Trails & trials : markets and land use in the Alberta beef cattle industry, 1881-1948 /

This narrative history documents how the beef cattle industry in Alberta responded to the challenges following the end of the open-range era through two world wars and the Great Depression. It provides a new case study of Canada's economic development and settlement history as the cattle indust...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foran, Maxwell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Cattle trade > Alberta > History.
Beef industry > Alberta > History.
Land use, Rural > Alberta > History.
Bovins > Industrie > Alberta > Histoire.
Bœuf (Viande) > Industrie > Alberta > Histoire.
Utilisation agricole du sol > Alberta > Histoire.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Beef industry
Cattle trade
Land use, Rural
Alberta
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents
  • Dedication
  • Introduction
  • ONE: The Legacy of the Ranching Era 1881â€?1907
  • Land Tenure Factors
  • Climatic Variables and Ranching Practices
  • Mixed Farming Operations
  • Feeding and Finishing
  • Markets
  • The Export Market
  • The British Embargo and Canadian Store Cattle
  • Conclusion
  • TWO: The Agricultural Frontier 1900â€?13
  • Agriculture and its Impact on the Cattle Industry
  • Impact on the Livestock Industry
  • Cattle Feeding
  • Markets
  • The Chilled Beef Initiatives
  • Land Use
  • Mixed Farming
  • Recovery
  • ConclusionTHREE: Mixed Blessings 1914â€?20
  • The Export Market
  • The American Market
  • The British Market
  • Positive Impacts
  • Mixed Blessings
  • The Dominance of Ranching
  • The End of Prosperity
  • Land Issues
  • FOUR: Change Out of Necessity 1921â€?30
  • Markets
  • The Export Market
  • The American Market
  • The British Market
  • The Japanese Market
  • Feeding and Finishing
  • The Domestic Market
  • Conclusion
  • Land Use
  • Leasehold Tenure
  • The Community Pasture Issue
  • Range Degradation
  • Rising Production Costs
  • Overall Land UseConclusion
  • FIVE: The Depression Years 1930â€?39
  • The Export Market
  • The Domestic Marketing Problem
  • Feeding and Finishing
  • Cattle Quality
  • Solutions to the Marketing Problem
  • Land Issues
  • Financial Miseries
  • Leasehold Tenure
  • Land Reclamation and Irrigation
  • Range Management
  • SIX: Extraordinary Times 1938â€?48
  • Marketing
  • The Closure of the American Market
  • The Impact of Price Controls
  • The British and American Markets
  • The Domestic Market
  • Feeding and Finishing
  • Other Marketing Issues
  • Breeding ImplicationsDwarfsm
  • Grading
  • Land Use
  • Leasehold Tenure
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
  • Tables
  • 1: Beef Cattle Numbers in Canada and Alberta, 1881â€?1956
  • 2: Field Crop Acreage in Alberta, 1900â€?1950
  • 3: Per Capita Beef Consumption in Canada, 1920â€?1948
  • 4: Alberta Beef Cattle Population by Census Districts, 1921â€?1951
  • 5: Prices of Good Butcher Steers (Live) per Cwt., 1890â€?1948
  • 6: Canadian Live Cattle Exports to Britain and the U.S., 1881â€?1948
  • 7: Leasehold Acreage in Western Canada, 1884â€?1905
  • 8: Leasehold Acreage in Alberta, 1905â€?19489: Value of Wheat and Cattle Sold off Farms in Alberta, 1920â€?1945
  • Maps
  • 1: General Map of Alberta
  • 2: Province of Alberta Soil Divisions
  • 3: Province of Alberta Vegetation Zones
  • 4: Province of Alberta Beef Cattle Numbers by Census Divisions, 1941
  • Notes
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One
  • Chapter Two
  • Chpater Three
  • Chapter Four
  • Chapter Five
  • Chapter Six
  • Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L

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