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Sec. 6. — When a stalUon has received a serving license the 

 owner is obliged to renew his license every year ; the license is 

 only given for twelve months. If the license is not renewed the 

 sire is not allowed to be used for serving purposes again. 



Sec. 7. — The owner of a serving stallion is obliged to keep 

 a register of the mares served and an accurate description of 

 them has to be entered ; these lists are periodically checked by 

 the authorities. 



Sec. 8. — Every owner of a sire who shows him as a candidate 

 for a license pays a fee to cover the costs of the show and com- 

 mission expenses. 



Sec. 9. — The owner of a sire not having a license and using 

 the stallion for breeding purposes is fined £1 los. for every 

 individual case, and the owner of the mare is fined 15s. Should 

 it be proved that the registers are not properly kept according 

 to instructions the owner is fined 15s. in each case. 



Horse-breeding associations exist which are subsidised by 

 the Government through the Chamber of Agriculture, and these 

 purchase good brood mares at reasonable prices from the best 

 breeders. They encourage horse-breeding among the smaller 

 farmers and assist them financially, as well as with advice. There- 

 seems to be a good demand for horses. The army requires a large- 

 number for its artillery and cavalry. At a recent show of horses 

 the Government bought a large number from farmers ; the 

 average price was £62 los. ; the prices varied from ^^50 to £yo 

 chiefly for rising four-year-olds. The great iron industries and 

 coal-mines also require a very large supply of horses, and for 

 these purchasers the farmers breed the Belgian class. The 

 associations buy annually about twenty Belgian mares of the 

 very best blood and sell them to their members. At the last 

 sale ^50 to £go were paid for i J to year olds. 



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