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REPORT OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION 



No. 6& 



Durham — Continued. 



Cartwright township has nine stallions within its Hmits comprising 

 three registered and two grade Clydesdales, a registered Standard-bred 

 and two grades and a French Canadian. They are all serviceably sound 

 and of good average conformation. There is not a wide rang© of service 

 fees which are |8 and |10. Mixed breeding is the rule among the maree 

 here, but there are a few registered Clydsdales. The average weight is 

 1,200 lbs. 



Bowmanville being in Darlington township, naturally swells the total 

 stallions for this section, among which are some excellent horses. With 

 three exceptions there is no unsoundness recorded against the nineteen stal- 

 lions, of which six are registered and three unregistered Clydesdales, four 

 Hackneys, four Standard-breds and a grade, and a Percheron. The 

 maximum stud fee is |25 for a Hackney and minimum $10. Among the 

 draught mares in this township are some very good animals, and the aver- 

 age quality is fair. Hackney mares are fair in quality, but other light 

 types are poor. The general average is 1,250 lbs. 



In Clarke t'ownship the breeds represented by stallions are Clydefsdale, 

 Percheron, Suffolk Punch, Hackney, and Standard-bred. Four stallioni 

 were not seen and their breeding is not given. Of Clydesdales there are 

 five, Percherons one, Suffolk Punch one. Hackneys two, and Standard-breds 

 two. All are pure-bred and sound and their average conformation is fairly 

 good. From $8 to $15 is the variation in service fees. As to the mares 

 they are of a mixed type averaging in weight 1,250 lbs., those of draugnt 

 type being good in quality, but light type are only medium. 



Stallions. 



