Tombstone epitaph., 1916-08-13
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 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. rancher. near Gleichen, Alberta. who com menced in a small way nine years ago, recently disposed of 1,243 cattle at total of S1Ol, ,30i.50, and this was only his surplus stock for the present season.
 A December shipment of 217 head of ranch steers brought the owner an av- craze of over $S0 per head. They were taken straight from the range without any grain feeding and were in excellent condition to be sold for the Christ mas trade. Another shipment of 100 head, averaging ST0 each, was made to Seattle. The highest price paid on the Seattle market was for an Alber- tan steer, which weighed 1,70O lbs, and brought the fancy price of 1Oc per lb., or s170.
 Six carloads of live stock from ranches 6 miles from Pincher, AL berta, shipped to Spokane. excited keen competition there on account of their exceptional quality. The price realized was S10.02S. American deal CTS say they must look to Canada for beef supplies.
 A livestock firm, which has shipped over 2.OOO head of beef cattle to the American farmer since the middle of November, reports a splendid recep- tion 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 S6.70 per 100 lbs. and, later on, lot from Carstairs brought s6.90-the highest price paid since the spring of 1915. Shipments from Calgary live stock yards during 1915 were: Horses, S,675; cattle, 30,577; hogs. 144,515; 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 as fol- lows. as quoted in a local paper:
 T bought bunch of fifty ewes, which cost me S262.50. With this little flock I demonstrated just what can be done in the sheep business. This fall sold fifty fat lambs at S6.5O per head. S325, and IS of the best eve lambs, which I kept, I value at $500 per head, Slii. The wool sold at an av- craze of S2.07 per head, Sl03.50. This makes the very nice total of S572.5O."
 ''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 I have a shed, about 125 feet long and II feet wide. which I cover with straw. This gives them protection from the cold winds; yet 1t Is always cool enough to be healthy."
 "I 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 indi- cated by the sale of 2,5OO head re- gently at 5000 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 ment of Agriculture to handle their wool output on a cooperative basis
 
 About 75,OOO lbs. of wool were han dled, netting the shippers over 25c per lb.-Advertisement.