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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 65 



Waterlvo — Continued. 



In WoolTvich township only a Clydesdale and Standard-bred, botli 

 good in conformation and sound, stand for service at 113 and $1- ^^P^'J'" 

 tively. They both score well and are apparently successful sires. Ut the 

 267 mares, part are of Clydesdale blood and part of Roadster, averaging 

 in weight respectively 1,300 and 1,100 lbs. Quality is fair and their aver- 

 age age is 9 years. 



Welleslev township is better ofi as regards numbers of stallions m its 

 borders, some of which, of course, take in other districts not so well served 

 locally. There are sis Clydesdales (one a grade), a Thoroughbred grade, 

 two Standard-bred grades, and a Coach grade in this township. Sis of 

 these are stated to be good individuals, both as regards conformation and 

 action. Service fees range from |10 to |15. The type of mare found is 

 general purpose, weighing about 1,200 lbs., but quality is inferior. 



Waterloo township is another well furnished with sires, ten Tho- 

 roughbreds being found in one s'-able. It is also favored with some Stan- 

 dard-bred sires of the best quality, thirteen of which, together with some 

 good Clydesdales and Hackneys were in pected in one stable, and it is 

 worthy of note that out of 103 animals examined there, not one was found 

 unsound. Besides these there are in the township a pure-bred Shire, four 

 riydesdales (one a grade), and a Standard-bred grade. Not all are sound, 

 but their conformation is generally fairly good. As low as |5 and from |10 

 to ■fl5 are the usual service fees. In some cases, however, they are from 

 $25 -lO S50. The general run of the mares in this township are of the gen- 

 eral purpose class. 



The sires represented in Wilmot township are two Clydesdales, three 

 Percherons, a Hackney, and three Standard-breds. Two of the sires could 

 not be seen as they were away from home when the Inspectors paid their 

 vi.^it. Average conformation is fair, and there is some unsoundness. Stud 

 fees vary from i^S to .f20. The mares, as in most of the townships in Water- 

 Ion, are of general purpose class and are not very good in quality. 



A pure-bred and grade Clydesdale, both sound, were the only stallions 

 seen in North Dumfries township, and the stud fee is ."^lO in each case. 

 Thrre are a few goOd registered Clydesdale mares owned in this township, 

 which lire dependent on outside stallions for service. Mo^t of'the mares 

 are of the genej: 1 purpose type and deficient in quality. 



Rt,-vluons. 



Breeding. 



Ch'ileJ^ilules and Shires, Imported 

 (7 Olyde.sdales, 1 Shire) 



Clydc-JiUdes, Canadian-bred 



( Trade,-, Clyilesdale 



Percherons 



Hackneys, Imported 



8tandard-breds, Imported 



Roadsters, Canadian - bred and 

 Grades (1 Roadster, 3 Roadster 

 Grades, 2 Coach Grades) 



Thoroughbreils and Grades (10 Pure 

 bred, 1 grade) 



Totals 





g 



7 

 4 

 5 

 3 

 16 



11 



60 



1,800 

 1,740 

 1,400 

 1,700 

 1,300 

 1,050 



1,150 

 1,040 



