Caption
The cowboy is still top man in the industry as well as with the kids. Winter and Summer, he looks after his herd, brands them, vaccinates them against disease, and leads them to pasture and back until round-up time.
Date
August 1, 1945
Accession Number
LAC-NFB16162
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175709
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Canada slaughters close to 2 million head of beef a year and the meat packing industry is among the country's top five. At present, we meet our own market requirements and export about 40,000 head a year to the U.S.
Date
August 1, 1945
Accession Number
LAC-NFB16173
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175710
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Dehorned to avoid injuries, cattle are shipped to the feeding yards for delivery to farmers and breeders who fatten them for market. The Hereford is the favorite with the Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus close runners-up.
Date
August 1, 1945
Accession Number
LAC-NFB16190
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175711
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Cattlemen work closely with Government scientists to improve breeding and a theory or experiment can take them a lifetime to prove. Experts still argue over the trend to breed cattle for 2 instead of 4 years which reduces the weight from a ton to about 1100 Ibs. Some say that young meat is more tender, others that it loses flavor. But the market shows the beef eaters buy it and like it.
Date
July 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB73816
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176059
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
A balanced diet for cattle is as important as for people and the Prairie grasslands provide the most nourishing fare for cattle who in turn make a tasty treat for Canada's protein and diet-conscious people. To the market flow of beef from West to East has been added a North to Southeast trend by the growth of the cattle industry in Northern Ontario where the grazing land is good but needs to be supplemented by grain and hay in winter.
Date
July 1, 1955
Accession Number
LAC-NFB73823
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176060
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory # 77: Balanced Diet Provides Top Brand Beef: The Cowboy Feeds Canada
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
October 23, 1956
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
The Bad Lands, site of many a movie chase, extend from Canada to the United States. Nature's art formed the odd cone-shaped figures by wind erosion through the weight of heavy rocks pressing on the mass of sand.
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