6 RANCHING IN THE CANADIAN WEST 



glance at the map what a vast tract is available for 

 ranching purposes, with no aggravating herd laws to 

 interfere with the liberty of the beats. At present 

 the ranching area is only stocked at the rate of 

 about one head of cattle, horses, or sheep, to each 

 250 acres. 



The Probationary Hired Man. 



My advice to all those desirous of trying their 

 hands at cattle, sheep, or horse-ranching, is to seek 

 employment with a competent man, already firmly 

 established in the business, for a couple of years at 

 all events. A longer period would do no harm, and 

 would be the means of giving you that confidence 

 and self-reliance so much needed in an undertaking 

 of this kind, as well as of adding to the capital you 

 intend to invest at a future date in a homestead of 

 your own. If you have a head on your shoulders 

 and any " go " in you at all you should have no 

 difficulty in earning $30 a month in the summer and 

 $15 in the winter, board and lodging suppHed by 

 your employer. You would be surprised how soon 

 it is possible by this means, with care, to amass 

 quite a respectable sum, if you give the hotel bars 

 only an occasional visit when in town, and are not 

 extravagant in other ways. I could name many 



