ST LEGAR NEWS, Thursda: CONFRONTATION with nature was made recently by this little tot who came face to face with a squirrel while sitting on a ‘Sept. 14,1972 log. Both became friends, but then Mother | called and the little girl lost a new-found friend. — Castlegar News Photo Buy B.C, Products More Than Two Thousands Ranches in B.C. Raise Canada’s Favorile Meat Products Commercial cattle, she and hog ranching in Britis! Columbia is a multi-million dollar industry produeing top quality meat products. There are some 2,000 ranches in B.C. located ‘pri- marily in the Kamloops, wraser valley and Peace River ar Beet Peattle is a major industry in the province. This 18 not surprising as beef is the most popular of meats and British Columb- ia.is the top market for. quality, beef in the whole of Canada, Last year Canadians consumed an average of 87 pounds of beef per capita, while in Vancouver the per capita average was around 115 pounds. And beef con- sumption is increasing every oer rnere are close to 2, 000 cattlemen in the pro- vince who look after dno, 000 head of beef cows and heifers, The cattlemen work on 20 million acres of grazing land throughout the prov- ince, the majority of which is in the Interior — in the Hamloops, s, Nicola and Cari- 00 Fi The targest single ranch is Douglas Lake which, at 600,000 acres, is the big gest in Canada. It runs 12,- 000 head of cattle. Most beef cattle is not slaughtered within the pro- vince but is sold to feed. lot operators from Alberta and Ontario, pri ly because grain to feed the cattle costs rate ia B.C. than on farmers must pay a fixed price which is set by the Canadian Wheat Board. Last year, B.C. sold 98,000 head of feeder cat- tle to feed lot operators from Alberta and Ontario, while another 6,002 were sold to the United States. Some 66,000 head of cattle were fattened and slaughtered within the pro- vince. ‘ted BC. im the uivalent of 216,000 head a cattle as dressed meat rea- dy for consumption. B.C. cows and heifers are sold either as six-month- wold feeder'‘calves, or, as 18-- month-old yearlings. Last year cattle and calf sales returned $40 mil- lion to the province’s ran- chers, and livestock experts predict that fi will increase in future years, the demand for B.C.raised cal tle being very good. In oe cent years, cattle for bree- ding purposes has been go- ing to Japan and Korea, be- cause the quality of B.C. rized there. is another popu- lar meat in British Colum- pia and the average British Columbian eats ae 80 pounds of pork in a More than 700, ‘000 hogs quality of B.C..grown : pork is substantially above the PATRIGIA YOUNG _ aaYS oun day and age of polaied lities — with * more poten tee liber seeking. 60 e in bed with the “test while the “conservative” tries to do a fan dance in a futile effort to get the attention of a jaded public, it's time concerned voters began ser- ving notice on thelr politic al candidates as to the Ten Commandments ot political responsibility — not to men- tion the restrictions and li- mitations of their “T am taxpayer who may elect. you to run my country. Thou shalt not, abuse thy office -with Together we're both stronger. Name Bal Address