1906 REPORT ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 49 



Huron — Continued . 



averaging 1,500 lbs. ; agricultural are most numerous with 300, and light 

 total 260. 



Tn Turnbury and Morris townships the Inspectors found a large 

 percentage of good heavy draught stallion", consisting of six imported 

 Clydesdales and a grade, two imported Shires, and two Percherons, while 

 the lighter breeds were lepresented by a Hackney and four Standard-fbreds, 

 one being a grade. There is some unsoundness among both heavy and 

 light sires, and while there are some excetlent horses, including a sweep- 

 stakes winner at Toronto in 1906, the average rating is only fairly good. 

 No service fees fall below |10, and the highest is |25 for a Standard-bred. 

 Mares of agricultural type are most numerous, 400 in all; then come heavy 

 mares, 395, and light, 270. The average weight are the same as given 

 above. 



Six imported Clydesdales, an imporfted Shire, and four Standard-breds, 

 one a grade, make up the total of the stallions in the east part of HuUett 

 ^ township, and it is satisfactory to know that all are sound. Average con- 

 formation is fair, and the percentage of foals is satisE 'ctory. Three of the 

 sires are new arrivals, but for the others the fees are |10 to $15. In Hul- 

 lett, as in the last two townships under review, the agricultural type leads 

 among the mares, with the draught and light maies next respectively. In 

 the west part of HuUett township heavj- sires are most numerous, there 

 being five pure-bred Clydesdales, a Shire, and three Standard-breds. Tn 

 this section draught mares total 210; agricultural, 300, ard those of light 

 type, 205. 



Contrary to the other townships passed in review, the township of 

 Goderich leans more to the lighter breeds, as is seen by the fact that the 

 light mares outnumb. r the draught and agricultural type, takerii individ- 

 ually, and also by there being sis Standard-bred sires and a Hackney to 

 one Clydesdale and a Percheron. One sire is reported unsound and aver- 

 age quality and conformation is only fair. One grade ou^t of the three 

 staiiding for service has as low a fee as $7. The highest fee is $25. 



In Colborne and Ashfield townships the Inspectors state that they 

 found a good average lot of mares numbering, draught, 505; agricultural, 

 700, and light, 75, and averaging in weight as high as in the other town- 

 ships ; but there was a smaller percentage of really good draught stallions 

 here than in the other parts of Huron county. There are three Clydesdales 

 imported, one Canadian-bred, 3 grades of that breeding, four imported 

 Shires and a grade, two Percherons, a Suffolk Punch, and a Standard-bred. 

 There is a percentage of unsoundness, and conformation averages scarcely 

 fair. The maximum service. fee is $13 and minimum $8. 



Inspectors' Remarks: "In Huron county we find the Clvdesdale the 

 popular draught horse, there being also a fair percentage of Shires and a 

 few Percherons, one Belgian and a Suffolk Punch. The draught type of 

 mares greatly predominates. Only a small percentage are registered, but 

 the balance are a good average lot; there are very few really good light 

 mares in this county. 



"Our investigations have led us to conclude that very few really good 

 mares are bred to a'ny but Clydesdale or Shire sires. 



"With regard to a Stallion Inspection Act, we find that the views of 

 horsemen generally are that it does not go far enough. They are very much 



4 H.B. 



