The Benson signal., 1916-08-05
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, ana
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 small way nine years
ago, recently disposed Of 1,243 cattle
at total of $1O1, ,304.5O, and this was
only his surplus stock for the present
season.
A ADecember shipment of PIT head OF
ranch steers brought the owner an av-
erage Of over $50 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 lOO
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 lDs.,
and brought the fancy price Of 1Oc
per lb., or $17O.
| 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 $1O,O28. 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
ment to the British Columbia coast
at $6.70 per 100 lbs. and, later on, lot
from Carstairs brought $6.90-the
highest price paid since the spring OF
1915. Shipments from Calgary live
stock yards during 1915 were: Horses.
8,675; cattle, 30,577; hogs, 144,515;
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 sheep-raising as fol-
lows, as quoted in local paper:
81 bought a bunch of fifty ewes,
which cost me $262.5O. With this
little flock 1 demonstrated just what
can be done in the sheep business.
This fall sold fifty fat lambs at $3.50
per head, 1926, and 18 Of the best eve
lambs, which kept, I value at $500
per head, $144. The wool sold at an av-
erage Of $2.O7 per head, $1O3.50. This
makes the very nice total of $572.5O."
''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
have a 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 be 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 $500 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 cooperative basis
and obtained most satisfactory results.
About $4,000 lbs. of wool were ham
died, netting the shippers over 25c
| per lb-Advertisement.