The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-03-22

Creenway, Himself . Leading
Farmer.

L
Of the Province Of Manitoba. one Of
The foremost farmers Of Western
| Canada, writes an exec. It article to
the press, from which the following
extracts are made:
The writer came TO Manitoba from
Ontario in the autumn of 1878, and
has ever since been engaged in ag-
ricultural pursuits. From the day,
nearly % years ago, when he select
ed his home stead. he has had un-
bounded faith in the country as .
place where farming can be success
fully carried on, il pursued upon
proper lines. There is a large num-
Der in this Province who should rath-
er be called 'wheat-growers" than
farmers. On account Of the facil-
tiles, natural advantages, and there
fore cheapness with which wheat can
be grown, no doubt many have done
exceedingly well by raising wheat
only; still, IL is far from ideal farm
ing. Not only will such course, il
persisted in, have the effect Of caus-
ing the land to run out, as has been
the experience Of those who pursued
the same plan in the wheat-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
strated in Manitoba. Let the farms
in this western country be managed
upon the lines which were successful
g. Az La.&.~x Dr~v;pcae md vruch
more can be done here in q given
time than was ever done in the East.
The probabilities of failure are prac-
tically nil. Upon the farm there
should be found horses, cattle, sheep.
hogs and poultry, according to the
ability of the farmer-with respect
to his means and the extent of his
holding. The wanton waste which
has hitherto been practiced by many
farmers, that OF burning vast guam
titles of excellent fodder after
threshing is done, should cease; it
should all be used upon the farm
| and converted into the old, sensible
kind of fertilizer manure, and after
wards be returned to the soil, sc
that what has been taken from Il
by the crop may be restored. Al
though admitting that the great nat
ural fertility of the soil in Manitobs
| and the success that has attended the
growing of wheat for years upon the
same land have . tendency to make
such a course as the one mentioned
tempting, yet, II continued, wheat
growing upon the same land veal
| after wear is undoubtedly a mistake
The writer knows of no country thai
offers advantages so great to the ag
riculturist as does Manitoba. Ths
vraious branches of farming can b
carried on successfully, as twenty
two years Of practical operations ant
observations OF what others are do
ing have proven. To those desiring
70 make new homes for themselves
the low price of some of the bes
lands in the world although rapid.
advancing in price this year, offel
still great opportunities. To all sucl
the invitation is cordially given Il
"Come and See" There need be nj
poor people here. There is land fol
all who choose 10 come, land upor
which happy homes can be estab
lished. and from which ample re
sources can be gathered against OLE
age. All that a man needs to achiev'
competence in this domain Is com
nonsense and industry. With thes'
qualifications he is bound to succeed
For information regarding FREE
homestead lands. apply to any agen
| Of the government whose advertise
ment appears elsewhere in these col
| umns.