SHEEP-RAISING IN CANADA

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 312, 24 March 1928, Page 25

SHEEP-RAISING IN CANADA

A GROWING INDUSTRY iR. W. 11. J. Tisdale, of the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, who recently made a tour through the four Western Provinces, states that sheeprrising is making steady and satisfac- : iI 7 progress in Western Canada. I was particularly impressed with !,e growth of the industry in Southen* Alberta and British Columbia,” he •Jid. "This applies to both the range n( i farm flocks. The interior of Bri*sh Columbia is beginning to attract letpnxen from both sides of the line, reaper lands and better pastures are ” e reason. I ran across from one firm !t Kamloops whifch trailed in 3,500 from Oregon during the last There is also big expansion in ' so-called dry area of Southern AlThis hilly land, covered with homesteads, will never be fw general farming, but it is great country for sheep. The wool clip this year is much JJ*rior to that of 1926. At last year’s ’n?e wool in particular was undoubt°ne of the heaviest clips ever re)ved in Southern Alberta and SouthSaskatchewan, so the 1927 clip is finally one of the best, chiefly from •'.* standpoint of shrinkage. Some •’•ps of course have a fair percentage le nder fleeces, and in other cases ne weather side or tips of the wool b« muddy from the wet and ftuddy weather conditions prevailing lambing time. On the average, ‘hough, it is a good clip.” has been received of the offigal test record of the Guernsey cow, rpuiant Lassie, who has produced in ; ? 4,0021 b of butter-fat. This ■ JJJ* out e.t an average of 571 b of ter-fat a month for 72 months. She •eiaged four gallons of milk a day ’ r ‘2 months, or an average of 6071 b - lat for six years’ test. This was ■ o Under farm conditions on twice uay milking. This is an American ™ord.