1906 ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 29 



Wentworth — Continued. 



not over 1,100 lbs. on the average. One reason for this given by tbe Inspec- 

 tors is tbat breeders are paying too much attention to race horses. The gen- 

 eral run of service fees is |10 to |15, with one owner quoting $25. 



A Percheron, a Roadster, and a Standard-bred comprise the sires in 

 Saltfle€it Township, the last named being of good type, and others fair. Two 

 are reported sound,, and their service fees run from |8 to |12. As regards 

 the mares, these are of a poor light type not fitted for farming operations. 

 '"There seems to be very little breeding in Saltfleet Township" is the report 

 of the Inspectors. 



The Inspectors state : "We found a rather better class of horses in Bin- 

 brook Township, but there is still room for improvement. Farmers seem to 

 have no fixed type. More heavy horses could be bred with advantage here. 

 Aiares are fair in type and quality, averaging 1,100 lbs. in weight." It is 

 creditable that all the stallions standing for service are sound. Among them 

 are a grade of Clydesdale blood, and another of French-Canadian. The 

 breeding of the rest is : Standard-breds, three ; English Coach, one ; and 

 Hackney, one. In conformation they average fairly good. The fees for the 

 two grades are |7 and |8 respectively and for the pure-breds from $10 to $15. 



Not one heavy stallion was inspected in Glanf ord Township, and farm- 

 ers apparently are paying very little attention to horse breeding. The In- 

 spectors report that some good heavy stallions and mares would be a good in- 

 vestment for farmers and breeders here. At present the mares are of no 

 special breeding, and only average fair in quality, having an average weight 

 of about 1,150 lbs. The rating of the stallions used is, on the whole, rather 

 medium, but all are sound They include a Hackney, two Stundard-breds, 

 a grade German Coach, and a grade Carriage horse. Fees vary from $10 

 to $15. 



Breeders in Ancaster Township are turning their attention more to breed- 

 ing heavy horses and three Clydesdales were among the seven sires on service 

 here. One is a Welsh pony, rated good, one a Percheron, one a Carriage 

 horse, and two Roadsters (one being a grade). They are nearlj all sound 

 and score fairly well; service fees range from $10 to $15. There are twenty- 

 one imported mares in the township, besides several registered Canadian- 

 bred Clydesdale mares, and the general type and quality are fairly good. 



InspectfiTis' Remarks : "In Wentworth farmers seem to have no fixed 

 type. Far too many are breeding to light sires for the best interests, of the 

 horse industry. While we think that this county is one in which light horses 

 can be raised with profit, yet too many farmers are making a mistake in 

 breeding mares of a fair farm type to light road horses, some of which have 

 very little breeding." 



