Show I I The Heralds Herald's Monday Farm Page S Beef Cattle Fatten Where Buffalo Roamed A A bison has hns disappeared from the plains of western Can Canada la a. a and in its stead vast Lords herds of pur pure bred live he stock is raised for market I II I 1 f fr r fV 5 S c SS S i t S St C t A j 1 c r I 4 i While Devoting oL Dc tj rr Maui Main r Energies to Meat nI nII nIa eit Industry CanI Can Can- a ada d a Has s Splendid Herd of of Almost Extinct A. A Animal 1 I I With l C Cattalo atta 1 0 as Cross With 1 1 D Domestic Herd I A A bison or buffalo from the tho plains of ot Alberta i In western Canada many years ago but the fertile which same same- area once fed and fattened millions of or these shaggy haS haS' y beasts now not feeds and nd fattens fallens for tho the worlds world's market marlet vast herds h of ot I I puro bred and gra grade e steers Alberta breeders are Justly proud of ot th their lr cattie cattle cat- cat tie tle and ov overlook o no opportunity to show tho the live stock world what the they are arc producing Recently ne thirteen of or them donated thirteen calves c mostly pure puro bleds to tho department of oC animal husbandry lT of oC tho th-o cr University lt of or Alberta for show how purposes at exhibitions and ultimately for exhibition at nt the International Live Stock Show Chicago o Experts I representing Prof Pro A. A A. A Dowell the departments department's chief spent three months In visiting tW four twenty four nt-four herds and from them culled the tho very choicest from Crom the standpoint of or uniformity quality and age Grades worp not debarred de tie- e- e barred but hul pure puro were preferred for Cor tho the reason that In selecting young calves breeding must be bo given cn much emphasis Each of oC these thirteen calves was assigned nc a a. nurse cow and andall andall all are arc now putting p on pounds of or expensive e beefsteak per por month I Tho University of C Alberta has them themon on exhibition at Its stables constantly and over o each stall stahl is a 3 placard givIng giving s1 ing the name of oC tho the breeder and the pedigree reo of or tho animal Next fall two lor or three animals of oC each breed will put on their ver very best com ln company manners manners man on ners and appearance and take tako a little outing to Chicago to show the tho sharps at al the International Live LIo Stock show what tho the classiest Alberta lbert steers look when tho they thoy get to the porterhouse and fillet mignon state of perfection While 1116 devoting h her r main energies to the breeding of or fine fino cattle c Canada has I not forgotten otton her ol old first citizen of oC the live stock world the th plains bison A splendid herd is viewed by thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of or tourists each y year ar at Banff In tho the Canadian Pacific In Inthe the tho samo same province of or Alberta Albert Is a h herd rd of or cattalo a 1 cross of ot buffalo with do domestic domestic do- do cattle The cattalo has great creat beef and robe producing po possibilities bc because tho the buffalo has hns on one more rib ribon ribon ribon on each c side aide than ordinary cattle and anda a much thicker back |