526 



Live Stock in Switzerland 



Welsh pony, selecting- stout, roomy, short-legged, well-bred 

 mares of the right stamp, carefully mating the progeny, select- 

 ing all the mares from which stock of the right stamp are 

 bred, continuing to breed strictly within these lines, even 

 though comparatively close at first, until the breed is 

 thoroughly established, and jealously preserving it when once 

 it is so, unless any falling-off should be observed in the spirit 

 and pluck of the breed, when temporary recourse could again 

 be had to the right class of thoroughbred. 



That horses of such a stamp would eventually pay better 

 than thoroughbreds there is, in the Chief Inspector's view, 

 no doubt, for not only is there a large demand for them for 

 ordinary use, as well as for cavalry and police, but India, 

 China, South Africa, and England will, he thinks, be buyers 

 for far more horses of this description than New South Wales 

 or the other colonies can breed. Mr. Bruce recognises, however, 

 that the establishment of a confirmed breed of high class 

 saddle horses w^ould take a considerable time even if the 

 enterprise were taken up at once, and he therefore suggests 

 that steps should be taken to remedy the defects of the 

 thoroughbred as a sire by a modification of the rules of racing. 

 In his opinion this might be effected by legislation which 

 would lay down such length of races and such weights, 

 according to the class and age of the horses, as would prevent 

 any but stout, useful, weight-carrying, long-distance horses 

 from going on the Turf; and thus provide suitable sires for 

 the production of saddle and light harness horses of a similar 

 stamp. 



Live Stock in Switzerland. 

 The following table shows the results of the enumeration 

 of the live stock in Switzerland on the 19th April, 1901, with 

 the corresponding figures for earlier years : — 



Live Slock. 



1901. 



1896. 



1886. 



1876. 



Horses - 



Mules .... 



Asses .... 



Cattle 



Swine - 



Sheep 



Goats - 



Bee-Hives 



124,869 

 3,077 

 1,789 



1,340,375 

 555,26i 

 219,438 

 354,634 

 242,544 



108,969 

 3,125 

 1,740 

 1,306,696 



566,974 

 271,901 



4i5,8i7 

 254,109 



98,622 

 2,742 

 2,046 

 1,212,538 



394,917 

 341,804 

 416,323 

 207,384 



100,935 



3,H5 

 2,113 

 1,035,930 

 334*5 '5 

 367,549 

 396,055 

 177,825 



