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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 65 



Elgin — Concluded. 



Southwold. 



Dunwich' . . 

 Yarmouth . 



Malahide 



Bayham . . 

 Aldboro . 



Total. 



Mares. 



3,150 



Draught, General Purpose and 



Roadster 



Two per cent, light, rest Draught . . 

 General Purpose, Roadster and a \ 



few draught i 



Inclined to be light Hackney and 



Roadster 



Bad, very light 



General Purpose and leaning to 



Clydesdale 



Mares Bred to Different Classes of Stallions. 



Public meetings in the County of Elgin were held at Aylmer on October 

 ,7th, and at St. Thomas on November 9th. 



At the Aylmer meeting the majority of those present were in favor of 

 istallions being licensed and registered, and it was also the opinion of the 

 meeting that if an Inspection Act was enforced by the Government, there 

 would be no difference whether a horse were syndicated or bought by a pri- 

 vate individual. It was suggested that more time be devoted to questions 

 relating to the breeding of horses at Farmers' Institute meetings, or that a 

 special series of educational meetings should be held. It was stated that the 

 sale of top many good mares, the use of too many poor stallions, the indiscrim- 

 inate breeding of horses, and the importation of western horses, all contri- 

 buted to the depreciation of the quality of our horses. 



At the St. Thomas meeting it was resolved that the report prepared and 

 presected by the St. Thomas and Elgin Hoise Association be 'adopted. 

 This report stated that resolutions had been passed favoring the syndicating 

 of stallions, in favor of a Stallion Inspection Act, and in favor of the Gov- 

 ernment giving prizes for mares at horse shows and fairs in the County of 

 Elgin. 



