1906 



ON HORSE BREEDING IN ONTARIO. 



87 



Hastings — Continued, 



disqualifying of unregiatered sires. Much evidence is forthcoming where 

 croaa-bred horsea have given better results than some of those registered. 



^ J ni ^^® townships of Elzevir, Madoc, and Marmora there are three 

 pure-bred Clydesdales, an imported Hackney, a Clydesdale, grade, two Stan- 

 dard-bred grades, and a French-Morgan horse. The inspectors state that 

 some are very good horses, and that farmers are taking more interest as to 

 the stallions used. Stud fees are from |7 to |12. All horsemen here think 

 A stallion; Inspection Act the most practical thing. 



The quality^ of some of the imported stallions comes in for severe criti- 

 cism, as their progeny compares unfavorably with those of Canadian-bred, 

 and even cross-bred stallions. Here as elsewhere lack of judgment in the 

 selection of suitable sires to mate with the type of mares on hand has led to 

 failure. Opinions as to the amount of license fee differ,, but all agree as to 

 the expediency of a license law. There are some very good general purpose 

 mares in these townships, but a large number are too small to give good 

 results when mated to heavy sires. 



There are only three pure-bred sires in Rawdon and Huntingdon town- 

 ships, one an imported Clydesdale, one. an English Coach, horse, and the 

 third a Standard-bred. Of grades there are three Cljdesdales, three French, 

 and a Standard-bred and a Percheron. Some of the grades are good-looking 

 horses, but are not well enough bred to prove good sires. There is some 

 unsoundness among them. They stand for fees from $6 up to |10, and one 

 is quoted,^ at |25. Mares vary in quality, there being some good, useful ones 

 aeen„but too few show signs of breeding among the heavy class. The Coach 

 and Roadster average up better. 



In the townships in the northern part of Hastings county there are three 

 pure-bred Clydesdales, a pure-bred Shire, and a Percheron and French 

 Canadian grade respectively, all sound except one, but only just fair in 

 conformation. There are four syndicate horses among them purchased at 

 ipretty high figures. They serve for fees from $5 to $10. 



Stallions. 



Breeding. 



> o 

 a 

 •Xt 



'Clydesdales, Imported 



■Clydesdales, Canadian-bred 



Grades, Clydesdale 



Shires, Imported and Grades of 

 Shire breeding 



-Grades, Percheron 



Hackneys, Imported and Canadian- 

 bred (2 Imported, 1 Canadian- 

 bred) 



Standard-breds, Imported 



Eoadsters, Canadian-bred 



Grades, Koadster 



Grades, German Coach 



French and English Coach 



<3-rade8, English Coach 



Grades, French Canadian 



Totals 



6... 

 4 .. 

 All. 



All. 

 2... 



$ 



10 

 10 



7 



7 



7 



14 

 16 

 10 



13 



10 



7 



