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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 65 



Haiton. — Concluded. 



Maees Bhed to Different Classes of Stallions. 



The public meeting for Haiton v/as held at Milton on October the 11th. 

 All the speakers recognized that there was room for great iniprovement in 

 horse breeding in Haiton county. The syndicating of stallions was very 

 strongly condemned, and those present thought that there should be an in- 

 spection of all stallions before they were allowed to stand for service, some 

 favoring a license fee, while others seemed to think that the stallion owner 

 had. enough expenses at present. 



Wentwoeth. 



In the towtiships of East and West Flamboro nine stallions are standing 

 for service, and out of these there are two Thoroughbreds, both of excellent 

 type, two grade Eoadsters, two pure-bred Percherons, a grade Carriage horse, 

 a Shire and a German Coach horse. Seven are serviceably sound, and the 

 conformation and quality of most of them is u|p to the average. $8 to $10 

 are charged for service fees in most instances. Mares are poor in type and 

 quality, averaging 6 years old, and 1,150 lbs. in weight. The Inspectors 

 speak highly ^of the Thoroughbred sires, but think that some of the other 

 sires should have been gelded. About twenty regisltered mares were found 

 in the township. 



There is Bot one sire heavier than a Percheron to be found in Beverly 

 township. The list is made up of two Thoroughbreds, three Carriage stal- 

 lions, a French-Canadian, a Roadster, a German Coach, and a Percher- 

 on. Only one case of unsoundness is reported, but quality and conformation 

 is below what it should be. Fees foi* service range from $8 to $15. There 

 are about 20 registered Clydesdale and Shire mares in this township, the bal- 

 ance being of a rather common tyjie, averaging 1,150 lbs. in weight. Re- 

 porting on this township the Inspectors say : "We only found one imported 

 horse here, and the stallions in general are not a very good class for the 

 farmers to breed to. As there are a number of registered heavy mares it is 

 important that there be good imported stallions of the same breeds to mate 

 witn them." 



Out of the nine stallions in the City of Hamilton and surrounding town- 

 ship of Barton, one-third are not sound, while one is 21 years old, and another 

 11 years. Two are Thoroughbreds, three Standard-breds, one a Shire, one 

 a Percheron, and the remaining one a grade. Their average for breeding 

 purposes is low. The mares in this section are not of good type or quality. 



