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History: Is production capacity of Canada’s cattle industry being impaired?
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History: Is production capacity of Canada’s cattle industry being impaired?

Reprinted from the June 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Is production capacity of Canada’s cattle industry being impaired? By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. ‘Ever since the tale of the boy who cried “Wolf” back in the mythical past, and possibly beyond, there has never been a shortage of those ever ready to cry “Havoc” on the slightest provocation. This most recent havoc cry has […] Read more
History: Nicola Lake Stock Farm
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History: Nicola Lake Stock Farm

Reprinted from the June 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Nicola Lake Stock Farm By Leo Morrissey, Merritt, B.C. ‘Lying high over British Columbia’s “Sea of Mountains” – mile after scenic mile – over the towering Rockies – over the mighty Selkirks – we come at length to a branch of the Cascades. Here, lying snugly in the peaceful midst of the rolling ranges of […] Read more
May 1950, Canadian Cattlemen.
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History: Edwin Aubrey Cartwright of the D Ranch (Part 1)

Abridged from the May 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Edwin Aubrey Cartwright of the D Ranch (Part 1) By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. Elected this year as president of the Western Stock Growers’ Association is a man who has been continuously and actively engaged in the production of beef cattle for the past half-century. For most of that time he has been identified […] Read more
"Bob" Edwards
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History: “Bob” Edwards

Reprinted from the June 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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“Bob” Edwards By Bertha Hart Segall Anyone meeting Mr. Edwards casually would hardly get to know him as he was a very shy, retiring man. He had a brilliant mind and was most appreciated by those who knew him well. He was a constant reader of ever so many periodicals – The London Times, Smart […] Read more
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History: There’s a certain something about an Arabian

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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There’s a certain something about an Arabian By J. W. Grant MacEwan, Dean of Agriculture, University of Manitoba ‘Interest in horses for certain types of harness work has dwindled. But in spite of mechanization, the horse has a place to fill in this and succeeding generations. There are still some jobs in agriculture that the […] Read more
The Duke and Duchess on the steps of their E.P. Ranch home.
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History: Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit their E.P. Ranch

Reprinted from the May 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Princes being where they are, and demand at peak levels, only one thing could bring more pleasure to Alberta ranchers, a visit by Alberta’s Royal Rancher, the Duke of Windsor and his Duchess. And as if by royal edict their arrival in Calgary brought the first real springlike weather, the only disappointment being that the […] Read more
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History: Calgary’s 1950 bull sale

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Calgary’s 1950 Bull Sale By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. Calgary’s Golden Anniversary Spring Bull Show and Sale more than lived up to its golden expectations, for an all-time record 1,162 Sires were sold in four busy days by the five auctioneers and while average prices were lower, the total value of $653,101.63 was within a […] Read more
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History: Horse Talk

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Horse Talk By H. A. Riviere, Pincher Creek, Alberta ‘It may interest the present day horsemen to hear of actual range conditions in the early days and the different ways the old timers handled their range horses. I have been working with range horses ever since I crossed the U.S. line into the then Northwest […] Read more
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History: The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada By A. H. Ewan, Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Saskatchewan ‘The history of the farm horse in Western Canada has been brief but not inglorious – at least not until the last few years. Land settlement on the Prairies started in the 1870’s, encouraged by […] Read more
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History: Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2 By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. The fact remains that Lynch and Rankin delivered the horses to Reynolds as agreed and in payment, Reynolds gave Lynch one of the race horses, a mare registered on the books as “Frolia,” but known in Canada as “Sangree.” Some […] Read more

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