76 RANCHING IN THE CANADIAN WEST 



Fijth Year. 



Original she-stock . . . . . . . . 50 



rt 1 r J.I.- J f Steers 10 



CaJyes of third year Wmt^^B 10 



(Steers 10 

 10 



Calves of fourth year . . . . • ■ i tt 'f 



Calves of fifth year, 22 ; 10 per cent, allow- /Steers 10 



ance for winter loss of calves, 2=20 . . \ Heifers 10 



Total of bunch , . . . 110 



Sixth Year. 

 Original she-stock . . . . . . . . 60 



Calves of third year . . . . • ■ I tt T 



fSteers 10 

 10 



fSteers 10 

 10 



Calves of fourth year . . . . • • 1 tt "f 



Calves of fifth year ^H^L 10 



Calves of sixth year, 22 ; 10 per cent, allow- /Steers 10 

 ance for winter loss of calves, 2 =20 . . I Heifers 10 

 Ofepring from calves of third year (deducting per- 

 centage for possible loss) . . , . . . 4 

 Total of bunch . . . . 134 



There will be ten steers ready for beef now, if 

 range-stock were started with. It is always ad- 

 visable to commence with a mixed bunch (steers 

 and heifers), as a few animals sold for beef in each 

 year after the third is a great help ; and as oppor- 

 tunity occurs of getting hold of good yearlings of 

 both sexes, at a reasonable price, advantage should 

 be taken of it, according to means. 



AU dogies which were bought in the first year of 



