Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-08-21
FROM MICHIGAN TO THE
SASKATCHEWAN.

SAAs'~A Nv As"PAN Ivy
of q "Stub" road from the Manitobi
q Northwestern r. r. Improved
the time by driving over large ares
of farming lands and endeavored te
interview every farmer that came II
my way. Mr.. S. sold small farm
in Ontario few years ago, settled
here on one section (640 acres) partly
paid for two brood mares and
small herd of cattle and shcap. Now
the stock numbers ten horses, Ga
Durham and grade cattle and about
$50 sheep. Carries on mixed farm
ing. Never lost crop and has pros.
pered. Made a mental calculation
that oatmeal and the shorter Catech
ism had been important factors in
the development of his family and
was not surprised to meet genuine
graduate of Glasgow University who
Inade his home with the family and
preached in neat little church
erected on the farm.
Mr.. G. formerly a builder Of or
gans in Brooklyn had been eight
years in the country has half Sec
ton of land, seven horses, $50 cattle
and sheep an eight roomed house
and good stone stables, never was
without good loaf and the latch
string always hung on the outside.
Mrs. L. who has been twenty years
in the country, has half section of
land, comfortable home, good piano
and organ, library of 600 standard
works including As volumes of
Waverly novels, 80 volumes SCOTS
prose and poetical words, eight
vols. Cornhill Magazine, Macaulay's
History and Essays, Cariysle's Past
and Present, French Revolution, etc.
She moved all her effects from w in
nipeg on OK carts, before the rail
road struck the country. Has cul.
tivated and educated family. Last
years crops took eight days with a
steam thresher TO prepare it for
market and SO l might go on-Ad
intfnitum.
This settlement 12 farmers) have
. steam thresher of their own and
are taking the initiative toward
erecting farmers elevator in the
city. Eight days passed pleasantly
in this manner when decided to
drive south across the country, 20
miles, strike Brandon and reach
Winnipeg 1873 miles by Canadian
Pacific Railway. Brandon, 5000
population, the largest grain market
in the province has seven large
grain elevators and Touring and saw
mills. The Reformatory at this
town for lack of inmates has been
been converted into a Branch Insane
asylum, till which time only one boy
had been sent to reform. The cost
of maintaining and educating this
this phenomenon was $4,000 annual
ly. The thing was laughing stock
and the public demanded that the
anomaly should cease. The Provin-
cial Experimental farm is near this
town and occupies commanding $50
acre site on the Assinaboine river.
The farm is intersected by pretty car
riage drives lined on both sides with
double rows of evergreens and ash
leafed naples, quite young but grow
ing vigorously. Only about seven
per cent. Of these varieties die, that
is if proper attention is given them.
Each section is subdivided into half
acre plots each sown or planted to
different varities of grain, roots, veg
etables, small fruits, shrubs and
flowers. An accurate memoranda is
made of the success of each variety
in order to test the adaptibility to
the country. At this writing Aug
ust 4th) a ten acre field of wheat on
this farm is almost ready for the
sickle. A quiet ride eastward from
Brandon to Portage-La-Pr n
miles, would gladden. the heart of
Gratiot county farmer. Wheat,
Wheat, Wheat, everywhere-whole
sections with no intervals save
buggy trail and again whole sections