Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-08-05
RANCHING
cattle and Horse RanChing in
western Canada - Steers
Brought 10 Cents Pound
on the Seattle Market.

r,hot hig money is made by the large
..+tlo rancher in Western Canada, and
S1ao nv the small farmer as WELL is
Shor-n nv the undisputable facts pre-
sor+ad from time to time. A rancher,
noar Gleichen, Alberta, who COM
mood in small way nine years
aro recently disposed of 1,243 cattle
~ total Of S101, 304.50, and this was
onIr his surplus stock for the present
season.
december shipment of PIT head Of
raneh steers brought the owner an ay-
oraqe Of over $50 per head. They were
toler straight from the range without
onr Grain feeding and were in excellent
condition to be sold for the Christ
mas trade. Another shipment of 100
baod averaging $40 each. was made
m Seattle. The highest price paid on
thp Seattle market was for an Alber-
ran steer which weighed 100 lbs,
and brought the fancy price of 10c
Der h., or $40.
six carloads of live stock from
ranches IS miles from Pincher, AL
berta, shipped to Spokane, excited
keen competition there on account of
tbeir 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 a splendid recep-
ton Of Alberta stock in the United
States.
A carload Of choice Alberta steers
were sold early in January for ship
mpnt TO the British Columbia coast
at $3.50 per 100 lbs. and, later on, lot
from Carstairs brought $690-the
highest price paid since the spring of
1915. Shipments from Calgary live
stock Yards during 1915 were Horses,
SG75; cattle. 30.577; hogs, 144.515;
sheep. 12410. A course in agriculture
and livestock demonstration which
has been conducted by the Provincial
Dept of Agriculture here was well Mt
tended showing the interest taken by
city residents in agricultural progress.
John Young of Sidney, Man, gives
his experiences in sheep-raising as fol-
lows. as quoted in a local paper:
Il bought a bunch of fifty ewes,
which cost me $2G2.50. With this
little flock ! demonstrated just what
can be done in the sheep business
This fall I sold fifty fat lambs at $3.50
per head 1925, and is of the best eve
lambs, which I kept l value at $500
per head, STA. The wool sold at an av-
erage Of $2.07 per head, $103.50 This
makes the very nice total of S572.50."
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 she'd about 125 feet long and
"a feet side, which cover with straw.
This gives them protection from the
cold winds; yet it is always cool
enough TO be healthy"
4 intend going in more for sheep
this fail as | believe them to be the
most profitable stock on the farm"
Desire If farmers and ranchers to
Increase their sheep holdings is indi-
Gated by the sale of $500 head re-
Gently at $500 each. High wool
prices and profitable demand for NUT
ton are the reason given for such a
figure.
Manitoba sheep breeders arranged
last year for the Provincial Depart
mJnt Of Agriculture to handle their
"oel output en- a cooperative basis
and ottaiHod most satisfactory results.
About 10000 lbs Of wool were han
d'e9, netting the shippers over 25c
per lb.-AdyertisemeEt.