The evening times., 1899-01-13

number OF times and has stayed there sew
eral months at various periods. He says
that the country has alluring advantages
which with judicious inVestemnt of capital
could be made TO yield almost untold
wealth. Almost every branch of industry
could find fields for successful operation.
The conditions of the soil are favorable for
the development of agriculture, especially
in the section of British Columbia west of
the Rocky Mountains. This section, contra
ry 10 popular opinion, is much warmer than
many sections of the United States in low
er latitudes. This is due to the Japanese
current, which passes through the tropics.
gathering warmth as ii goes and giving it
of as ii passes north. The current passes
close TO the coast and the warm winds from
IL permeate the valleys of British Colum-
bia as far back as the main range of the
Rocky Mountains, greatly modifying the
temperature and making the climate about
as mild as that of the eastern portions of
the United States north OF the fortieth par
, allel of latitude
The climate has an advantage not pos
sessed by the northern portions of this
country. The winters there are not as
severe, and the temperature during the
crop growing seasons is more euuable
there not being sudden rises and falls in
the atmospheric conditions The soil is
rich and new, and the rainfall abundant
Grains are grown with decided success
Apples, pears and cherries of fine varieties
have been grown in large quantities. but
| it has been found impossible to raise
| peaches.
The Canadian government for several
years has been offering inducements TO
| nome seekers, and as result the country
has been largely settled, more especially
| near the cities of Vancouver and Victoria.
| which are on the coast. The settler is Civ
| en- long time in which TO pay for his
| land, and the railroad fare of the pros
| pectiVe purchaser is paid. provided he
| makes a purchase of land Lumber for
| constructing his home is furnished without
cost, and cattle and farming utensils are
| carried on the railroads free of charge.
| Mr.. King on one of his trips travelled
| from Winnipeg to Vancouver with the gov
| ernor of British Columbia, who explained
to him that department of the Canadian
| government, which corresponds to our Ag-
! rlcultural Department. The governor said
that the Dominion government has large
tracts of land west of the Rocky Noun
tains which are used for making experi-
ments in growing the farm products pecu-
| liar TO the country. The experiments are
carried on on a much larger scale than al
the experiment stations of our Agricultural
Department The experiments are made in
a practical way. Large tracts of land
! 'Atth do Ilutu dS oV OF lUU dcTeS-are SOWr
in some grain and the growth of the cereal
carefully watched. The character of the
soil, the length of time required for q
mature growth, the amount of production
TO the acre, the quality of the product and
the seasons favorable to the growth of the
grain are carefully watched and noted and
the result published and sent to farmers
TO whom the observations may be of value
By this means the farmers know what
TO raise and how and when to raise it
Large orchards are also planted and the
results carefully observed. These expert
ment stations are located at various alti-
tudes, and in this way the elevation a,
which fruit or cereal will thrive is de-
termined. Much of British Columbia is
very mountainous and the elevations of the
farming lands are varied. Something thai
will grow in one altitude will not flourish
at others, and it has been the work of the
experimental stations to determine the
effect of altitude upon various crops.
The method of conducting experiments
under the Canadian system and under the
American system, if carefully compared
would be found to balance in favor OF
the Canadian system. Under the Agricul-