The Forrest City times., 1899-08-11

per acre.
 Inspiring wheat l2 varieties. the aver age yield in Manitoba was B bushels 2s
 pounds per acre: in the terIit0ries. Al bushels pounds per acre. In potatoes.
 the average yield from l3 varieties during
 the three years was 34S bushels 50 ponud'
 per acre in Manitoba in tlie territories,
 800 bushels i5 pounds per acre.
 These averages for three years cannot
 be surpassed anywhere. Apropos of roots
 and vegetables. II is ted by all who have any knowledge Of the matter that m the growth Of these products Western Canada has no competitor. In the mid dle Of September ripe tomatoes may be seen in greatIprofusion. while they have been known to ripen as early as the hrst day ol July, A gentleman from Ohio, vIs- iting one of the agricultural fairs, said he had never seen anything in his state to equal the exhibit. Three cabbages weighed together '26 pounds. solid. sound and fine grained, as though they had weighed but six pounds each. Prize potatoes weighed ? pounds each, while those weighing three pounds were so plentiful that they attracted no attention, Beets, carrots, turnips, etc.. also grow to an exceptional ly large size ;water melons reach 15 pounds and citron p pounds.
 In Canda there is no state church. Ev. cry denomination Is left, 10 worship as it chooses. The government is federal. The Dominion parliament. corresponding to the house of representatives at Washing ton. has general supervision and is elected by direct vote of the people for term of i've years. Each province has legisla tt,,a fn tla laut tatn Inf the different states in the American union It deals with matters that are purely pro- vncial. They are elected for four years. Municipal or purely local matters are man. aged by municipal councils elected annu ally. The franchise is so broad that the voting power is practically conferred upon almost every male person over the age of Fl years. 2.
 In educational matters, Western Canada is up to date. The system is equal to any on the continent. Rural schools are about three miles apart in the settled districts. and they are free. The government makes an annual grant to each school. and all expenses, the salary of the teachers included, are paid out of this grant and the proceeds of T general tax on the land in the school district; whether occupied or not. 'ene eighteenth part of the entire "fertibe belt. from Pembna on the bor der south of Winnipeg to the Saskatche- wan. and beyond,is set apart for the main tenance of schools-a very liberal prOvis ion indeed. The schools are non-seclarian and national in character.
 In connection with education experi- mental farms have been established in Manitoba and the territories. where all the different kinds of gram, seed, roots. vegetables, grasses, fruits, trees and shrubs that it is sought to grow in the country are sown on the varied soils of the farm and the results published in the newspapers for the. information and guid- ance. Of the farming communities. In ad- dition travelling schools of dairy instruct. Ors are sent around. These give lectures. accompanied by practical operations in all the arts of raising cattle butter and cheese making. etc, that the best methods known may be taught the settlers without the loss of time and money that would be reouired were they left to their own resources in such important matters. Again, farmers institutes are held at regniar intervals at important points. HThose present make known their most successful methods of farming and interchange experiences.
 The climate is one of the best to be found anywhere. It was said at one time that the cold weather prevented successful farming, but these allegations have been completely falsified by the experiences of those who have lived there for years and by the success that 4arming has met with On the point of climate it may be said that the town of Ednunton, in latitude 53 de-
 
 north than the city of Winnipeg, is 455 miles farther south than St. Petersburg. the capital of Russia, farther south than any part of either Scotland. Denmark, Norway. or Sweden, and as far south as Dublin. Ireland. Liverpool in England or Hamburg in Germany, and yet these cities are not considered as being by any means in the frozen regions of the north In fact the climate of Western Canada is described by those who have lived there for years as very agreeable and preferred to that of the east.
 Disease is little known. epidemics are unheard of. Spring commences early in April. Sometimes the snow entirely dis. appears early in that month. Spring is soon followed by summer Daylight at this latitude is two hours longer than anywhere below the boundary line. The result is better quality of wheat, owing to the almost perpetual sunshine. than any other place south. Autumn is delight fui season. It extends into the month of December, thus giving the farmer an op .poriunity to finish his threshiug, complete the marketing of his thousands of bushels of wheat, and leaving plenty of time to put his land in condition for the crop of the following year.
 l. The district of Alberta, immediately east of British Columbia and reaching the boundary lines on the south has a total length of 430 miles from south to snorth, and 250 miles from east to west. It contains an area of JOG ,000 square miles. The districts generally spoken of as '' Northern Alberta and" South. ern Alberta because of the differen, character of the twoiportions, South. ern Alberta is preeminently a ranchne and dairying country and offers oppor. tunities in that direction that are un. equaled. It is composed of high oper plains broken by the valleys of numer. ous rivers. These valleys and tho bench lands produce most luxuriantly a most nutritious growth of native