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CANADAS AID TO BREEDING DETAILS OF PLAN BY WHICH THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY WILL BE BENEFITED. Government to Pay 50 Annually to Keepers of Approved Thoroughbred Stallions — Inspection and Registry Provided For. Ottawa, Ont., Juno 27. — The news given out here td the effect that the government baa decided to aid Hie horse -breeding industry in Canada by giving a Imiuiih to thoroughbred sires placed within reach of f»m marcs is particularly pleasing to the organizers of the National Bureau of Breeding, who have worked Ho years :uid a half to bring this about, backed by over one hundred thousand farmers and breeders from coast to coast. This decision of the Ministry of Agriculture means that Canada will soon take her rightful place as *. country producing utility horses. It iiiso means that the English remount problem, not to s|M-ak of the Canadian cavalry horse problem de-s rilied by General French, will soon lie a great deal elesjhr to solution. In taking this step Canada shows Mm same progressive attitude already displayed by Fiance. Germany. Russia, Austria-Hungary and other countries. It also means that the burden of the National Bureau will lie considerably lightened and that more sires will be sent out. The conditions under which the grant is given are all in the interests of the farmer ::iid breeder. All stallions must pass government in-siieetion once a year and a service fee of not more than o for cold-blooded mares must be charged. The stallions must be registered with the National Live Stock Records of Ottawa and must l e thoroughly eds. The National Bureau of Breeding is doing much to establish the thoroughbred horse on a tirm basis in Canada, and lias linked it up with a plan of imperial _. defense, as in Europe. Tie- full text of the govern - B i.ei.t proposition Is as follows: 1 All horses on account of which aid is given by the department must be registered in the Tnoroajch-bted Stud Book of the Canadian National Live Stock Kecords. £ Horses shall be of good size, quality and conformation and shall be free from all hereditary unsoundness: tliese conditions to he ensured by submission annually at a thorough, careful examination, cither at the hands of the Veterinary Director Genet al or such other members of the veterinary staff of The department, or other persons as the minister may from time to time appoint for this purpose. CO Horses so approved shall Ik? duly and properly .•dvertised to stand for service of mares, under the ordinary and general conditions usual in the districts in which they are to be kept. at. an annual service fee except in the case of thoroughbred mares of not more than .0 to insure, such service fee to become due and payable only when marc proves to be in foal. Any person, linn or eorporatfcja owning or controlling any thoroughbred stallion in regard to which :ill of Hie conditions above set forth shall have been duly Mid properly fulfilled shall, on production of satisfactory evidence thereof and of the fact that a reasonable number of naivs, other than thoroughbred inures, have t . en served during the season, be entitled to receive at the close of each such season the sum of 8SB6 from the funds of the Live Stock Branch. If. in the event of a horse dying or ln-com-ing Incapacitated for service during the season, an approved substitute is immediately placed in the same district, the minister may. after due consideration, authorize the payment of the subsidy SlWVe mentioned. The necessary forms will be furnished on application to the Veterinary Director General ami Live Stock Commissioner, Department of Agriculture. Ottawa.
