The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-27
Yukon Grown Cattle.
Dawson News. )


 The world may well sit up and take notice of the new Yukon industry of cattle raising.
 It will sound anomalous to the greater part of the world to hear that this sub-Arctic region even dare to attempt to raise cattle Doubling Thomases may have their substantially disabused of the ldea if they visit large ranch of Chapman Olsen the pioneer farmers at the mouth of Pey river, in thls territory, other ranches Ill thls territory The detailed of the Pelly farmers in breeding and raising handsome steers which they nave just slaughtered and marketed here IS given Ill an other column in this edition of the News. Other ranchers in the territory have bred and raised some steers with success The splendid size and superior quality of the Yukon cattle augurs promising 1u- ture for the cattle industry of the territory: ~
 It is not to be expected that the Northland VII VIII compete with the great ranges Of the worio Tn cat'e raising, least not for a long time, put there IS every hope that cattle growing to no nconsloerapie extent should become actuality in the near fu- ture. .,..,
 The theme opens subject of glowing promise. With the beef whoesaling here for 40 cents pound now, and with hundreds of tons of dressed meats coming into this country from the outside worid annually there is every why everything should De done to encourage the home production of beef cattle The difficulties not nearly so great as strangers Will imagine With valleys that produce luxurlant crops of timothy and other material desirable for feedlng the Yukon need not import an ounce of material TOT it's herds With green grass vast hills and sweeping valleys for six of the in territory sev- eral times the of England, there is no end or room Severe winters have discouraged some who have thought of the idea, but the cattle can be housed and protected and carried through the winter h this territory as in the blizzard swept prov nces of the Canadian and American west, where the cattle business is great success.
 Hog raising in Yukon is already developed to the degree that a great portion of the fresh pork now used here is grown right in the country and is Of u- exceed quality. Hundreds of hogs raised annual lv now on the various ranches near Dawson Sheep and goats also declared by many as adaptable to the country.
 Other herds may contribute toward making Yukon
 land of great grazing wealth. It long has been con- tended that the native caribou herds which swarm Yukon hills hundreds of thousands will be domes- ticated in time, and form permanent grazing heros The moose also may be domesticated. These great food producing animals also range 4ukons hills Tn countless numbers. Mountain sheep of hardy varl- ety that might also be used basis for domestlca- ton are common in the distant Yukon hills. The musk-oxen which long inhabited this region, and which now mostly farther north, are great meat yielding animals, was pointed out last year pS Stefansson. These wild animals also have gwen prom se together with reindeer herds, Of ahordlng vast industry in this realm and making the region from Hudson bay to Boring strait the one last and great permanent grazing of the western world NO" that cattle also proved to be adapted to the region, and other domestic animals are 1ound to grow here successfully, the prospects of the North land to become of the great meat producing areas Of all time is not in the least chimerica
 Such hard-headed and successful business men as the heads the large packing industries of this continent have looked forward the native meat supply and the native grazing lands Of the Arctic region the of future supply for the cont- nent Now let them also count the cattle among the new assets and the glowing of Northland prod ucts.
 All success to the men who pioneering the way in the new producing ventures in the North. They deserae every ncouragment. The Government will do well to assist them in every way, and the if they do not lend their patronage and fullest of support.
 Here's to the pioneer Yukon cattlemen of today and to the Yukon cattle kings of the future.