The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-05
WHAT A LEADING hGRlCULT.
URIST SAYS OF WEST
ERIN CANADA.
University Gives m I abiases
Opinion.

OpinIon.
In q letter TO 1.-THE Farmer" S,. Paul,
GATED Sept. iSt, 1901, Prof. ThomnS
Shaw, OF the Minnesota State Univer-
atty. has the following TO say, after
having made trip through Western
Canada:
The capabilities OF the immense
area known as Western Canada are
hut little underst ood on this side Of the
line. Our PEOPLE are APP; TO look upon
IL as a region Of frost and snow, n coun-
try in which hut small portion Of the
land relatively will ever be tillable
because OF the Tigors Of the climate
True. the climate is cold In winter,
hut Western Canada has, nevertheless.
Just that sort OF climate which makes
Il the most reliable wheat producing
country In all the continent.
AN IMMENSE AREA
Western Canada is rot only an I'M
mcnse area. but the same description
will apply to those portions Of the
country that are capable Of being sue
cessiully titled or grazcd. Nearly all
nfthr prairie Province Of Manitoba can
De brought under cultivation, although
probably not onc.third Of itS sur
face has been laid open by the plough.
AssinihuiA to the west Ia grain asd
stock country. Saskatchewan to the
north Of Assiniboia has high =:lapta-
iion for the same. This also may he
Eaid Of Alberta TO the west. Here lies
what may be termed q grain growing
and stock producing empire, the re-
sources 81 which have bcen/but little
drawn upon comparatively, viewed
from the standpoint 81 the agricultur-
ist. when IL is called Ia mind that
even IN the Peace River Country. sew
eral hundreds OF miles north Of the
canadian boundary, wheat was grown
which won a premium at the Worlds
Fair In 1891. the capabilities O. this
country in wheat pi o.:uction loom up
more brightly than even the brilliant
Northern lights Of the land that lies
toward the pole.
ADAPTED TO STOCK AND GRAIN
PRODUCTION.
The region under consideration Is.
however, mainly adapted to growing
grain and grazing stock Much of IL
is adapted to growing both grain and
stock, but certain areas, especially
towards the mountain, are only adapt
ed To rnnchinE, except where irriga-
tinn will Yet he introduced This. of
course. can bc done successfully along
the many streams that flow down from
tn, HUnkic,, ard wutrr the country
towards the east and north. The
adaptation Of the country for wheat
production Is ~ a high character.
The cool nights that usually charac-
trrizc the ripcninR season are cm-
iurntiy favorable Ia the filling Of the
grain. and to the securing Of plump
berry, and consequently large yields.
The crop this wear Is n magnificent
one. In Manitoba and the Terrific Dries
1t should certainly give an average Of
more than 20 bushels per acre. Hut
should the Weld be- not more than %
bushels, the crop viii bc n most hand
sumc one. owing In the large area
fown Ia wheat, Many farmers only
grow grain. Hut those who do sue
coed o. well in growing oats and barley
as In growing wheat. hence these foods
for live stock should always he
abundant. Some grow cattle main
~ aud others combine the two.
The last named. OF course, Is
doubtless the safest Of the three
during a long course Of years, that
is To say, where such farming il prac-
ticablc.
QUALITY or LIVE STOCK.
Il was u plrusurabIr surprise to
note the high quality OF the stock The
average ~ quality in cattle Ia higher
thun the average of cattle in our State,
unless in the dairy classes. This opin-
ION j. not reached rashly or without
ample opportunity for investigation.
spcut three long days in the show
ring nt Winnipeg making the awards
in the beef classes. | question IL any
OF our states, single handed. could
make such showing In cattle. II was
my privilege to make the awards at
several shows, and NJ all of them
were evidences that much attention Is
given TO the Improvement Of the stock.
| noted carefully the character of the
herds that grazcd along the railroad
and everywhere the high average of
the quality of the stock VIVA In evil
deuce.
REASONS FOR QUALITY IN STOCK.
The quality of the grass Is
good. Many of the settlers came
from Ontario, and had been schooled
as To the value OF good stock before
going west. The railroads and the
Government have taken n deep in
tcrrst In making Il less difficult and
costly to the farmers to secure good
males.
Those who are anxious OF changing
their residence should bear In mind
that the lands in Western Canada are
many of them free and others reason
ably cheap.
Information will gladly be given by
amy agent of the Canadian Govern
mcni, whose advertisement appears
elsewhere.
Accounting Tor "a.
Blanche--it isn't easy to find anything
new in wedding presents.
May No. 70 many people have besa