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Hassard recalling horse and cattle era on district ranch
Hassard recounts early 20th century ranch life north of Medicine Hat including horse powered haying, log structures, and the move to tractors in 1928. He describes bogholes, dry 1930s conditions, cattle drives to Medicine Hat and Dunmore, and social dances at Manyberries and Graburn Gap. The piece notes family history, land growth, and concerns about rising land prices.
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Hassard
Jim Hassard
Canada
John Reid
Perry Yeast
Black Eagle
Elizabeth
Medicine Hat
Dunmore
Bain
Cressday
Winnipeg
Manyberries
Weyburn
Sask
Moose Jaw
Lillian
Dave Weiss
Graburn Gap
Elkwater
Hassards
Dale
Pat Page
Box Springs Road
Bill
Linnea
Eagle Butte
Bud Walberger
Bryce
Harvey Hassard
Tinker
Mandy
Paul Strickland
Saskatchewan
Cypress Hills