Identifier: albertasurveyoft00mcca (find matches)
Title: Alberta : a survey of the topography, climate, resources, industries, transportation and communication, and institutional services of the Province of Alberta
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: McCaig, J Alberta. Dept. of Agriculture
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: Edmonton, Alta. : Issued under the direction of Minister of Agriculture
Contributing Library: ASC - York University Libraries
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a fine quali-H.. ty of grasses, excellent water, a good climate andJL W^ \ freedom from epidemic ^^ troubles, and the light nature of bronchial or.^ ^ .^^.., pulmonary disorders. IW -■ ^^ ^H;;^IB There are already well i^^n^i^ established enterprises in the raising of pure-bredstock. A good many ofthese are in Southern Al-berta. Mr. George LanesPercheron ranch at HighRiver is stocked with about a thousand pure-bred Percherons andis probably the largest pure-bred Percheron ranch in the world.A number of shipments of both mares and stallions have been madeto Great Britain. Purebred Clydesdales are also well established.Breeders of this class of stock are widely distributed over the prov-ince. There are also Shires, Belgians, and a small number of breed-ers of light-legged stock. The trend of horse-breeding is shown in statistics relating tothe industry: 1910 254,197 1911 365,296 1912 577.571 1913 580,120 1914 609,125 1915 620,000 1916 621,200 1917 718,317 1918 791,246 1919 800,380 42
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43 Mutton and Wool.—The Province of Alberta is eminentlysuited for the production of mutton and wool. The country isslightly rolling and the climate is highly favourable for sheep-keeping. Foot troubles and epidemic skin troubles are practicallyunknown. The grasses are of the kinds relished by sheep and thecultivated crops required for winter feeding such as hay, green-feed,the feed grains and roots are easily and cheaply grown. The changes in the values of farm products lecently have beenfavourable to the increased keeping of sheep. Prices have beenso high for feed grains that such stock as required concentratedrations for finishing has not been found to be as profitable as meatstock that can be produced and matured on grass and milk alonewithin a summer season and that can be carried over winter onlow grade feeds. Sheep likewise are helping to keep the grainfarms and summer-fallows clean. Wool is high and will continueso. Double returns, and quick returns, and cheaply secured retu

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