10 REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION No. 65 



Middlesex — Conti' uid. 



Out of the eigkt stallions in Lobo township (one of which was a grade), 

 four were registered Clydeidales, three being imported. The German 

 Coach stallion seen was of excellent conformation, and had good action, 

 and had proved a successful foal getter. Of the two Roadsters, one was 

 good, the other being undersized, and only fair in conformation. Service 

 fees were from |9 to |15. The average quality of the mares in this town- 

 ship, which average 1,200 lbs. in weight, and are of the Clydesdale and 

 Roadster type, is fair, and average age is 7 years. 



Caradoc township makes a good showing in point of numbers of stal- 

 lions. Out of the thirteen inspected, six were Clydesdales, four Roadsters, 

 one a Percheron, one a Thoroughbred, and one an Arabian. Of these, four 

 were grades or unregistered. A large proportion were out for their first 

 season here, so that no record of their value as sires could be obtained. 

 With one exception all were sound. The mares kept in this township are 

 of the draught and general purpose type, weighing about 1,100 lbs., and 

 are fair in quality, with an average age of 7 years. Service fees are from 

 18 to |15. 



Metcalfe township is fairly well provided with sires, fairly equally 

 divided between light and heavy breeds, the light somewhat preponderat- 

 ing. Three Roadsters, three Clydesdales, and one Coach stallion make up 

 the list. The Clydesdales score highest in conformation and quality, and 

 all are sound or fairly so. Here, again, the majority of the sires had put 

 in their first season, and so no idea of their breeding abilities could be 

 secured. Of those that had been standing for service more than one sea- 

 son, the percentage of foals was fairly good. The stud fees were from $10 

 to |15. The average weight of mares was no higher than 1,100 lbs.,; qual- 

 ity fair, they being of a light or very slightly Clydesdale type. About 

 750 is the number of mares kept. Their average age is 8 years. 



Mosa is a township with horses of a distinctly light type, hence the 

 sires used are mostly of the lighter order. One Thoroughbred, two Road- 

 sters, a grade Roadster, a German Coach, two Percherons, a Clydesdale, 

 and a Clydesdale grade constitute the list. All but one are reported sound. 

 Here, again, the service fee ranged from |10 to |15, the majority charg- 

 ing the lower fee. The mares in this township are described as partly 

 general purpose, and partly Roadster in type. Their average quality is 

 fair. Their average weight is about 1,100 lbs., and age, 8 years. 



Ten to fifteen dollars is also the range of service fees in Ekfrid town- 

 ship, where there are only four stallions, two apiece of Roadsters and of 

 Clydesdales, all sound and, as far as tested, fairly reliable sires. About 

 600 mares are kept, being of a Roadster type, with some inclined to a 

 general purpose conformation. Their average age is 7 years, and weight, 

 1,100 lbs. 



West Nissouri with its 1,000 mares of Roadster and Clydesdale type, 

 averaging 1,200 lbs. in weight, leans towards the heavy type of sire, no 

 less than 7 out of the 11 visited being Clydesdales, four imported, and 

 three Canadian bred. There is also a Hackney kept for service for the first 

 season, two Roadsters (one a grade) and a French sire. While most of the 

 sires are young, one is 20 years old, and another 11. Most of them are re- 

 ported sound. The fees are as low as |8, and up to $15. The average age 

 of the mares is 7 years. 



In North Dorchester township, while the type of mare is of the gen- 

 eral purpose, Roadster and Hackney style, the tendency is to use mostly 

 Clydesdale or Shire stallions, while two Hackneys have also put in their 



