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112T-PIPTH MAR
WHOLR NUMMI 2t2913
To
Our Friend
and Patrons
one and 0,7 s
A kW Year'
Greeting
1 1
toh i e me a mostaie vi onmen
ti, ? Does the, d*f iorse .o 'i
des, -�� d t. ` degenerate "when he'
ere ri =1 dist sets of hi greatest I:
eel.,It he type- of moun I,
lin !u e . d the e, ,t sinoe',I
1t ' that ;,"t j.ei -draft EI
Frt°s =cast* 1 `l' s
goes ; t 4 t ads make foterrest 1
aP al ver matt who breeds lbeavyi
C ate farms.- ?Despite
oro , y g tte t in `Y Powet
''I the'horse is mor uis-
re useful,' and more i ldeteand
i
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far
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Magazine
Subject, of. horsebr
. ere perha s few of
rs who stir etifically'
r ng of draft horses.
is city of., the' people a
e 'of cee , t, tante. A'.
-ottoman ' is generally
i•
r,�e, ' For de is
epees so gr = t arid he
unities 4n o►her parts,
ti -therp are no seotioa
'stinctIve typo of dr
ared, if• w except
radian, Rthieh can hard
as�ay.aaxas,e
4 q 'N74 1 ,2'94 .1.
-a�
rs.„
ing, yet
t ! , trillion
ureue the
het great
the more-
,
eniterpri's-
he;cirown
b4 ; her
fresh o+p-
o tnviting
in whieis
burse has
e Freuchh
dignified,
i>tg amid stnou(g Share
has found some adn irerg
This horse has not appeal
Cs oadlans a,; much as has he Clydes-
dale./ He has not mated with . the
ordinary stock es satisfatoriiy as
has Oiie Clydesdale, and i3 a appear-
auc a las not as preposses ing be the
average farmer's eyes. t is true
that the Clydesdale men gained a
greet advantage when they so early
created the tastes and stabl1shed
ideals of horse conform,atio in the
mins of the farmers.,
The Shire is a typical dr t 'horse,
and ;fear size and weight es I readily
outclass the average Clydes ale. But
then the spec hens of t s breed
that were brought to Canna in ,'fie
eighties wore not what 'WO , wantedr
1. cLEA4' BR 3. Publishers
SI .00 a *read in Rikavanco
se, ; width jWe Wish You
Canada: i
d to the
Yu€reti4
Luralteam.
a,
ore'. It matters
type of ho
This as the
tides on li
ot the
ori t ' is a
qty. erst of
of a dov . stock
ENDS TO DIGER'-
EATE.
Ole i'proved horse He is
of trains and th tend -
rt ;types will nstant-
ards degeneration, unless
an mals have ben bred
for years with o e oho
Galt, 1911. Grey Ci
of the wh to spr
wi r the 'berme, ! raft to
i c
are, though, manly section
some one of the; ecogn.
br s predomhne mut w
so of the prey a eee of
hre'✓eers, has r doted p
pr uetioni of a la ge Dam
• cal! edits by the • roun
Thus certain seeti ns ha
tici. of produeib. a 'good
• drift horse and b yers ar
attracted to the section
A SPLEND ID SEC
Sluch a section hat has
We are very thankful for favors shown us during the past
year, and we feel that our efforts to furnish the best
of
out-
fitting at lowest prices, consistent with good quality, have
been fully appreciated. It affords us the greatest satisfac-
tion. We are not content with battles already wcin, how, -
ever, and during :the coming year we shall press for and to
still greater achievements. With malice toward none and
with best wishes for all,we say again --A Happy New Year.
JVST A WORD
Start the New Year with a New Fur
chosen from our big stock, starting in price
12..JO to $100.00
Plenty. of Holiday Goods Left. -- Though our.. C
trade was the largest� by far that we have ever
enced, yet a good a§sortment remains for your
0ercots....... o .... , $7.50 .up ,to
7.50 up to
sweater Coats......... 1.00 up to
Boys' Syteater Coats.. 50 up to
Sheep Lina Coats., 4,75 up
Winter Cap....... ♦.. 50 up to
Heavy 25
N'1J �11 •.._.. °'.. O i • to
a! up
of,
,
Co
at
ristMas
exp ri-
elect on
20.
18.
5.
2.
7.
les are rare --white z
se " There
I wherein.
Old leen d
iby rera-.
t[eirising
hie - the
of typi-
! farmers.
al repute,.
cess `of
iaturatly
I(lfN:
had much
snow
They were rough, too hairy legged,
and too'mitch inclined tle talo life ettsie,
fact, they were made for 'city
• tiur`den-bearing, and it I was the !Clyde,
that maid do general work' oe. the
farm and roads,that appealed to the
popes needs off OA settler *to had
to - pull stumps, plow rough lands,
team his produce over bad loads,
and drive to church with ;the one
team. •
The Suffolk Punch is another Eng-
lish fbreea that has not; gained :may
inroads onto Canadian farms. Pro-
'0.
�9-
0
0
0
THE GUN - flA*TJ
Satisfactory Clothiers,Seafor
ING C�
ew.
a
spring
Oh an
1 su
I the
of
ly
as a
atnsan
tion
ur b
hers,
fo3 e, bu
a
i •, • ved . reeds-. are of i rece t.t
P y aps the oldest proved
A .bian, bred in; North
frit: The origin '`of thel draft
i, 'tto a large extent, •> , velop-
ry. 'eyrare all p,.odueed
gland countries, another
vor f environment . deter-
t e. s Clydesdale ;, raw in
owl d d' triets of Stotland.
e h' ii and ulfol c in the 1 inland
r:: o !i E land, the +' fferent
t in France, and •t ie Bel-
n s low-lying horde ountry
e arch Sea.
!T;+ ere ' 1 'no farmer in . C
t to with sbxne certa
saale.' • Sir
Gr
ea this is es
rse •that tr
in fairly
neral is ter
h al one we
Clydesdale .w
ales, whose
rs his•kap
e in Can
wi1� name
McQueen col
affil experie
Heredity is u
environment
one. • f
reuse-
,
cus—, and
abiish_
nsmits
stant
pre -
ay in-
rld by
rogeny
t. Old
da ;that
n this
s could
ced• eye
doubt -
is,• cei-
da, who
ty on
otlr
an
I re
lie
I. Co
so
th
• by
old
Th
h
so
fro
CI3
p0
lar
th
v'
= ad.
`St
!On
To
ne-
Pr
13r
th
!up
fe
I
no
merit in thei world
ties of England h
i
ith the Morm
nimal with bo
utatiob in the
n Markham,
'ario, and, Bow
nty. It was -
of the firs
draft horse of
enterprising so
land po
Millers,' the i
s, Richardson
s and Beiths a
this section
desdale horses.
tations of th
sperous farmers
it splendid for
it is in those
notably aro
Thomas and
arioi as well
nships of Quel
er settled -dist
the provinces,
ndon, that the
Clydesdale hi
n the enterprz
breeders.
OTHER DRA
tet the i' bis
produces all
ns of It-fail—winner of championships to Canada,
feather, d:.gs and body perfect. .
ast, is th t lying
in York County,
n anville, in Durham
this secti ,e that
importat ens of
otlan i re made
s of tl at storied
idge a d hiskey.
avidson. , the Gra
n
Beatti s, Tharp -
e well 1, o names
,
n the reading of
.It is to the im-
se me ,bat tite
in the icinity owe
tion sloth; And
they p its of Can -
d • Ga t, London,
in H on Cpunty,
s in the l astekn
ee, an in those
ices in th ' great
rom $ alg ry to
general qu ity of
rse ha - epcnded
e and, delis of a
Bit E
of the Ci de. Bate
he draf h uses or
The I . wl d coon-
ve dev to ed the
b;; the
duue % in the eastern counties of Eng-
land in ge eral, and in the eduTty of
Suffolk pa titularly, the Suffolk is a
distinctive type of drafter. It is
unique in hat it has but ones oofor--
chestnut,- arying from liver mor to
sorrel; wi h rarely, if anyi white
markings. 1
THE SUFFOLK PUNC
This br d differs frim the Clydes-
dale and ; hire, in that it h = s, little
hair on it Iegs. Fewl have o eon im-
ported to _ anada, and where er ‘they
have apps . red they have ma ► e; good.
They hay.. very 'blocky bo i ii , aI
though th•y are lighter iu weight
than ei the t of the ' other Breeds.
Thep are . eeellent workers a , d have
a very tra table disposition. Besides
this they - ave great powers of en-
durance a t d ' it has often b ; the
writer's w nder why they w re not
demanded v the farmers of Canada.
The six horse team , of Belgians
shove at Toronto last Augu t, by
the ?diner farm, made many friends
for that hued. -
• Dralt horses from Co tine to
Euro:•e—thh Percheron, the retton-
pais, the, • 1 Bnelont ais ! from France,
and the Belgian, -have 1,iifluen d Cana-
dian horse; breeding mere orr ens dur-
Happy and
New Year
E also wish to thank t e public
generally for their - enereus
patrons a of this s t to r e
throughout the �eair and , iculaely
I during the Christ n ,s Seaso ▪ To us
I, it is most grat1i you It is also a
-{ splendid tribute to the sour . rea n
1 cf, the people who invest thei mo e
in Jewelry of Quality which`s ala
utely guarantees to be positi ely ;,at-
iefactory in each metat:ce. hrough-
out the coming year we puepose to
merit your conft once eyolfe ing °illy
the highest ea lity of Jew 'h yn�d
Wetchc at the owest possible price
and always under positive g, aran e t
of perfect satisfaction. " We still have
anumber of the beautiful Oalendars
". Hanle Sweet J -tome " which we will
be pleated to distribute to etch .pert
chaser at this store.
Savauge and 81911e
SEAFoRTH.•
Jewelers and Opticj
Expert Watehinakert
Phone /10a
Issuers' of Marriage Lice ses
ing our whcAe history. The I
lezeltenaite
has made a lasting iniprei€an in
some sections of Old Canada' and has
lately become more popul.ae taie
West, owing to the influx at. A
van seittlers, w1i se homeland] assoc4e
tions have largely been . w th this
breed.
In all draft horses,, the t ing
aims at is strength, comb' w
easy %ening, quali ties and general cod
solution. In one way, they are
y
is
ions differ asl to which is best. If a
perrReetly nab' r man bed mottled,
the on- j dge is the more satin-
, y wey s, The chief; eb-
n fact that ;this
in favor of apar u�
lar tyre, and so - cause dissatisfaction
by lining up all his animals to. the
one ideal. Tree, it, has much to 'rec-
ommend it, but there are more tares
Ethan t one . of the, good. drafter .and
[many a first-class animal- would lose
a placing" in such an awarding - 01
the ,ribbon. "
The work of the Government in eup-
plying expert judges when requieede
and the training of students at,the
Agricultural Colleges, to become pro-
ficient in "the art, Is adding honor and
scientific interest- to the calling ot
the judge. That man who balks
against giving reasons for his awards
is rightly looked upon with suspicion
o"p the public.
Rarely will one Bind a crowd. that
will not respect the man who justifies
his judgment by an expianatitent
whether they agree with him or not,
SOMETIMES JUDGES ARE WEAK
Two or three Cres comb to ?alb
mind. At "the3utrai Exbiib'itio a i
Ottawa - a few yeara .ice, the awairde
on Clydesdales were being placed ;�by,
three men, two welidinown OWN friNg
Chicago, and a locel man. After e
pang- of the two eareoids,
to. the dissatistaction of the rim}
the writer ventured to ask Um,
tg Chicago authority if be would bb-
jset to giving .I his remotes for
placing of the I first over the aim
`'late anawet wall an iso aa mule ,
e jOit to inc as Uncle Sara gots on
the 21st 01 'September. cs I do riot
have to give my reasota to any
who inset ask," sad he walked away.
,Naturally, suspicion. attached ith to
the award, and event afterwards
oved that it was well foundry:
, lhottet. am rare.
most pat, the judging ie
drat* or one, who is o
ea unenvialde posies TioS
1factory in
lection lies
indite may be
„ .
A proud mother of a draft beauty., T r s colt wee sired by old Mc-
Queen when ;over 21 yews old. Shown at Markbaini Fair, Ontario.
covered by the ;first requ:
strengths 'The chief business
anima�l is to pull loads, co
o have go
tried bo
[n the Ideal
if the anima
He has *wit
few can
it is necessary_
legs under a s
perfect ';horse,
the appearance
entity pleasing.
name, and which
quality. The splendid anima.
on the drays cf. Toronto,
and Vancouver 'el testify
well breeders ha a succeeded
ing strength wi h beauty- of
WHAT I , QUALITY
I asked a pro inent oftici
ringside recently to tell me
meant liy` ctuali ►y, after he
using the word rather (reel.
tifying a,. judge' • • de�esion.
was, ” that th . general ap
the hair, the co toure and t
of -the animal d notes yuan
the terms is b : ' ming . a mu
word ill the mou hs i of . many
1 ply the term explain v
cannot.
The stow -ring
make the breedi
in Canada.
traoted the br.
that are:made
the presence o
other incentive. ' The showin
horses is one Of the featur
the leading shows of Ca
=which the breed ' societies ;.
tributed much iki the ivey
At the men country and
fairs, so numerous in Cana
lass is always an attractiv
ement—:, ringside is growing more satisfilid
of, the that honor acteatet the judge of te-
feet anti : Many farmers of Canada have suet
y inI4ie ceeded in breeding up their flattest
drafter, * stock /until they ; have entered tiiis
is gene mares in the rem* and at last rim
define— . The farm ma es May have tfeen Ilia
raiWinnipeg ings. They y have hail Sithile
to how Clyde, PerchereM, iight horse or ate
in evoilir- tiere blood in their! veins. The •
outline. InOian ponies were; hardy, tough VA
:svhat Ike
ad been
in, les-
s Toler-
rie
Opin-
have done [much. if to
g of horses!. popular
bend prizes have at-
rs, ;white he ales
redly by eason of
the anima s is an -
of draft
s of all
ada eta
ye con -
Judging is d ue by one
An example will stiffice. Old Mon-
t oftthe-North Was ai noted Shire horas
and produced a Mir foal for a far*
er in Ontario County, which hae been
the scene of tbe eaeliest efforts tfa
establish draft horte breeding in C
elle. Upon this etock -were ;
steely grafted a Cltyde pedigree, 01
Sir Wiliam Wallace, Old Conquerote
Leslie fsad, and Merriment—all traporte
ed horses of merit, This gave tbe
gree and entailed them to entry
the record books.. There are niany
such recorded anitnals in Canada, ale
though much hes been done th secure
good brood netresi by liberal impoe-
From about the ear 1892 to 18e/
there was a low sPot in horse values
in the Dominion. Many farmers wete
so discouraged, with the prices that
I -many sold their bestir best breeding
i Moak and so lowered the ouality
the breeding stock on' Canadiae
farms. In those days the writer
knows of sales of plenty of 1,8004th
four-year-old mate* for $90.00, with
the above breeding. TO -day such
animal would , cotamand $250.00 at
the very least,
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