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Horses. 



The value of horses in the Dominion is greater than that 

 of all other farm live stock combined If prices count for any- 

 thing, the horse is king to-tlay. \otwiih-tand- m, electricity, 

 the motor, and Other forms of mechanical traction, hor-r> are nn.re 

 ult to procure and higher priced than e\ 



( >ntario is the banner province for the breeding of horses. < MI 

 every other province is depending for its .-upply. 

 Thousand- of its horse- are passing through Winnipeg to the V 



ite high prices, numhers arc being -hipped from the Province 

 :n e\ery direction every \\ 



('lasses. Four classes of horse- are always in chief demand 

 the heavy-draught; the agricultural: the general purpose, ex- 

 press or delivery pattern for city use; and the carriage or combina- 

 tion horse. 



The heavy-draught of the best Duality, and weighing from 1,600 

 pounds upward, is selling for from $325 to $350 per head. For this 

 class there is always a special demand in heavy t ran -port work. 

 Young heavy-draughts, 1,550 to 1,600 pounds, if the mare i- r 

 tered, $350 to $500; if the mare is unregistered, $300 to $35* > : geld- 

 ings, $275 to $375. Whether bred from imported or province 

 stock, thi- class has "a splendid market, and will have it for many 

 years. 



The agricultural horse, the nice-turned, short-coupled, thick 

 animal, with good flat bone, well-set head and tail, ample quality. 

 and weighing from 1,300 to 1,500 pounds, brings on the market 

 from $225 to $275. It is in greatest demand. 



The general purpose horse, clean-boned, well-mouthed, and bro- 

 ken to single and double harness, with plenty of snap, standing from 

 15.3 to 16.2 hands, and weighing from 1.175 lo ' -35 p"imd-. bring- 

 from $250 to $300, and is in constant demand. 



The carriage or combination horse has no set price the indi- 

 vidual himself decides values, and these may differ all the way from 

 $2OO to $500. Since the f the motor car. hr. .par 



ently thought this class of horse would be little n-ed. but tin-re i~ 

 -till a good demand and it is likely to continue. 



For any type of horse there is a good market in Ontario, but 

 the trouble is to get the quality. An authority says: "What we 

 want now in Ontario is better horses of all qualities, heavier horses, 

 and more of them, and at a cheaper price, and let us keep Ontario 

 to the fore as the banner province." 



