The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-12-06
WHAT A LEADING ACRICUL1.
URIST SAYS OF WEST
ERIN CANADA.
Prof. Thomas shaw of Minnesota
University Gives an Unbiassd
Opini0n.

uutto otDts ltts lFul, IEOI. InOWnh
Shaw. OF the Minnesota State Univer-
sity, has the following to say. after
having made a trip through Western
Canada:
The capabilities of the immense
area known as Western Canndn are
but little understood on this side of the
line. Our people nre ant TO look upon
IL ms n region Of frost and snow. n coun.
try In which but small portion OF the
land relatively will ever be tiilnble
because of the ripors Of the climate.
True. the climate n cold in winter.
but western Canada has. nevertheless.
lust that sort of climate which makes
I the most reliable wheat producing
country In all the continent.
AN IMMENSE AREA.
Western Canada Is rot only an I'm.
mense area, but the same description
cou,try that mr., canoblc of being sue.
s.ssfui,v ,illei mr. gra,ed nearly ali
oftbe prairIe Province Of Manitoba can
be brought under cultivation. although
probably not one.tbird of It's sur.
face has been laid open by the plough.
AssInibo,a 10 the west Is n grain and
stock country. Saskatchewan TO the
north Of Assiniboia has hiRh adapta.
lion for IN. snmr This also NAV he
,aid Of Alberta IN the west. Here lies
what mnv IA. termed m grain GROWING
and stock producinp empire. the re.
sources NJ which bay, bc,n/but Iittls
drawn upon eomparntIyely. viewed
from The s,nndpoint Of m. apricuitur.
Ist. When IL il called 10 mind that
eyen I'm IN, peac, River Country. sew.
er,i hundreds ~ mile. north Of tho
Canadian bouudary. wb.n, was grown
which won n premium nj tbo Worlds
palr In isoa. IN, capabilities of ,bi.
cou,,rv In vhea, n-roduc,io, loom nm
more brightly ,bnn even the brilliant
Nor,h.rp Uyb,s 81 IN. land that lie.
toward the poI..
ADAPTED TO STOCK AND GRAIN
Production.
The region under consideration IN,
however. mainly adapted TO growing
grain and grazing stock. Much of II
is adapted 20 growing both grain aud
stock, but certain areas. especially
towards the mountain. are only adapt.
ed TO rnnching. except where irrign.
ton will vet be introduced. This. OF
course, can be done successfully nlonr
the many s,rcams that flow down from
the Rockies, and water the country
.v"",' -,
n.alna,ion r. -, a htah ch,r,c,.r
m. cool nights ,,o, %usua,ly chnroc
Ell. ,h. rIn.nin, s.osor ar. .n
,n.n,i, fn,ornt,I. 10 IN. aII,n, ~ .
.roin ,nd a. Tho ,ccuriny ofn mum,
So and consoouon,iy I,r,. Yields
h cron thIs y.ar Ia n magni5c.n,
one In Nnni,oLo aud The Te~rrl,ori.,
4, shonid csr,ninlv ciy. an nycrng. a
,nor. ,h,n % husb,l. n.r Nor. I'm
.hanta ,Lo ,i.t5 hc no, nor. ,,., .,
hnshois ,h. cron w,iI IA. n mos, hand
som. one. owing 10 the lnrg, nre,
.n,., a. v,h,n, Many t,r,ns,s ort,
,row grotn u,, ,ho.. WIN do suc
80 swcu l., rrn,yin, o,,s mud I'm rl.
as Ca rro,yin, whom, h,nc, ines. food
90. no. .tocL .honIJ ,I,,,ys IA
.h,rds,, SOM. oro,y cn,,lc mnir
,v and others combIn. the ,,y,
Iho lac, nn,rod % cours. /
aoun'iess me SAFEST OF the 'hr'
u".l"s ,ous ''u'' ysa' ~
!. s"s' ""''e S"'" "s P"'
"'"'"'
Duality OF LIVE STOCK.
I, ,os , ~nl.,surnble surpris. 4
not. ,bc bigb o~unli,v Of the stock. Tn
.vcrogc ~ ounII,v In cattle ia bIyhe
,hon ~. AVERAGE Of ,nttl. In our stat,
n,ioss 4, a.. d,trv cIn.s.s This oni,
ion Is moi reached rashly or withor
annie opportunity for investigation
I sncnt three long dnys In the sho,
rlng nj Winniper making the nwnr
In the beef classes. 1 question II an
of n states, single handed. couI
make such n showing IN cattle. II va
my privilege to make the awards ,
several shows, and AT all of the
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