214 PURE BRED DRAFT HORSES 
MANAGEMENT OF THE STALLION 
1 .What is the stud fee?_ 
2. On what contracts does the farm enter into in breeding outside mares? 
3. During what month of the year is the breeding season on the farm? 
4. In what condition of flesh is the stallion maintained?? 
During the breeding season_ 
During the non-breeding season_ 
5. What are the principal points looked for in selecting a breeding stal¬ 
lion? 
6. What principal points are discriminated against in selecting a breed¬ 
ing stallion? 
7. What unsoundnesses, diseases and other defects are deemed suffi 
cient to bar a stallion from breeding purposes? 
8. When are the stud colts separated from the fillies to prevent mating? 
9. When is training to lead begun? 
10. What other training is given to the stud foals? 
11. Describe briefly the different kinds of training if any of the proced¬ 
ures followed are an improvement over the ordinary methods? 
12. At what age is the stallion allowed to breed for the first time? 
13. At what age is the stallion considered mature?_ 
14. What is the number of services allowed the stallion each year at dif¬ 
ferent ages until and including the age of maturity? 
AGE 
NUMBER OF SERVICES 
