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Pages from our past: Historical excerpts from Canadian Cattlemen

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Predator destroyed

History pages from the December 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Ranchers over the years have not only had to protect their herds from disease and poison weed but have had to be constantly alert to protect them from predatory animals. In the case of cattle, wolves and grizzly bear are the worst killers and when one of these appears in a community, no time is […] Read more
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The forgotten pioneers

History pages from the June 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Forgotten Pioneers By Mary Terrill, Medicine Hat, Alta. ‘They are the forgotten pioneers of the Canadian Northwest – they are as old as early settlement and as young as today’s news – they are “knocked,” lauded, respected, and derided, yet every day, year in and year out, they start from scratch to build up […] Read more
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Producer packer relationships

History pages from the March 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Producer Packer Relationships R.J. Dinning, President, Burns & Co. Ltd. ‘In attempting to say a few words to you perhaps I should first of all refer to the unfortunate, ill-advised and unnecessary six-week packing house strike last autumn. When negotiations opened in the early summer of 1947 the Companies made every effort to reach a […] Read more
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The last buffalo?

History pages from the June 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Last Buffalo? W. Henry McKay ‘In the December, 1947, issue of Canadian Cattlemen, Mr. C.D. LaNauze, police magistrate of Lacombe, Alta., asked his readers to tell when the last wild buffalo were killed on the western plains; so here is my effort to answer his query. Samuel McKay, who was my father, held the distinction of […] Read more
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Lachlin McKinnon: the passing of another pioneer

From the September 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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June 9, 1948, Alberta and the West lost another of its well-known and highly respected pioneers, Lachlin McKinnon at the age of 83 passed away at home in Calgary. He was one of the early group of pioneers who came from Ontario in the early ’80s in search of opportunity in a new and undeveloped […] Read more
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Cattle drives revived

Pages of history from Canadian Cattlemen, December 1948

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Cattle Drives Revived By Fred Kennedy, Calgary, Alta. ‘Echoes of the old cattle drive days. when the trails from Texas to the Canadian border were black with herds of cattle on their way to the newly opened range districts of the North West Territories, were heard again recently when thousands of head of cattle and […] Read more
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Record of Industry Controls, 1941-1944

Pages of history from Canadian Cattlemen, March 1948

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Record of Industry Controls, 1941-1944 By Kenneth Coppock, Secretary of the Western Stock Grower’s Association ‘The “Beef Situation” is once more in the limelight. In 1942 it was also a matter of public concern. Then officials of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board and the Eastern press constantly referred to beef shortages and by direct […] Read more
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They Followed the Grass

Pages of history from Canadian Cattlemen, Sept. 1948

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They Followed the Grass By Freda Smith Mudiman, Lethbridge, Alta. ‘The ranching industry is almost as old as the hills – and so are the ranchers problems. When Abraham left Ur of the Chaldees for the land of Canaan he drove the herds before him. Isaac had some trouble with his neighbors over water rights: […] Read more
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The North-West Passage by Land: Conclusion

Pages of history from Canadian Cattlemen, March 1948

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The North-West Passage by Land By Lord Milton and Dr. Cheadle ‘When the skunk skin, which served Milton and Cheadle as a barometer, gave warning notice that spring was near at hand, the two Englishmen turned their thoughts again to their plan of reaching the Pacific coast by a land route. The skunk skin gave […] Read more

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