4 RANCHING IN THE CANADIAN WEST 



StriTABLB RANCHHiTG DISTRICTS. 



The district chosen by the would-be rancher for his 

 field of activity must be governed entirely by — 

 (a) The amount of capital at his disposal ; (6) the 

 class of ranching he desires to embark in, whether 

 cattle, horses, or sheep ; (c) whether he wishes to 

 combine with it some of, or all, the various forms 

 of mixed farming. It is essential that these points 

 should be well considered before leaving the Old 

 Country if the saving of time, trouble, and expense, 

 is an object. If you have unlimited capital, are a 

 devotee of field-sports of all kinds, and would engage 

 in stock-raising for want of some new and really 

 delightful employment, I should say at once " go to 

 Calgary or Southern Alberta " district, where you 

 can get all the social amusement you reasonably 

 require, although " workers " are to be found there 

 too, who are making big money from their 

 " bunches," as well as by horse-breediag. There 

 are also some large concerns over the Rookies in 

 British Columbia, but this little work would not be 

 of much service to any but the " small man " with 

 limited means, who wishes to commence in quite a 

 modest way, and gradually increase his herd accord- 

 ing to his opportunities. This would entail an 



