1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



IS 



Elgin — Continued. 



and Roadster type, and in quality fair. Their average age i.s 8 years. Road- 

 ster aires predominate, being five in number, but of these three are grades; 

 Hackneys arp four in all, one being a grade; Percherons number two, and 

 Thoroughbreds one. No information could be obtained about one horse which 

 witn its owner was away from home. Most are sound, but two were very old. 

 Fees are |10, |11, |13 to |15. The average quality is fair. 



The Inspectors' report as to the mare stock in Bayham Township is not 

 at all favorable, the 500 mares there being in quality bad, in type the same, 

 and only averaging 950 lbs. in weight, their average age being 10 years. 

 Roadster stallions number four out of six sires in use, and of these two are 

 grades. There is also one Thoroughbred and a Percheron. Fees are as low 

 as |5, $12 being the maximum sum. 



in Aldboro' Township mares are of a somewhat heavier type, the greater 

 number being general purpose, with others of a Clydesdale type. About 

 1,150 is the average weight, quality being medium. The number kept is 

 about 1,200, the average age being 9 years. Two Clydesdales, two Roadsters, 

 a Hackney and a French Canadian (two being grades) form the total of the 

 sires kept. With one exception they are sound. One is well on in years. 

 Conformation and action of four are good. As. low as |7 is charged for fees, 

 but the maximum is |15. 



Stallions. 



Breeding. 



Clydesdales, Imported 



Clydesdales, Canadian-bred 



Shires, Imported 



Percherons 



Hackneys, Imported 



Hackneys, Canadian-bred . . ...... 



Grades, Hackney 



Standard-breds, Imported 



Roadsters, Canadian-bred . . ...... 



Grades, Roadster 



Thoroughbreds, Imported 



Grades, Thoroughbred 



German Coach Horses, and French 

 Canadian and Grade French 

 Canadian (1 German, 1 French, 

 Canadian, 1 French Canadian 

 Grade) 



Total 



.a . 

 02 



5 c 



o .a 



-*^ 



m a 

 V o 



10 

 10 

 11 



13 



All. 

 All. 

 All. 

 All . 

 All. 



All. 



All. 



All. 



All . 

 4 . 

 All. 



All. 



Good . . . . 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 



Good.... 

 Fairly 

 good. 



Fairly 



good . 

 Medium . 

 Good. . . . 



Fair 



Fair 



Fair 





Medium. 



847 

 354 

 110 

 484 

 196 



135 



209 



160 



154 



232 



40 



> w 



14 

 10 

 15 

 15 

 15 



15 



15 



11 



10 

 10 

 10 



229 ! 10 

 3,160 i 



