The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-03-22
FARMING INwEsTERN CANADA
The Great Natural Fertility Of the Sod
In Manitoba, Assiniboia. Sas-
k~atchewan and Alberta
what Has Been Done by Premier
Greenway, Himself n Lending
Farmer.

Hon. Thomas Grcenwny, premier
Of the Province of Manitoba, one OF
the foremost farmers of Western
Canada, writes an excellent article 10
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 Q
riculturnl pursuits. From the day,
nearly 90 years ago, when he select
ed his homestead, he has had un-
bounded faith In the country as .
place where farming n be success
| fully carried on, II pursued upon
proper lines. There Is n large num-
Der In this Province who should rath-
er be called "wheat-growers" than
farmers. On account OF the iacil-
tiles, natural advantages. and there
fore ~chcapness with which wheat n
he grown, no doubt many have done
exceedingly well by raising wheat
only: still, Il Is far from ideal farm
ing. Not only will such n course, II
persisted In, have the effect of caus-
ing the land TO run out, MS has becn
tnt tADtEltNtt VI lhDnt NAlp DutNuNu
the same plan In the whcat-produc-
ing prairie States 10 the south OF US
but IL Is far from being the most
profitable course 10 adopt.
This fact Il already being demon.
stratcd In Manitoba. Let the farms
In this Western country be managed
upon the lines which were successful
In the Eastern Provinces. and much
more can be done here In a 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, sheen
hogs and poultry. according 20 the
ability OF the farmer-with respect
20 his means and the extent of his
holding. The wanton waste which
has hitherto been prnciicod by many
farmers, that Of burning vast guam
titles Of excellent fodder after
thrcshing Is done, should cease: Il
should all he used upon the farm
and converted into ;hc old. sensible
kind OF fertilizer mnnurc and after
wards he returned to the soil. so
that what has been taken from II
by the crop may be restored. NJ
though admitting that the great nat
urnl 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 to make
such n course rs the one mentioned
tempting. yet. II continued. wheat
growing upon the same land year
year Is undoubtedly n mistake.
The writer knows Of no country that
advantages 20 great 90 the ag-
riculturist M docs Manitoba. The
vrnious branches Of farming can be
on successfully, as twenty
two years Of practical operations and
observations OF what others are do
Ing have proven. To those desiring
TO mako new homes for themselves,
the low price Of some Of the best
In the world (although rapidly
advancing In price this year, offer
still great opportunities. To all such
invitation Is cordially given 10
Come and See" There need be no
poor people here. There Is land for
all who choose 10 come, land upon
happy homes can he cstab-
Iishcd. aud from which ample re-
sources can be gathered against old
lge. MI hat n man needs TO achieve
In this domain Is com
and industry. With these
qualifications he Is bound to succeed.
For Information regarding free
homestead lands. apply to any agent
" the government whose advertise
appears elsewhere In these col
INNS.