Toronto: Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited, 1950. 200 p. 8vo. First edition. B&w plates. Blue cloth. Dust jacket, some tears in edge. Owner's sig. to front free endpaper.
Author was a prolific chronicler of agriculture in Western Canada, writing more than 50 books on the subject. He was also Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba until 1951, Mayor of Calgary 1963-6, and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1965-1974.