The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-03-21
FARMING IEwESTERN CANADA
Toe Great Natural Fertility Of the Sol
In Manitoba. ASsiniboia, Sas-
katchewan and Alberta.
what Has Been Done by Premier
GTecnwny, Himself n Leading
Farmer.

Of the Province Of Manitoba, one of
the foremost farmers of Western
Canada, writes an excellent article to
the press, from which the following
extracts are made:
The writer came 10 Manitoba from
Ontario Ia the autumn of 1873, and
has ever since been engaged In ng-
ricultural pursuits. From the day,
nearly - years ago, when he select
ed his homestead. he has had un.
bounded faith In the country ns
place where farming can he success.
fully carried on. IL pursued upon
proper lines. There IL "a large mum
Der in this Province who should rath'
or Ice called "wheat-growers" than
farmers. On account OF the faCil-
tiles, natural advantages, and there
fore chcapncEs with which wheat can
be grown, no doubt many have done
exceedingly we'll by raising wheat
only; still. It Is far from ideal farm
ing Not only will such n course. N
persisted in. have the effect az caus-
ing the land 10 run out, as has been
the experience OF those who pursued
the same plan in the whcat-produc-
ing prairie States TO the south OF us,
but It Is far from being the most
profitable course to adopt.
This fact Is already being demon
stra'cd In Manitoba. Let the farms
In this Western country he managed
upon the lines which were successful
In the Eastern Province, and much
more ran bc done here In a given
time than was ever done in the East.
The probabilities Of failure arc prnc-
ticnlly nil. Upon thc farm there
should be- found horses. cattle, sheep.
hogs and poultry, according 80 the
ability Of the 'urmrr--with respect
10 his means and the extent OF his
holding. The wanton waste which
has hitherto been practiccd by many
farmers. that Of burning vast guam
Titles Of excellent fodder after
thrcshng d. done, should cease: IL
should all Doe used upon the farm
AMI inverted into the old. sensible
Kind Of fertilizer manure. and after.
wards be returned tn the soil, 30
that what has been taken from II
bv the crop may be- Tc=:1rgd. ~.
though admitting that the great nat
ural fertility of the soil in Manitoba
and the success that has attended the
growing Of wheat for years upon the
same land have n tendency 20 make
such course as the one mentioned
tempting, yet, il continued. wheat
growing upon the same land year
after year IS undoubtedly q mistake.
The writer knows Of no country that
offers advantages so great to the ag.
riculturiSt as does Manitoba. The
vraioug branches oi farming can he
carried on successfully, as twenty
two years of practical operations and
observations Of what others arc do
ing have proven. To those desiring
TO mako new homes for themselves,
the low price Of some Of the best
lands in the world (althouVh rapidly
advancing In price this YEAR, offer
still great opportunities. To all such
the invitation Is cordially given TO
"Come and See" There need I've no
poor people here. There is land for
all who choose 20 come. land upon
which happy homes can he cstab-
lshcd. and from which ample re-
sources can be gathered against old
age. All that man needs Ia achieve
competence IN this domain Is com
nonsense and industry. With these
qualifications he Is hound 90 succeed.
For information regarding free
homestead lands, apply 70 any agent
Of the government whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere in these coll
umnn,