Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28

doubtless command attenJlon aI Ine
western Canada fairs.
Sixty-fve Shropshire sheep were
imported, selected largely from the
Duke of Westminster fiocks at Eaton
Hall. Cheshire. They have thriVen
amazingly. They are a big, strong type
with heavy fleece. Several rams have
been sold to Alberta flockmasters, the
results of which will be seen in the
next few seasons. These imported
Shropshires were exhibited at most OF
the Western Canada fairs this year.
and have pretty well swept the boards
The Prince of Wales operates four
farms in England, in the counties OF
cornwall and Devon, in the immediate
vicinity of Dartmoor, that mist-enVel-
Oped table land that has formed set
ting for so many English novels. From
early childhood the prince has had an
affectionate interest in the dlmlnuIlVe
wild ponies that roam the mOorlahu'
and suggested that it would be inter
esting to see what effect the Alberta
environment would have on the spec
les. SO the doctor brought over 0and
of eleven with him. The only loss IN
all of the imported live stock was
with these little fellows. TWO dled'
both nv accident One was struck by
lightning. and the other died In toal-
ing. If the champagne atmosphere OF
| Alberta has any deleterious effect on
these shaggy boys of the fog, 1t GER
tainIv is not apparent to the eye. They
are as fat as butter and as wholly as
TOW lambs, their coats having become
rosrlredIv heavier as a result of the
cold climate. The imported ponies av-
erage about twelve hands h1gh' stock-
i1v huilt on short legs, and WelSh
about ESQ pounds. The second genera
tion promises to be larger in trame'
hut a season or two must pass before
nbvsical changes can be dehnltely
gagged. -,.o4 ,,so +bese
ponies will be put to. .a.
1--WE have no definite plan, ne salu ;
"they are excellent for childrens sau-
die or harness ponies-strong, naruy
and good-tempered. They mght De ue-
scribed by Punch's celebrated adver-
tisement of bull pups; will eat any
thing very fond of children We IN
troduced them to Canada as an eX'
neriment. and have satisfied ourselves
that they will thrive here, either run
r Ming wild or under subsection. eA
bibited these ponies last year at tn'
2 Calgary Fair Just as a try-out' WIN
E ont anv dressing up. The stallion tooi
e the championship, and the mares III
= first. second, and third prizes.
i The fourth experiment in stock rals
f ing being tried out is in blooded stocK
= Three mares with track reputation
0 we're shipped to Alberta, and are De
v inc bred to a local imported stalllol
: Tn +his case the change of climate ul
f not seem to work so well. They talle
|, nuite bit at first, but are conih
f hack This experiment with racln
= stock is being watched closely by IN
It sporting fraternity, for one OIL III u
T marked features of both nOrses an an
= cattle bred in these footnllls Is u
/, unusually large lung development q
a a result of the intensely dry clllllaS'
This was commented upon treey
D, +he live stock journals OF Brltaln an
= France during the war, on the occs
} sion of a test made on the relatlV
If vaIue of the horse or mechanical pow
re or for artillery work. A herd OF Ferci
h erons bred on the Bar U Ranch ngul
IS cd in the test, and called forth eXclt
IS noations of astonishment from u
l. british and French draft-horse Dree'
IS ore at their surprisingly long WIN
a. 81 if is possible that the p. T. kanc
le NAV produce a type of fast hoT'
Of eonal in other respects, but OF greaC'
lung capacity. o,.,
ct Tn co far as cultivation is concerl
al - onIv IN acres were sown last SCI
IN son. sufficient to raise feed LOT u
ne stock-oats, sunfowers, turn!ps; al
ar some tame hay. The acreage is pen
le extended this season, for when II WI
as found that a strip of about 100 acr
lp NAV be easily irrigated from the Hlg
ed wood River, it was decided to eXCel
m the experiments to irrigation pro
x lens. 100. ~ :,
be Snnfowers have the center OF
ri s+o 90 in southern Alberta at this TIN
ot largely on account of the pioneer % Wo
n done on the Canadian Pacific RallW
o. dompany's experimental farms:
ne ~ r1vle is a firm believer in this ne
ok foSd here. and had just completed I
coh struction and filling of sllo at
DIS tinIe of my visit. The q. T. Ran
ch ma%ks about the limit OF latltuue d q
ed aitiAnde. up to the present, where I
10, sunTower has been grown CONNIE
raj cia11E. Despite the recent rapid grow
er- of the silo in Alberta they are 81
lc- few and far between.