Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
RANCHING
Cattle and Horse Ranching IN
Western Canada - Steers
Brought 10 Cents a Pound
on the Seattle Market.

That big money is made by the IarSS
cattle rancher in Western Canada, and
also by the small farmer as well, IL
shown by the undisputable facts pre-
sented from time to time. A ranchers
near Gleichen. Alberta, who COM
menced in small way nine years
ago, recently disposed of 1,243 cattle
at total Of $101, ,30450, and this was
only his surplus stock for the present
season.
A ADecember shipment OF z17 head OF
ranch steers brought the owner an av-
erage of over $50 per head. They werU
taken straight from the range withsat
any grain feeding and were in excellent
condition to be sold for the Christ
mas trade. Another shipment Of 100
head, averaging $40 each, was mada
to Seattle. The highest price paid on
the Seattle market was for an AIber-
tan steer, which weighed LOO lbs,
and brought the fancy price OF 10c
per h., or $170.
Six carloads Of live stock from
ranches 65 miles from Pincher, 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
4 beef supplies.
A livestock f1rm, which has shippeA
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
ment to the British Columbia coast
at $6.70 per 100 lbs. and, later on, a lot
from Carstairs brought $6.90-tha
highest price paid since the spring OF
1915. Shipments from Calgary live
stock yards during 1915 we're: Horses
S,675; cattle, 3O.577; hogs, 144,5153
sheep. 12,41O. A course in agriculture
and livestock demonstration watch
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 as fol-
lows, as quoted in local paper:
81 bought bunch of fifty ewes,
which cost me $2625o. With this
little flock 1 demonstrated just what
can be done in the sheep business.
This fall I sold fifty fat lambs at S6.5f
per head, 1925, and 1S of the best eve
lambs. which I kept, value at $500
per head, $144. The wool sold at an av-
erage of $2.07 per head, $103.50. This
makes the very nice IoIai OF S57Z.50."
''They ran out nearly every day an
winter The value Of hay and oafA
was small, and one can make rnen
very comfortable through the winter
; with very little expense. For shelter
have a shed, about 125 feet long ana
! IA feet wide, which cover with straw.
; This gives them protection from the
: cold winds: yet it is always cool
. enough to be healthy"
81 intend going in more for sheep
: this fall, as I believe them to be the
/, most profitable stock on the farm.
Desire of farmers and ranchers to
. Increase their sheep holdings is fndi-
Gated by the sale of $500 head re
:, Gently at $500 each. High WOO
prices and profitable demand for NUT
v ton are the reason given for such
q figure.
Manitoba sheep breeders arranged
o last year for the Provincial Depart
ment of Agriculture to handle theil
j. wool output on a cooperative basis
! and obtained most satisfactory results
a About $4,000 lbs. of wool were han
d1nd mating fha SINNERS over q,
q per lb.-Advertisement.