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BREEDING MARES. 



The first premium of ,$5,00 is awarded to Israel Longley, 

 of Shirley. 



The second premium of $3,00, is awarded to J. T. Dins- 

 more, of Lunenburg. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



JOHN K. GOING, Cha'mnan. 



THREE AND TWO-YEAUS OLD COLTS. 



There were 6 three-years old colts, and 12 two-years old 

 colts entered for premium. There were several others 

 exhibited which were not duly entered, and were not exam- 

 ined by the Committee. 



The Committee feel compelled to say that there is among 

 breeders of horses, great evidence of inattention to the stock 

 from which colts are raised. Some of the colts presented 

 for our inspection were large and well formed, but logy and 

 without spirit, and gave evidence of an unfortunate cross of 

 sire and dam. A pure blooded horse should always be 

 selected as a sire, if they can be found — ^and the cross breeds 

 or scrub races should be avoided as much as possible. The 

 purity of the blood of the dam is also very important; and 

 it should be borne in mind that the size and beauty of a 

 mare is not always so sure a guaranty of her bearing good 

 colts, as her own purity or j)redominance of stock. It is a 

 law of generation, abundantly proved in the raising of horses, 

 that the highest and Tnost intensified vitality will bestow a 

 preponderating character upon the offspring. This law 

 should be observed and obeyed in breeding horses. Those 

 animals whose vitality has been enfeebled by frequent cross- 

 ings, and who possess no pure marks of any valuable 

 breed, ought to be withheld from generating. This is a very 

 important subject, and we would urge it upon the Society 

 as greatly conducive to the pecuniary interest of breeders. 



