DISTRICT NO. 4. 



Counties — Perth, Waterloo, Wellington and Dufferin. 



Inspectors.— 'Wm. Jones, Zenda ; Peter Christie, M.P., Manchester, 

 (Perth, Waterloo, South a'nd Centre Wellington) and John A. Boag, Eaven- 

 shoe, (East and West Wellington, and Dufferin). 



Perth. 



Perth is a county in which there are a number of breeders and importers 

 of good horses, mostly Clydesdales. There are also several Hackneys, Per- 

 cherons, Belgians and Standard-breds. In Downie townships, St. Paul's is 

 the centre, of a good horse district, and there were found five Clydesdales, a 

 Standard-bred and a grade Shire. The effect of the presence of good sires 

 is seen in the fact that evefn for the grade the service fee is not lower than 

 $10, and it ranges from |12 to |15 in the other cases. There is one instance 

 of unsoundness. The Inspectors report of the mares found here, 345 in 

 number, that many of them are registered and are of a good class of Clydes- 

 dale type. The good stallions kept here have been of ^ great value to the 

 heavy horse business in Downie. Mares average 1,400 lbs. in weight. 



Blanshard is another township well known as a good horse centre, 

 especially for heavy horses. It is gratifying to find that of the 'nine stal- 

 lions standing for service here not one is unsound, and the average confor- 

 mation is good. The majority of stallion owners charge a fee of |15, some 

 .$10, and one |20. There are five imported Clydesdales, an imported Hack- 

 ney, a Percheron, and two Standard-breds. Mares in Blanshard are mostly 

 a very good lot, especially those of the heavy class, although it is said that 

 farmers have sold off their best mares, especially near St. Mary's. The 

 average weight of those of heavy type is 1,400 lbs., and of light type 

 1,100 lbs. 



While there are not quite so many stallions in Hibbert township, they are 

 all Clydesdales, imported, of a good serviceable age, good in conformation and 

 all sound and stand for fees ranging from |10 to f 15. Mares in this township 

 ship are, so the Inspectors report, improving in quality and conformation, 

 quite a number of good young mares having been bred this last season. The 

 average weight of the mares is 1,400 lbs. and their average quality is fair. 



Fullarton township has had the benefit of having brought i'nto it an 

 excellent class of stallions, some of which are also to be found in adjoining 

 townships, where they are doing good service. Out of the 18 stallions here, 

 ten are Clydesdales owned by one importer and there are two imported 

 Clydesdales besides these. There is also an imported Hackney, an imported 

 Shire, a Hackney grade, a Percheron, a Standard-bred, and a grade of the 

 last named breeding. All are sound and mostly good in conformation and 

 action and with three exceptions, in which the fee is |10, the standard fee 

 is |15. In this township farmers are breeding the heavy mares to heavy sires 

 and light mares to light sires, not as in some other districts breeding indis- 

 criminately. Mares are in general of Clydesdale type, and average 1,400 

 lbs. in weight. 



Heavy sires are in the majority in Logan townshin as well, where there 

 are three imported Clydesdales, a Percheron, a grade Shire and a grade 

 Eoadster, standing for service fees from $8 to $15. All horses inspected are 

 reported sound and of good conformation. Mares are of fair quality a'nd 

 average in weight the same as in the other' townships of Perth. 



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