Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-01-26
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AM,NNEsorA FARMER
Does Well In Western Canada.
VrpDuN Man Nov. IL. 1899,
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Does Well In Western CANADA
VIRDEN, Man, Nov. IL, 1899. "
Hon. Clifford Sifton, Minister OF the
Interior, Ottawa, Canada-Sir: Think
ing that my experience in Manitoba
might he both useful and interesting
to my Acknowledgment in the United
States who may be looking to Mani.
toba and the northwest with the mi
tention of settling there, i have muck
pleasure in stating that through lnF
formation received from Mr.. w
McCreary, immigration commissioner
at Winnipeg, was induced to visit
Manitoba in February, 1893. When
called upon Mr.. McCreary he spared no
pains to give me all the information:
etc., In his possession, the result ok
which was that l came here with .
letter of introduction from him to the
secretary Of the Virden Board OF
Trade. That gentleman provided mo
with a competent land guide, ana.
although there was considerable snow
on the ground, l had no dlmculty M
selecting three homesteads for myselk
end sons. Having made the necessary
homestead entries at the land ONCE N
Brandon, l returned to my home IN
Lyon county, Minnesota. and came BACK
here in May following, accompanies
by one of my boys, bringing with W
two teams of horses, implements. etc.
Our first work was to erect q temp ,
rary shanty and stable, after which,
we broke and leveled sevel:.y-hvej
acres and put up thirty tons OF hay.}
l went back to Minnesota about july
20, leaving my son here. l returned
in October, bringing my family with
me. l found that the land We ha4
acquired was of good quality. heln1
q strong clay loan with clay subsoil
Last spring I sowed 100 acres in whea
and fifty acres In oats and barley
(Seventy-fiye acres Of this grain VA
sowed on "go.back" plowed las1
spring. My crop was thrashed t1
October, the result being ovsr 40
bushels Of grain In ALL Whasete
aged fifteen bushels per acre ~
graded No. l hard, but thst whic ~
sown on land other than sod a.
back') went twenty four and one
bushels per acre.
To say that I am well pleased
the result Of my first years tarme
operations in Manitoba does not al =
Quately express my feelings. and VS
have no hesitation in advising .thoss
who are living in districts where land
is high in price to come out here
they are willing to do fair aMu.
Of work. am ten miles from Vida
which is good market town, and ,aa s$S
miles from Hargrave, where theron E
two elevators. This summer | erd ~
. dwelling house Of native stone I'M
bought q half-section Of land adj n,
ing our homesteads, for which l n
4 very moderate price. There are y
some homesteads in this district. 2
land of hne quality can be purch y
from the Canadian Pacific Raj
company at $3.50 per acre on III
terms. Good water Is generally Il
at depth Of from fifteen to tw
feet. have ITS acres ready for
next year. M
The cost Of living here Is about thS(
same rs in southern Minnesota. Some
commodities are higher and others
lower In price, but the average 10
about the same. l remain. your .obe-
dent servant. (Signed) Ia
JACOB REICHERT.