THE PRINCE’S RANCH.

Otaki Mail, 11 January 1922, Page 4

THE PRINCE’S RANCH.

Beyond the hirst range of the foothills of the Rockies, in the valley of the Highwood river, in the sunny province of Alberta (says a writer iu a Canadian paper), is an unpretentious, typical, low ranch houso surrounded by cattle .sheds and log corrals. Nestled in the guarding hills of the river valley, it has a superb setting. This stock farm bears the simple name “The E.P. Ranch. ” These initials when translated mean “The Edward Prince Ranch,” and this property is, as the name implies, owned by Edward, Prince of Wales, who purchased it while on that memorial visit to Canada in 19J9. There were two inter-de-pendent reasons for the purchase of a stock farm in Canada. The first was that it would serve as a distributing point for the surplus stock from his

English farms, and the next that it would assist, stimulate, ami improve

the great industry of stack-raising in Canada by the importation of new and high-class strain. And because the hills about the Bar U Ranch, owned by George Fane, appealed to the Prince while on a visit there, and because they reminded him of the hill's around Balmoral, he chose a. similar location for “ liis own farm. That the Prince’s aniI bition for the improvement of Canadian '( stock is already arousing interest is shown by the fact that a recent visit made to the Royal premises bv the Shorthorn Breeders' Association, which held a picnic there. On this occasion the stock was examined, and so successful was the whole affair that the ; association decided to make it an ant iiual one. In securing the services of ’ I Professor W. L. Carlyle, of Calgary, r I Alberta, as manager of this ranch, the ! o Prince has indeed been fortunate in J securing a man with wide experience, Professor Carlyle having been 24 years , in agriculture and live stock work.