42 REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION No. 65 



Haldimand Concluded . 



The question of inspecting stallions was also very freely discussed. 

 The opinion of the meeting was taken, and twelve voted for it, while 

 eight were against, the majority of those present not voting either way. 



WELL AND. 



Wainfleet is a township that would benefit by the introduction of some 

 good sires in the place of the five grades that now stand for service for fees 

 from $5 up to $10. The mares are a fair lot, but better than the stallions in 

 quality. 



As a rule there appears to be very little interest taken in breeding in 

 Pelham township. The mares are only fair and are not over 1,150 Ibs. in 

 weight. A Thoroughbred, Clydesdale, Shire, Hackney and Standard-bred,, 

 all pure-bred, and a Roadster grade and Percheron grade make up the total 

 of sires, serving for fees ranging from $6 to $15. 



Humberstone is a township which also neglects the breeding of horses, 

 those raised being a very poor lot not over 1,000 Ibs. in weight. Three 

 grades and two pure-breds represent the sires, the latter being a Shire and a 

 Percheron, the former Standard-bred, Percheron, and Hackney breeding. 

 Fourteen dollars is the maximum fee and the minimum eight dollars. 



Bertie township has three pure-bred stations, a Belgian, a Standard- 

 bred and a Shire, and one Standard-bred grade for service at fees from SI 04 ' 

 to $12. Mares are an inferior lot, poor in type and quality and not exceed- 

 ing 1,100 Ibs. "A better class of horses is needed here" say the Inspectors. 



The same remarks as to stallions and mares apply to Willoughby town- 

 ship, where there is the same apathy as to horse breeding as seems to prevail 

 so generally in this district. There were only two stallions inspected here, 

 a Percheron and a general purpose grade, with fees of $12 and $7 respect- 

 ively. 



A lack of good stallions a'nd marcs is also visible in Stamford township, 

 where a Suffolk Punch a-nd a Standard-bred are the only representative sires. 

 Eleven and ten dollars are the fees charged. 



In Crowland township the conditions warrant, the Inspectors to again 

 remark that "As in the other townships, there is very little interest taken 

 in horse breeding." Three grades (two Percherons and a Roadster) comprise 

 the list of sires, all being sound, but not of a high standard of quality. 

 Mares are a very poor lot all round. 



Inspectors' Remarks : "In Welland very little interest has been taken 

 in horse breeding, as far as we could learn. Some horsemen say that some 

 years ago Americans bought up all the best mares and took them away to 

 the United States, leaving only a very inferior lot of mares to breed from, 

 which, in most instances, were bred to light racing horses, which have pro- 

 duced a very inferior lot of stock. This section is well adapted for raisins 1 

 heavy a'nd lisrht horses, and it certainly would be of great benefit to the- 

 breeders, as well as to the horse industry if a few good stallions and a number 

 of good mares were brought into the district." 



