The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1916-08-04
RANChING
Cattle and Horse Ranching h
Western Canada Steers
Brought 10 Cents a Pound
on the Seattle Market.

That big money is made by the large
cattle rancher in Western Canada, anA
also by the small farmer as well. u
shown by the undisputable facts pre-
sented from time to time. A rancher.
near Gleichen, Alberta, who com
menced in a small way nine Year,
ago, recently disposed Of 1,243 cattle
at total of SOL .304.50. and this was
only his surplus stock for the present
season.
A December shipment of PIT head OF
ranch steers brought the owner an Az
ernge of over $50 per head. They were
taken straight from the range withoW
any grain feeding and We're in exceli<.T
condition to be sold for the Christ
mas trade. Another shipment OF 1Oo
head, averaging $40 each, was made
20 Seattle. The highest price paid on
the Seattle market was for an Alder
tan steer, which weighed 100 lbs,
and brought the fancy price OF loc
per h., or $40.
Six carloads of live stock from
ranches 90 miles from Plncher, Al
berta, shipped to Spokane, excited
keen competition there on account OF
their exceptional quality. The price
realized was SCOOPS. American deal
ers say they must look to Canada for
beef supplies.
A livestock firm, which has shipped
over 1000 head Of beef cattle to the
American farmer since the middle OF
November, reports Il splendid recep-
of In bn ITnifp6
| States.
A carload of choice Alberta steers
were sold early in January for ship
ment to the British Columbia coast
at S6.7O per 100 lbs. and, later on, lot
| from Carstairs brought $6.90-the
| highest price paid since the spring OF
| 1918. Shipments from Calgary live
| stock yards during 1915 were: Horses,
! S,675; cattle, 30,517; hogs, IA ,515,
! sheep, 12,410. A course In agriculture
and livestock demonstration which
has been conducted by the Provincial
| Dept of Agriculture here was well at
tended, showing the interest taken BY
city residents in agricultural progress
John Young, of Sidney, Man, gives
his experiences in sheepraising as fol-
lows, MS quoted in local paper:
II bought a bunch of fifty eweA
which cost me $262.5O. With this
little flock | demonstrated just what
can be done in the sheep business
This fall sold fifty fat lambs at $3.50
per head, S325, and IS of the best eve
lambs, which | kept, | value at $500
per head, $144. The wool sold at an av-
crage of S2.07 per head, S10350. This
makes the very nice total of $572.50. !"
They ran out nearly every day all
winter The value of hay and oats
was small, and one can make them
very comfortable through the winter
with very little expense. For shelter
| have shed, about 125 feet long and
IA feet wide which l cover with straw
This gives them protection from the
cold winds; yet 1t Is always cool
enough to be healthy"
Il intend going in more for sheer
this fall, as | believe them to be the
most profitable stock on the farm"
Desire of farmers and ranchers to
increase their sheep holdings Is indi-
Gated by the sale of 300 head re-
Gently ut 5000 each. High WOO!
prices and profitable demand for NUT
ton are the reason given for such g
figure.
Manitoba sheep breeders arranged
last year for the Provincial Depar.
ment of Agriculture to handle their
wool output on n cooperative basis
and obtained most satisfactory resuitS
About 10000 lbs. of wool were han
died. netting the shippers over 25e
per lb.-Advertisement