1906 ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



DISTEICT NO. 1. 



Counties. — Middlesex, Essex, Kent, Elgin and Lambton. 

 Inspectors. — Wm. Smith, Columbus, and J. D. Graham, Toronto. 



Middlesex. 



The township of Biddulph was first gone over. Two Clydesdale stal- 

 lions, two Shires, a Percheron, a Standard-bred, and a Roadster, were 

 seen by the Inspectors. All of these were registered, and all the Clydes- 

 dales, Shires, and the Percheron were imported animals. The Clydesdales- 

 were of an excellent type, one weighing 2,100 lbs. and both had been used 

 on a large number of mares. The Roadster was of good conformation and 

 action, while the rest were described as fair. All were sound. It is- 

 estimatid that there are 1,000 breeding mares in the township, being mostly 

 of Clydesdale and Roadster tvpe, and averaging about 1,350 lbs. ^n weight. 

 Their average quality is described as fair, and the average age 8 years. 

 Service fees ran from |10 to |15, and in one instance was given as $25. 



In MeGillivray township, Clydesdales largely predominate; out of the 

 nine stallions seen, five be^ng of that breed, all imported but one. Their 

 quality ranged fiom good to fair. One aged grade Clydesdale was seen, and 

 one of the three Standard-breds and Roadsters was also a grade. Most of 

 the stallions were sound, two coming under the head of "fairly sound." 

 The average weight of the Clydesdales was about 1,750 lbs., and of the Stan- 

 dard-breds, about 1,050 lbs. Mares of Clydesdale type, a.veraiging 1,200" 

 lbs., are most generally found, and some 723 were bred, being of fair 

 quality, their average age being 7 years. From |8 to $15, are charged as 

 service fees. 



In the township of West Williams, there were seen two Clydesdales, a- 

 Shire, a Roadster, and an Arabian (the latter a grade), standing for ser- 

 vice. The four registered stallions were all sound, the two heaviest, * 

 Clydesdale and a Shire, being reported at 2,000 lbs. Service fees ranged' 

 from |8 for the grade to $12 for one of the Clydesdales and the Roadster, 

 the low fee for the grade evidently affecting adversely the average of the 

 fees throughout the township. The Roadster was described as of very good! 

 conformation, that of the others ranging from fairly good to fair. The 

 number of brood mares in the township is 500, being of Clydes'dale and 

 Roadster type, of fair average quality, and in weight 1,300 lbs. Average 

 age was 6 years. 



East Williams has fewer stallions than^ its sister township, only three 

 being located by the inspectors, and of these, one was a grade. The Clydes- 

 dale, an imported horse, scored well, and had been used on a good number 

 of mares. The Hackney was of good conformation and action, and had 

 been used on a large number of mares, of which a very high percentage- 

 were in foal. All three stallions were sound. As regards mares, they are 

 of good quality, in number about 600, of Clydesdale and Roadster type, and 

 average in weight 1,250 lbs., and in years, 8. From $10 to $15 are the 

 service fees, the higher fee being for the HacJiney. 



Two Clydesdales and a Percheron, all sound, and two of them of good 

 conformation, comprised the sires seen in Adelaide township. The aver- 

 age value of the three was $1,200. All three were imported animals. As 

 in the other townships of this county, the mares were mostly of Clydes^ 

 dale and Roadster type, of good average quality, weighing about 1,200 lbs., 

 in age averaging 8 years, and numbered some 600. $lO to $12 are paid' 

 for service fees. 



