894 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



1, 1909, to May 1, 1910, there were issued 1,020 certificates and 369 trans- 

 fers, making a total of 6,349 certificates and 1,091 transfers to May 1, 

 1910. 



Without the renewal feature of the law there is no way for the de- 

 partment to calculate the number of stallions in actual service, or what 

 percentage of stallions being offered for public service are pure bred. When 

 the law first went into effect there was a total of 6,079 stallions reported 

 for assessment purpose. The first twelve months the law was in effect, 

 from July 4, 1906, to July 4, 1907, there were issued 3,642 certificates, thus 

 indicating that over fifty per cent of the stallions in use were pure 

 bred. This is a much larger percentage of pure bred stallions in use than 

 is reported in any other state. This is the natural result of the oft re- 

 peated statement that Iowa has more pure bred registered live stock than 

 any other state. 



Following is a table showing the number of certificates and transfers is- 

 sued from May 1, 1909, to May 1, 1910, by breeds. This is followed by a 

 county list giving the name of the owner and name and breed of the stal- 

 lion for which certificates were issued during the above period. 



