Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-03

Copyright, 1906, by Frank c. Carpen-
teri
- ALGARY, Alnerta.--Calgary Is
the capital of the cowboy country
OF the Wild Canadian west What
YVES once known as the Great
American desert extends from Montana
north into Canada 1t comprises re-
glon more than twice as large as Ohio
running from the Rocky mountains
eastward, devoted to grazing The land
though semi-arId Is covered with the
richest OF grasses and II Is now sup
porting hundreds OF thousands Of cattle
horses sheep and hogs. According to
the last census there were million cat
tie In Manitoba and the northwest, a
little more than third that many
horses and about 100000 hogs and
sheep. Large herds are now brought
from Texas here 10 be fed and more
than 49, 600 beeves were shipped on the
hoof last year from Calgary TO England.
Just north Of this region there IL a
dairy country where they are establish
ing creameres with government assist
ance, and where they expect TO raise
butter and cheese for British Columbia
and the orient.
THE GREAT CANADIAN RANGE.
These stockmen claim to have moro
grazing lands than We have. ! have
Travelled for hundreds of miles east and
north Of Calgary through rich prairie
country covered with grass and | am
told such lands run south 10 the United
States line. The Canadians say that
their possible ranching area II bigger
than Texas, and some describe II as
equal TO six states AS large as Penn
sylvsnla.
The most OF this country is now let
out ON government leases. The annual
rent Is -four cents an acre. but the grass
s. so thin that II takes 20 acres To feed.
one head Of stock ana the government
will not permit more than that average
number to be grazed on any of the
ranches.
our own cattle country has been
greatly oyerstocked. The grasses have
been so cut of that they VIII not come
up and our agricultural department Is
encouraging reseeding the plains. Here,
IN Canada. everything Is under rigid
government supervision, The mounted
police patrol the ranches, They enforce
the protection of the cattle against dis
eases, ana have dipping stations where
nil the stock that comes into the coun-
try is examined and treated to prevent
the introduction of Texas fever and
other plaques These police have vet
Urinary surgeons with them and they
watch carefully all cattle from the
United States.
A LAND OF FINE STOCK,
Most of the stock raised here Is well
bred, One thousand dollars Is by no
means high price for bull, ana
there are cattle sales mt Calgary every
year which compare favorably with any
in the United States. The favorlte ami
NAL IL the Shorthorn, but there are
many Polled Angus and Galloways. The
best breeding stock comes from Eng
land, and there are some ranchmen who
make a speciality OF raising choice beef
for the English market. The Canudn
Cattle company. which has 10000 heal
on its different ranches, ships its stock
on the hoof to England. The animals
are all grass FED. and the sanitary regu-
lations are such that they must be
killed within eight days after landing In
Great Britain.
Sir william Van Horne has big
farm in western Canada which Is noted
for it's fine cattle, and there are many