The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

Wheats "Farthest North"
The belief that habitable Canada con-
sists OF a narrow strip OF territory
stretching along the border Of the Unit
ed States, with no depth 10 the north.
is one that is little heard Of nowadays
ON this side Of the line. IL IS stul, how
ever held by a great many people
abroad and We ourselves have but the
hazest ideas OF our north country and
it's tremendous possibilities. Year by
year. however, with the return OF ex-
plorers. we learn not merely of the li
Doradoes Of the frozen north, but OF tno
far greater wealth of the fertile soil on
The northern slope of the continent Tho
furthest north at which wheat viii ripen
has not yct been definitely afclftNnfu,
but il has been successfully cstaOlsne1
that the most useful of aI cereals VIII
ripen a thousand miles north OF the
boundary line.
m has heretofore been supposed that
the huge territory ln eastern Canada
north OF rhe height OF land and drain
ing into James Bay, although IN the
same latitude as Manitoba, was not 20
VOL adapted 20 the growing or cereals.
Henry o Sullvan. a prominent surveyor
and explorer I'm the service of the pro-
vince OF flNfNHNr ltN AlAA|AN hNA NNI.t..t"
ton last fan with the object OK locating
% line from lake ST. John 90 Hudson
Bay, says wheat as good as that grown
I'm any part OF Quebec rlpens FAR holtl
OF the height OF land and Wei up 10
ward James Bay. AT WasW1nipi a iiul-
SON Bay post en route 90 Ruperts Land
ing. he found Mr. Baxter. m agent, VINO
takes an interest in farming
After looking over the results, Mi-
q Sullivan SAYS: "It is surprising 10 500
the nne vegetables and grains he mas
grown there. / never saW better 'an-
blge. carrots. and trrnipa ana n' We
nae samples of wheat which no hih
grown from seed raised There the }'
before. and other wheat which he bod
grown from seed obtained from inc
Agricultural Farm at Ottawa. They ae
equally GOOD and can compare itNpi-
ably with wheat grown in amy olh'r
mart OF the province. The SURROUNDING
country is AN level rich clay iana. 40
Moose Factory on James BAY, blsn"P
Newman raises the finest of celery
tomatoes. vegetable marroWs, caullno"-
er and other garden stun
ono can scarcely oycrCe'imate the
practical value OF this testimony as io
the climate on the northern slope Zoe
ward James Pay. That wheat ahI deIl-
cate vegetables can Doe grown iui5 ~
miles due north of toronto DIS "a l.I
rho efurlIIIH.I OA MllINIA WiAA t'..'t''.'
not become fully apparent to the pres
emf generation. Eventually, however DC
must mean the settlement ~ tnat Fi
territory from tho crowded regions OK
the Old World.
In the west the wheat belt runs t'r
no toward the Arctic. Tho iurthe8t
north will probably be found ih Ana
basca, just east oil tne lNo'n,, ,,.,.,,
influence of the chnooks, the warm
winds OF the Pacific, gives a moderate
climate there for The hundreds on mics
north of Edmonton. which is ltaeH seven
hundred and fifty miles norlh "t
the latitude or Toronto a com
rittee Of the Senate established the fact
mat flowers bloom az early on the shores
~ tbc Great Slave Lake 800 miles
north Of Toronto. as they do In Winnl-
neg. In the Peace River Valley the cn-
mate is pretty much the same ds IN
western ontario. yet the Peace River
is AT its most southerly point over miles
north Of Windsor A.
Nronffoba this year SIS into the swan
piver valley. This Is In the extreme
northwest OF the province. yet u IS I'D
practically the same latitude as tho fh-
pIieh midlands Mr. Burrows. mem
Der OF the Manitoba Legislature. report
iny on this new district 20 Mr.. stton on
the 1st OF March says that the history
0ftean wears demonstrates the faet
clearly that an attitudes have very much
10 do with summer frosts Inc most
successful districts On Manitoba for me
raising OF No. l hard wheat are those
localities az an altitude OK from 10 TO
1900 feet above the sea level
II Is also known I'm every case where
a district Is found 20 be subject 20 sum
ner frost In Manitoba tho land is found
10 lie az a high altitude. Most OF tho
Swan River Valley IS less than 100 feet
above the sea. Lieut.. Gov. Patterson
OF Manitoba, who went on tour or
inspection last fan over 20 Hudson Bay
I'M his report says that every indian
south OF the Nelson River could have
an excellent kitchen garden n he took
the trouble 20 cultivate the land. Tbs
Nelson River enters Hudson Bay az
York Factory. about latitude 81 degrees.
some 800 miles further north than Moose
Factory. where Bishop Newman Is con-
Quoting his experiments.
Z Grouping all these facts together. 70
IL not too much 20 claim that the wheat
belt Of Canada averages at least 800 miles
in width By 300 I'm length. n grcafer
stretch than any other part OF the world.
except Russia and Siberia, possesses.
The bulk OF this tract OF land lies west
OF Lake Superior. the barren lands
north OF that lake cutting the fertils
portion OF the Dominion into two dis
tinct parts. OF the great western wheat
growing country Winnipeg Is the COM
mercial n not the geographical centre.
II has up 10 the present time save dur
ing the boom period, grown rather slow
ly but has kept pace with the growth
Of population upon the land.
Now that the rush 20 tho Canadian
wheat plains IS beginning, Winnipeg VIII
probably show a greater prO1OrtiOnate
growth than any other Canadian city. IL
may forget the lesson OF the last period
OF speculation, and retari IT'S develop
ment bv another boom. n this is avoid-
ed and the people OF Winnipeg bend
their energias 10 maintain the city in So
present position as the railway metro
polls and commercial centre OF the west.
| Winnipeg In another ten years should
! have well on 10 10000 inhabitants. 10
| this promise is fulfilled. II viii be bv
! the pushing OF wheat production even
further north.-Toronto Globe.