1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



] I 'ent worth Concluded . 



MARES BRED TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF STALLIONS. 



The public meeting for this county was held at Dundas on October 16th. 

 Those present were in favor of the Government taking some steps to prevent 

 poor, inferior, and unsound stallions from being used for breeding purposes, 

 and if the time is ripe to have all stallions inspected. Some of the speakers 

 stated that the stallions now used for breeding are not as good as those that 

 used to travel some years ago. 



BRANT. 



While South Dumfries township favors the heavier sires to a consid- 

 erable extent, having two Clydesdales, two Percherons, a general purpose 

 grade, a French Canadian grade of a heavy type, and' a grade Carriage 

 horse, there is plenty of room for improvement in the ratings of the major- 

 ity of them as regards soundness, COD formation and quality. There are a 

 number of very good mares in this township, some being newly imported 

 Clydesdales. The general run of mares is of fairly good type, and very 

 good quality, being young and of good average weight. From $8 to $15 is 

 the run of service fees. 



Brantford township has a fair representation of sires, consisting of 

 five Clydesdales (of which no less than three are grades), two Hackneys, a 

 Percheron, a general purpose horse, and a grade French horse. While 

 some are of pretty fair type, the Inspectors state that some should not be 

 used as sires. As regards soundness nearly all qualify as serviceably sound. 

 Service fees vary from $7 and $8 for grades, to $15 for pure-breds. The 

 general run of mares is rather poor as regards type and quality, 1,150 Ibs. 

 being the average weight, and 10 years the average age. A few Hackneys of a 

 better type have lately been imported. Not many heavy mares are being 

 bred. 



Nothing but grade stallions, two Roadsters, a Carriage horse, and a 

 general purpose horse were seen on the Indian Reserve, $10 is charged for 

 service fee. The number of mares kept is 175, and out of these the In- 

 spectors only saw two that looked like being useful brood mares. They re- 

 port this section as being one in which many useful horses could be raised, 

 and that something should be done to raise the standard of the horses, 

 especially as to ^ introducing heavy horses, as most of the land is heavy. 



Brantfoid city and neighborhood, are well known as a centre of Stan- 

 dard-bred breeding, almost to the exclusion of other breeds. In the heavy 



