The Globe-republican., 1901-03-21
FARMING IN WESTERN CANADA.
The Great Natural Fertility o.
Ia MAuitoha- Assiniboia, Saskatche-
Alberta.
What Has Been Done By Premier Green
way. Himself = Leading Farmer.

Hon. Thomas Greenway, Premier 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 to Manitoba from
Ontario in the autumn. of 1873, and has
tural pursuits From the day, nearly
twenty-five years ago, when he select
ed his homestead, he has had unbound
ed faith ia the country as place
where farming can be successfully car
rfed on, If pursued upon proper lines.
There is large number in this prov
1nce who should rather be called
wheat-growers'' than farmers. On
account Of the facilities, natural ad-
vantages, and therefore cheapness
with which wheat can be grown, no
doubt many have done exceedingly
well by raising wheat only; still, it is
far from ideal farming. Not only
will such a course, if persisted in, have
the effect of causing the land to run
out, has been the experience OF
those who pursued the same plan in
the wheat-producing prairie States to
the south of US, but it is far from be-
Ing the most profitable course to
adopt
This fact is already being demon
strated in Manitoba Let the farms in
Ih1S w 0SCefn country De managed upon
the lines which were successful in the
Eastern Provinces, and much more
can be done here in given time than
was ever done in the East. The proba-
bilities Of failure are practically 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 ex-
tent of his holding. The wanton waste
which has hitherto been practiced by
many farmers, that of burning vast
quantities 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 afterwards
| be returned to the SOIL so that what
| has been taken from it by the crop
| may be restored. Although ADMITTING
| that the great natural fertility of the
soil in Manitoba and the success that
| has attended the growing of wheat
| after wheat for years upon the same
| land have a tendency to make such a
| course the one mentioned tempting,
| yet. if continued, wheat growing upon
| the same land year after year is I'M
| doubtedly a mistake.
| The writer knows of no country that
| offers advantages so great to the agrl-
| culturist as does Manitoba. The va
| rious branches of farming can be car
| ried on successfully, as twenty-five
| years of practical operations and OBJ
| Servations of what others are doing
| have proven To those desiring TIC
| make new homes for themselves the
| low price of some of the best lands in
| the world (although rapidly advancing
| in price this year, offers still great
opportunities. To all such the invita-
| ton is cordially given to Come end
| see.' There need be no poor people
| here. There is land for all who choose
to come, land upon which happy
| homes can be established and from
| which ample resources can be gather
| ed against old age All that a man
| needs to achieve competence in this
domain is common sense and industry
With these qualifications he is bounc
to succeed.
| For information regarding fref
homestead lands, apply to any agent O
the government whose advertisement
| appears elsewhere in these columns