. Australian Garden and Field. December, 1913 .'12:5 Willie " and " Darnbv Apain," lu illustrate this contention. Year aftiT year, thoso siiws have occu jiivd ])rcn'ier places at the Royal Agricultural Society's shows in Svilnoy. Not onlv have they scoriHl in the hijjhest i)ositions, Init their stock have jijaineil excei)tion allv hii^h awa'rds in the show ring, and excellent prices at the horse sabs. The knowlcdjje of pcdijrree, stoutness, prepotency, qnality, weitrht, action and other desirable iiualifications is thus eclipsed in ijuidin'T the lirveder by absolute evi- dence o
. Australian Garden and Field. December, 1913 .'12:5 Willie " and " Darnbv Apain," lu illustrate this contention. Year aftiT year, thoso siiws have occu jiivd ])rcn'ier places at the Royal Agricultural Society's shows in Svilnoy. Not onlv have they scoriHl in the hijjhest i)ositions, Init their stock have jijaineil excei)tion allv hii^h awa'rds in the show ring, and excellent prices at the horse sabs. The knowlcdjje of pcdijrree, stoutness, prepotency, qnality, weitrht, action and other desirable iiualifications is thus eclipsed in ijuidin'T the lirveder by absolute evi- dence of the very best kind. — Serxnce Fees. — No owners of a mare should hesi- tate to pay a reasonable fee for the services of a pedijjreed sire, that is sound in sip^ht, limb and foot, and that possesses a certifi- cate of rejristration, and a good local reputation. It is at this stage that a farme'r should exhibit enough courage to resist the blan- dishments of the man with a cheap, unregistered stallion, and by so doing he is rendering yeo- man service to his country. The complete exclusion of unnegistered stallions would prove an immense gain to our farming community. Farmers have the settlement of the difficulty in their own hands, and thev can approach it with the knowledge that an inferior colt got by a cheap, imsound sire, costs as much to feed and rear as a pure- bred. The latter will always re- pay a reasonable outlay on service fees. It is a wise expenditure, even if the mare has to be sent some distance to a reputable sire. r — The Influence of the Mare. — K There is diversity of opinion Pmongst farmers as to the age at which a mare should first be stinted. Happily, adverse criti- cism has met the practice of put- ting an immature two-year-old fillv to the sire, for it is unreason- able to expect a young mare of that age, whikst still growing, to assumie the additional task of pro- ducing a foal, as both mother and foal must suffer in development. It appeals to a
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