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may be available. If a farmer needs credit, lie may consult a 

 local banker, and from him obtain the necessary forms. If 

 sheep are not to be had in any given locality, a farmer there 

 resident will be given an opportunity to purchase through the 

 banks and the agricultural department in another part of the 

 Province. 



The Canadian Minister of Agriculture, in a pamphlet dealing 

 with beef-raising, says: "Canada recognises that to succeed in 

 the production of beef the requirements of the purchaser must 

 be complied with. The standard of the beef market has changed 

 greatly in recent years. Not many years ago, the best market 

 demanded large, heavy, thick bullocks w^eighing 1800 to 2000 lb., 

 but the demand has changed, and cattle of that description 

 are no longer in demand. The bullock that commands the 



highest price is a compact, well-finished animal weighing not 

 more than loOO lb. on foot, and if he weighs only 1200 lb., he 

 will command the highest market price, provided he has the 

 form, quality and finish. Even the thousand-pound 'baby 



beef is looked for by the man with the money on this side of 

 the Atlantic, but such cattle are not shipped abroad. This 

 change is greatly to the advantage of the producer, as, other 

 things being equal, the younger the animal goes to market, the 

 less is the cost of food and the greater the profit to the producer. 



