Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-08-04
RANCHING
Cattle and Horse Ranching In
Western Canada Steers
Brought 10 Cents Pound
on the Seattle Market.

That big money is made by the large
cattle rancher in Western Canada, and
also by the small farmer as well, Is
shown by the undisputable facts pre-
sented from time to time. A rancher,
near Gleichen, Alberta, who COM
menced In n small way nine years
ago, recently disposed Of 1,243 cattle
at total of $1O1, ,3O4.5O, and this was
only his surplus stock for the present
season.
A December shipment of 2l7 head or
ranch steers brought the owner an av-
erage of over $50 per head. They were
taken straight from the range without
amy grain feeding and were in excellent
condition to be sold for the Christ
mas trade. Another shipment of 100
head, averaging $40 each, was made
to Seattle. The highest price paid on
the Seattle market was for an Alber-
tan steer, which weighed loo lbs.
and brought the fancy price of 1Oc
per lb., or $17O.
Six carloads of live stock from
ranches 65 miles from Pincher, Al
bertn, shipped to Spokane, excited
keen competition there on account OF
their exceptional quality. The price
realized was S10.02S. 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 splendid recep-
ton of Alberta stock In the United
States.
carload of choice Alberta steers
were sold early in January for ship
ment to the British Columbia coast
at $6.7O per 100 lbs. and, later on, lot
from Carstairs brought $6!00-the
highest price paid since the spring Of
1915. Shipments from Calgary live
stock yards during 1915 we're: Horses,
S,675; cattle. 30,577; hogs. 1855;
sheep, 12,41O. 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 sheep-raising rs fol-
lows. as quoted In local paper:
II bought bunch of fifty ewes,
which cost me S2G2.50. With this
little flock demonstrated just whnt
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 I kept, I value at $500
per head, S144. The wool sold at an av-
erage of S2.O7 per hend, S103.5O. This
sI,,s al. 81 30
"'rhey ran out nearly every day NIL
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
I have shed, about 125 feet long and
IA feet wide, which cover with straw.
This gives them protection from the
cold winds; yet it is always cool
enough to he healthy"
II intend going in more for sheep
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 900 head re-
Gently mt 5000 each. High wool
prices and profitable demand for NUT
ton are the reason given for such
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 results.
About 5000 lbs. of wool were han
died. netting the shippers over BIC
per lb.-Advcrtisement.