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PURE BRED DRAFT HORSES 
4. Stud Fee. Breeding Contracts 
Those which reported a stud fee of $20.00 alone are the Arngib- 
bon Farm, G. Andrews and Son, Hayfield Farm, the Michigan Agricul¬ 
tural College, the University of Wisconsin, and Thomas Kiddoo’s Farm. A 
higher rate of $25.00 is charged by the Hawthorn Farm, Raboin Pioneer 
Stud Farm, Gossard Breeding Estates, Lakewood Farm, White Oak Stock 
Farm, Ritchie Stock Farm, Longwood Farm, and by the Universities of 
Minnesota, Cornell, and Illinois. At the Longview Stock Farm the rate 
is $30, while at the Woodside Farm, Selma Farm, and at the Iowa State 
College it is $50. The Lefebure Sons’ Co. gives the rate at $100, the Maple- 
grove Farm at $150, while both the Oakdale Farm (for Farceur) and 
Irvinedale Farm, each collects for stud fee $200. The stud fees at the 
Petoila Stock Farm are: one at $50; two at $25; four at $20; at the Maple 
Lawn Farm: $20-35; at the Oaklawn Farm: $15-100; at the University 
of Missouri: $15-25; at the J. H. Serven and Son: Jasmine, $100; others, 
$15 and $20; and at the Holbert Farms: $15 on barn; $20 on road. 
A review of the survey reveals a variety of contracts entered into by 
both owners of the stallion and outside mares, such as are indicated in 
the items shown opposite the farms 
FARMS 
Cornell University 
Gossard Breeding Estates 
J. H. Serven and Son 
Lakewood Farm 
Maplegrove Farm 
Maple Lawn Farm 
Oaklawn Farm 
Pentoila Stock Farm 
Raboin Pioneer Homestead Farm 
University of Wisconsin 
University of Missouri 
Woodside Farm 
White Oak Stock Farm 
University of Illinois 
Irvinedale Farm 
Lefebure Sons’ Co. 
Oakdale Farm 
Ritchie Stock Farm 
listed below: 
CONTRACT STATEMENTS 
“Guarantee with foal.” 
“$5 at service and balance, $20, when 
mare is proven pregnant.” 
“We guarantee a colt to be all right.” 
“$5 when mares are bred; $10 when 
she proves in foal and $10 when 
colt is dropped.” 
$50 down and $100 when foal is 
dropped. 
“In some cases we guarantee the foal 
to stand and suck at so much; in 
other cases to get the mare in foal.” 
“Pay at time of service, but get a foal 
for money.” 
“Living colt for all horses except the 
$50 horse, the same within county, 
out of county or state $50, cash, but 
guarantee to settle mare or money 
returned.” 
“For living colt” (verbal). 
“No risks.” 
“$15 to insure in foal—$25 living 
foal.” 
“Cash at service, return privilege if 
mare proves not to be in foal.” 
“To insure.” 
“Cash when first bred.” 
“Cash.” 
“None.” 
“$100 right away and then $100 more 
at foaling time with live foal.” 
“I try to make everyone satisfied.” 
