Canada : its history, productions and natural resources . small specified area in CentralAlberta. Many of the ranches are owned by English-men who had considerable capital with which to begin,but the larger ones are for the most part operated bycompanies. During the past few years a large area hasbeen taken up by settlers from the United States, whohave moved their entire herds and flocks to these lands. Cattle and horses are branded with the stamp of theirowner and then allowed to roam at large on the remain out all winter and can live ordinarily on thegrass; but wild hay is stack
Canada : its history, productions and natural resources . small specified area in CentralAlberta. Many of the ranches are owned by English-men who had considerable capital with which to begin,but the larger ones are for the most part operated bycompanies. During the past few years a large area hasbeen taken up by settlers from the United States, whohave moved their entire herds and flocks to these lands. Cattle and horses are branded with the stamp of theirowner and then allowed to roam at large on the remain out all winter and can live ordinarily on thegrass; but wild hay is stacked every summer for usewhen a thaw is followed by frost, as it is then difficultfor the cattle to eat through the crusted snow. Twice each year—in the spring and fall—takes placewhat is called a round-up of all the cattle in each dis-trict. Cowboys are sent out from the ranches, and afterdriving all the wandering cattle or horses into a centralplace, they go through the herd, cutting out the cattleof their own ranches with the young. As the means of.
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