Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-12-04
wHAT a LEADING AGRloULTURIsT
SAYS or WESTERN CANADA.

dated Sept lst, 1901 Prof. Thomas
shaw of the Minnesota State Univer-
sity has the following to say after
having made trip through Western
Canada;
The capabilities of the immense
area known as Western Canada are but
lttle understood on this side of the
line. Our people are apt to look upon
it as a region of frost and snow, a
country in which but small portion
Of the land relativelyOwill ever be till
able. because of the rigors of the eli
mate. True, the climate is cold in win
ter, but Western Canada has, neverthe-
less. Just that sort of climate which
makes it the most reliable wheat pro-
ducing country in all the continent.
An immense Area.
Western Canada is not only an inn
mense area, but the same description
will apply to those portions of the
country that are capable of being sue
cessfully titled or grazed Nearly all
of the prairie Province of Manitoba
can be brought under cultivation al
though probably not one-third of its
surface has been laid open by the pillow.
Assiniboia to the west is grain and
stock country. Saskatchewan to the
north of Assiniboia has high adapta-
tioa for the same. This also may be
said of Alberta to the west. Here lies
what may be termed a grain-growing
and stock producing empire, the re-
Sources Of which have been but little
drawn upon comparatively, viewed
from the standpoint of the agricultur-
alist. When it is called to mind that
even in the Peace River country in
| Athabasca, and several hundreds OF
miles north of the Canadian boundary,
wheat was grown which won a pre-
MUM at the Worlds Fair in 1898, the
capabilities of this country in wheat
production 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 it is
adapted to growing both grain and
stock but certain areas, especially to-
wards the mountains, are only adapted
to ranchlng, except where irrigation
will yet be introduced. This, of course,
can be done successfully along the
many streams that now down from the
ROCKIES ana water the country towards
the east and north. The adaptation of
the country for wheat production is OF
hlgh character. me cool nights
tnat usually characterize the rlpenlng
season are emlnently favorable 10 hie
ming OIL the gram anu 10 the secur-
ing OIL pump perry ana consequently
large ylelas' lhe crop Inns year ID
magnihcent one IN MANITOBA ana the
territories II should certainly give an
average vi more tlan ~ pusheis per
acre But should the yleiu De not more
than Zo' pushels, the crop VIII De
most handsome one OWING 10 tne large
area sown 10 "heat Hiany FARMERS
only grow gram BUT those VINO 40
succeed as well III growing oats ana
DaI1ey as IN growing wheat pehce
tnese ioods lor STOCK should Always Dc
abundant some grow catt'e mainly
,,a,,od 90 5000 4. do,,,,tto,,, +i,o sos
ast - 40 tbnoo a,,r,nn Iona oo,,rso
80 un,na .bat =, ~ ~, nbano n,,,oh
ear,,inn 10 nn,ot;oah,o
-"' - p - - ''N''1
Quality OF tho Live stock
IL was a pleasuraole surprise 10
note the hlgh quaiity OF the STOCK.
me average OF quallty IN caltie Is
hlsher tnan tne average OIL eattle IN our
state unless IN the dairy classes rms
opinion is not reached rasnly or with
out ample opportunity for inYestiga-