1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



67 



Wellington — Concluded. 



Marks Bred to Different Classes of Stallions. 



The meeting at Fergus for the county of Wellington was held on 

 November 7th, when there was a very good attendance. The questiion of an 

 Inspection Act was discussed by the meeting, and a motion favoring the 

 same was carried by a two-thirds vote. The passing of a Lien Act was also 

 discussed, and a motion in favor of it when put to the meeting was passed 

 by a small majority. 



DUFFEEIN. 



iMelancthon township has the largest number of stallions to its credit, 

 totalling seven Clydesdales, including two grades, two imported Hackneys, 

 a grade Roadster, and a grade Coach horse. None of those seen were other 

 than sound, but conformation does not average better than fair. The low 

 service fee is again in evidence, such as |6 and $8, while the highest is |ll. 

 Not much can be said about the average quality of the mares, whether heavy 

 or light, which average 1,300 and 1,100 lbs., respectively. 



Mares in Mulmur township are mostly of the general purpose sort, are 

 v<^i very good in quality and average about 1,200 Jbd. There are seven stal- 

 lions standing for service in this section, consisting of a Canadian-bred 

 Clydesdale and a grade, an imported Shire, a French Canadian grade, a 

 Hacfcaey grade, a Standard-bred grade and a Coach grade. Six-sevenths 

 are sound, and conformation in general is fairly good, but low stud fees 

 are the rule, the limit being |8 and |10. 



Mono township has 450 mares, mostly of the general purpose type, and 

 averaging in quality about the same as in Mulmur, and also in weight. Of 

 the six sires in this township there ane four imported horses, viz., one eabh 

 of the Shire and Hackney breeds and two Cljdesdales. There is also a pure- 

 bred Coach horse and a grade Standard-bred and all are rated as sound and 

 fair in average conformation, while service fees are from |10 to $15. 



There are no more, than four stallions in Amaranth township, all sound 

 and fairly good in conformation and standing for fees running from $10 to 

 $15 and m one instance, a Standard-bred, for |25. The list comprises an 

 imported Clydesdale, two Standard-breds and a Percheron. As in the 

 sister townships mares are general purpose in type and not good in quality. 



