes, and place them judiciously sa 

 that the humblest breeder may avail himself of their services at reason- 

 able fees. 



A. B. Ventresse, Esq. : I can conceive but one practical method ta 

 secure better returns Irom our present stock, and that is to put m tax 

 of at least £2 2s. for every entire donkey, and £4 4s fur every entire 

 horse I have seen the peasantry upon many occasions, as well indeed 

 as other people use horses and donkeys that should never be used at all. 

 I have spoken to many of them about it and I find that even with the dif- 

 ference of a fee of 4/ they would breed from inferior animals, although 

 they perfectly realise that breeding from the better one would not only 

 give them 4/ but. £4 in advance, and I really believe that the most 

 practical results would accrue to the country as a whole by the extinc- 

 tion of the very inferior entires in the islaud. 



(2) This seems also somewhat indefinite as to whether you want 

 ideas on the importation of stock by the Government, or the Govern- 

 ment assisting th^ people By the Government assisting the people 

 there is bound to be a great deal of favouritism shown which should 

 not exist, but by the Government importing these, unless a large stock- 



