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REPORT OF SPECIAL INX'ESTIGATIOX 



No. 65 



Grey — Coutiniied. 



given for tlie previous township. Agricultural mures 500 in number; light 

 200, and draught 130, make up the total mares reported. 



In CoUingwood township lighL sires are not much in evidence, its is 

 shown by the fact that there is only one grade Standard-bred to represent 

 their interests, while there are tive' pure-bred Clydesdales. There are 200 

 agricultural and 100 draught mares kept in the township. The stullions 

 have fair average conformation and all are sound, and they ftand for $9 

 in one case and |10 in the rest. 



Proton township is again a great district for the heavy breeds, of wliich 

 there are the following representatives : ten Clydesdales, and a Shire, while 

 oilier liTfeds are Thoroughbreds two, Standard-bn.Mls one and Ffennh (.ana- 

 dian one. All are pure-bred and all sound except one, and conformation 

 is fair on the average. Stud fees a,re from -fS to |10. The mares found here 

 are of about the usual fair quality and weight, the agricultural type lead- 

 ing in number with 500, draught come next with 250 and light last with 200. 



Artem.esia township contains a representation of several breeds varjdng 

 from ClvdesJale, Shire, Belgian, Hackney, French Coach, and Standard- 

 bred, to a Shetland pony sire. While there aie some good sires here there is 

 still room for improvement, both as to conformation and soundness, no less 

 lli:i.-i 1^\ (J- sevenths being reported as not qualifying for soundness. We !ind a 

 pure-ljred Clydesdale standing for i^G, a grade for •'JS and the balance for fees 

 varying from $10 to $25, the latter for a Hackney. As regards purity of 

 blood, the standing is eleven registered and three grades, ilares number 

 1,1«S2, being composed of 600 of agricultural type, 382 of draught, and 200 

 of light mares. 



Stallions. 



Breeding. 



(1 



Clydesdales, Imported 



Clydesdales, Canadian-bred .... 



Grades, Clydesdale 



Shires, Imported 



Percherons 



Percherons, Canadian-bred 



Gra:des, Percheron and Shire 



Percheron. 2 Shires) 



Hackneys, Imported 



Grades, Hackney 



Standard-breds, Imported 



Roadsters, Canadian-bred 



Grades, Roadster 



Thoroughbreds, Canadian-bred.. . . 



Grades, Thoroughbred 



Frencn Coach, French Canadian, 



and (Trades, (1 French Coach, 1 



French Canadian, 1 Grade) 



Belgians and Grades (2 Pure-breds 



1 Grade ) 



Shetland Ponv 



I_ 



33 

 23 

 7 

 3 

 5 

 1 



3 



,5 

 2 

 7 

 3 

 II 

 4 

 1 



1,850 

 1,630 

 1,470 

 1,975 

 1,820 

 1,600 



1,550 

 1,310 

 1,250 

 1,080 

 1,100 

 1,130 

 1,050 

 1,300 



1,330 



1,S75 

 350 



Totals 115 







8,857 



11 



9 

 11 

 12 



12 

 9 

 12 

 11 

 9 

 12 

 12 



10 

 10 



