1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



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Perth Concluded . 



MARES. 



MARES BRED TO DIFFERENT CLASSES OF STALLIONS. 



The public meeting held at Mitchell on October 16th was well attended 

 and discussed fully the question of an Inspection Act, and a motion favoring 

 the same was carried unanimously at the meeting. 



Many of the stallion owners suggested that if stallions were u'nder 

 license a'nd stallion owners had one-third of the insurance fee down at the 

 time of service, it would put a stop to the breeding of a lot of mares that are 

 not likely to get in foal. 



WATERLOO. 



The town of Berlin was first visited. Here, and in the adjoining ter- 

 ritory there were found two pure-bred Hackneys, two Clydesdales (one of 

 them a grade), two Percherons, and a Coach grade. With two exceptions 

 the standard is not high and one horse is not sound. None of the horses 

 stand at less than $10, while the highest price is $15. There are 460 mares 

 here, mostly general purpose and light, the gereral average weight of which 

 is 1,100 Ibs., and quality only fair. 



