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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 65 



Lambton - Continued. 



Two Eoadsters, a Clydesdale, and a Percheron represent tlie breeds as 

 sires in Sombra township, which contains 700 mares, general purpose and 

 mixed in type and not very good in conformation or quality. They aver- 

 age 1,050 lbs., and average age is 9 years. The stallions are all sound, and 

 are fair in (onformation and action. They are all grades. Fees are low 

 from $7 to |10. 



Medium is the quality of the mares in Dawn township, which average 

 1,150 lbs. in weight, and are of a medium Clydesdale type, some having 

 Roadster and Shire characteristics. Their average age is 8 years. There 

 are only three stallions in the township, two Clydesdales (one a grade), 

 and a Shire, the latter in his first season. They do not average very high 

 in ratirg, ;ind service fees average from |8 to .fl5, the former for the grade. 



In Enniskillen township, sires of the heavy breeds are in the majority, 

 there being five Clydesdales (two being grades), one Shire, two Roadsters, 

 and a French Canadian. Wiih four exceptions the quality is not extra 

 good, but all are fairly sound. In ages, they range from 2 to 9 years, and 

 service fees from |8 to |12. The percentage of foals is fairly good in most 

 eases. Mares total 1,200, and are of Clydesdale and Roadster type. Their 

 average weight is 1,200 lbs., quality fair and average age 7 years. 



Stallions. 



Breeding. 



Clydesdales, Imported 



Clydesdales, Canadian-bred 



Grades, Clydesdale 



Shires, Imported 



Grades, Shire 



Percherone, Imported and Grades. 



(2 Pure-bred, 1 Grade) 



Hackneys, Imported 



Standard-breds, Imported 



Roadsters, Canadian-bred 



Grades, Roadster 



Thoroughbreds, Imported . 

 German Coach Horses 



French Canadian, and Grades andi 

 Cleveland Bay (1 French Cana- 

 dian, 1 Grade French Canadian,! 

 1 Grade Cleveland Bay) 



Totals 



J3 



a 



55 



16 



n 



9 

 3 

 2 



3 



2 

 9 

 5 



13 

 1 

 3 



80 



CD J^ 



is * o 



1,760 



1,740 

 1,475 

 1,930 

 1,625 



1,460 

 1,250 

 1,167 

 1,150 



1,050 

 1,300 

 1,350 



1,375 





10 

 7 



9 



5J 



10 



7 



7 

 20 

 13 



2 . 



> o 



AH 



All, 

 All 

 All 

 All 



All 

 All 

 All 

 All 



All 

 All 

 All 



6 : All 



d 



a 



« e C 

 ^^ S c 



> O *» 



Medium 



good. . . . 



Fair 



Fair 



Good 



Fair 



Medium 



good. . . . 



Good 



Good 



Fairly 



good. . . . 

 Very Fair. 



Fair 



Medium 



good. . . . 



Fairly 

 good 



« . 



a) g oj 



j= a > 



a "s ® 



g O Ol 



1,650 



1,287 



542 



393 



156 



272 

 189 

 675 



245 

 661 



75 



225 



196 

 6,565 



tiC-r- 

 05 >■ 



11 



10 



8 

 12 

 10 



9 

 12 

 12 



10 



9 



10 



11 



10 



