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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 65 



Elgin Concluded. 



MARES. 



MARES BRED TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF STALLIONS. 



Public meetings in the County of Elgin were held at Aylmer on October 

 7th, and at St. Thomas -oil November 9th. 



At the Aylmer meeting the majority of those -present were in favor of 

 stallions being licensed and registered, and it was also the opinion of the 

 meeting that if an Inspection Act was enforced by the Government, there 

 would be no difference whether a horse were syndicated or bought by a pri- 

 vate individual. It was suggested that more time be devoted to questions 

 relating to the breeding of horses at Farmers' Institute meetings, or that a 

 special series of educational meetings should be held. It was stated that the 

 sale of too many good mares, the use of too many poor stallions, the indiscrim- 

 inate breeding of horses, and the importation of western horses, all contri- 

 buted to the depreciation of the quality of our horses. 



At the St. Thomas meeting it was resolved that the report prepared and 

 presented by the St. Thomas and Elgin Hoise Association be adopted. 

 This report stated that resolutions had been passed favoring the syndicating 

 of stallions, in favor of a Stallion Inspection Act, and in favor of the Gov- 

 ernment giving prizes for mares at horse shows and fairs in the County of 

 Klgin. 



