Scollard stockyards in operation from about 1914 to the 1960s; visible in the background are the buildings of Scollard (R to L) including grain elevator, train station, church, Scollard trading company; cattle to be sold at Scollard before shipping; Usher ranch invited cattle buyers to purchase stock directly at Scollard; weigh scales installed by Usher Ranch (inspected every year); cattle were weighed on Scollard weigh scales to compensate 3% shrinkage charges usually charged after rail travel to Calgary; cattle were driven in 6 miles from lease to stockyards at Scollard and were thus assessed for shrinkage caused by the longer drive; Usher ranch regularly invited Harvey Adams (of 'Adams, Wood and Weiller' out of Calgary) to assess cattle before purchase to set fair price; Adams was often accompanied by an agent from Canada Packers or similar packer to negotiate deal; if no deal reached with packer, Adams would take cattle to sell himself in Calgary at market price.