Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-12-21
WHAT AtEsclsG AeRicuLTuRlsr SAY, :
WESTERN CANADA S
rsoi. fhomas Shaw of Minns.a,. ~,
~ Gives an Unbiased Oplnion h"srsi

Western Canada;
1.-THE capabilities Of the imm..
area known as Western Canada a,s ~.
little understood ON this side o,,s'
line. Our people are apt TO look M.
Y as region Of frost and snow
country in which but a small por,,on
sf the land relatively will ever be I'M
able, because OF the rigoFs, % he I'll
mate. True, the climate Is cola /.
winter, but Western Canada h.
nevertheless, just that sort Of cllm,,s
which makes il the most reliable wbs,,
producing country 10 ali the eon,i,
cent.
An Immense Area.
western Canada is not only an ln.
mense area, but the same descrin,o.
will apply 70 those portions Of n,
sountry that are capable OF being sse
.sssfuiiy titled or grazsd. Nearly n
u the prairie province OF Msultoh,
san be brought under cultivation Az
though probably not one third on ia
surface has been laid open By the plo,
Assiniboia TO the west is a grain ana
stock country. Saskatchewan 10 II.
north of Assinlboia has high adap,a,ioa
for the same. This also may 10 aA
u Alberta 10 the west. Here lies sh.,
nay DC termed grAla.growiag asa
ssoek.producing empire. the resoaress
OF which have been but little dnsn
upon comparatively, viewed from the
standpoint Of the agriealturaIls.
When y l. called 10 mlal tina, sYsn il
the Peace River eountry ia AthGbasea.
add several hundreds % miles nar.h 81
the Canadian boundary. wheat sn
grown which won premium al ID.
Worlds Fair in 1898, the capabilities a
this counIry ia wheat production loo.
ap mors brightly than even the bib
liant northern llghts u the Land ia,
psa toward the pole.
Adapted Co stock SOD ar4ia rraausliaa
The region audrr cuuAidegat.oa i.
however, malniy adapted TO groniRs
grain and grazing stock Mach olIia
adapted 70 growing both grain ls4
AtDek, but certain arvas. especially 10.
wards tho mountains, arc only Adagssd
30 raneh,ug, C&rcpi where lrsigasl0s
wtllsyrl tss introduced. This. Of eoqne,
can BE- be .ione successfully Aloag ~
many streams that dow down fron ia
Rockies aud water the country toward,
tbs raA, aud north. The adaptasi0e 81
the eoanlSy for wheat production y
a high character, The cool nigkh
that usually characteritc the rspssieg
season are eHInvatiy favorable 10 ihs
tlllng Of the grain. aud To the ssesr.
leg os q ptamP berry and consequently
largs Yields The crop this year \
magnificent ono ia MAni,oGa and;bs
territories IL should certainly give 40
average Of more than 50 Bushels psf
scrr. But should the yield bc NOT mess
than ao bushels. the crop viii b =
mos, handsome DAs, owias 10 The large
area sowu 10 wheat, Macy tsfmsn
only grow grain. Hat thOsr who 90
succced a. we'll in growing oats asa
barley ms 10 growing wheat. hsace
these foods for stock should always y
abundant sumc grow rattIs tnAinp
~ a A.. N.as
named. Ut course. " doubtless The saifst
Of the three during long eoafss =
year,, that IL 10 say, where much ia'@'
ing IL practicable.
Quality % she lave st"sk.
IL was a plcasurabIc surprise 70 nos
the high quality II the stock, I've
average OF quality In cattle "a highes
than thr average Of cattle 10 our s'aS'
unlsss In The dairy classes. Thisop'a'
ion il not reached rHshly or wltppu
ample opportunity Tor insestgasD.
] spent three long days IN tue sae
ing sc Winnipeg making she sws,a'
- the beef classes. question " s.I
~ our states, single handed, cVala
lSske such showing in cattle. y ~
M privilege 10 make the awards
HtNNFNl NNhWH anu ~ ~ " x.
were evidences that much at,enpvs
given to the improvement OF NC 800 ~.
] noted carefully the character o. w
herds that grazed along the ralIVs,
and everywhere the high average
the quality of the stock was W
dence.
Reasons for Quality 10 stock
The quality OF the grass y pys
Many OF the settlers came IRON n. N.
tario and had been schoolsd IS "
value Of good stock before going w.
Ghs railroads and the Eovernetass
have taken y deep interest ~ nss
II less difficult and costly to tue is'~
ers 10 secure good males. ,.ns
Those who are anxious OF chauhd
their residence should bear 10 ~,
that the lands in Western tanaus
many of them free and Others
ably cheap. TAX
Informatian will gladly be g.'sn
any agent OF the Canadian goverhu IN.
whose advertisement appears
where.