The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-08-20
SEVER SAW SUCH LARGE YIELDS.


Are Pleasant In Western Canada.
writing from Stirling. Alberta. 10
one Of the agents representing the
Canadian Government free homestead
lands. Mr.. NJ. Plckreli. formerly OF
Bsechwood. KY. says OF Western Can
ada:
I'm the first place we will say that
the summer season Is Just lovely In
deed. As to the winter, well. we never
experienced finer weather than we are
now enjoying. We have jus. returned
frcm Northern Alberta. and will say
that we found the weather to be very
mild. the air dry. fresh and invigorat.
ing. Considc. ing everything we can
say that the winters hero are most
pleasant. healthy and enjoyable 10
what they are in the States. Here II
gets cold and continues so till spring
there are no disagreeabis winds. m
South Alberta II is some warmer--two
to four Inches Of snow may fall and
In few hours a Chinook wind comes
along. evaporatins the entire snow
leaving terra Grma perfectly dry: IN
fact, we did not believe this part unit,
we came and saw for ourselves and
we now know what We herein write
to be just as we write u. There has
not been day this winter that I could
not work out doors. Farmers here are
calculating on starting the plow the
first OF March.
."As to farm wages. We would not
advise a man to come here with the
expectation Of living by his days
work, but all who do want a home I
advise to have nerve enough to get up
and come, for there never has been.
and may never be again, such q grand
opportunity for a man to get q home
almost free.
AS to the crops. have been in the
fields before harvest. saw the grass
put up and the grain harvested, and ]
never saw such large yields. saw
cats near Edmonton over six feet tall
that yielded 80 bushels per acre. and
talked to farmer Lear st. Albert who
had n Held year before last that aver.
aged 40 bushels per acre and weighed
~ pounds to the bushel. All other
crops would run in proportion--as t.
potatoes and vegetables, the turnout
was enormous. have such reports
as the above from all sections that
have visited. and that has been every
community between the Edmonton dis.
trict and Raymond. in the Lcthbridge
district.
"As to stock raising. would ad-
wise a man tn locate In this place, OF
any place. In South Alberta, but for
mixed farming I would say 60 up
farther north. say near Laccmbc. We.
taskiwin or Edmonton. where 1. Is not
quite so dry and Yherc there IS some
timber to be had. will say that no
where have ever seen better oppor.
tunity for man, whether he has
mercy or not. to obtain home. No
where can he found a more productive
soil. better water and n better gov.
crned country than Western Canada
afforfs. Inducements to the home
seeker are unexcellcd. met two mel,
near Ponoka On the G. q Il. Il. r..
who borrowed the money to pay for
their honest cad. and In four years
those two men sold their farms-cne
fer $500. the other for $4,000. met
man near Wetaskiwin who landed
here with 25 cents six years ago. He
Is now worth $500. The advantages
for ranchirg are excellent. In fact,
do not believe this section can be
beat. Markets are good: as to living
family can live as cheap here as
they can In the States. The average
yield Of oats in this neighborhood last
year was 40 bushels per acre: wheat
averaged 80, barley 40. and the beet
crop was coed. In consequence OF
the successful cultivation OF the beet
q large beet sugar factory IL being
erected at Raymond, seven miles from
here.
"In conclusion I will say that N. W.
T. from Manitoba to long distance
north Of Edmonton produces most won
derful crops. Lakes and rivers abound
with fish. and game is plentiful. And
that this Is unquestonably the coun
try for man to come to n he desires
to better his condition In life. Iwould
advise the prospective settler tn look
over the Lethbridge. Lacombe. Wetas.
kiwIn and Edmonton districts before
locating.
II will locate In the Edmonton dis.
trict next fall and several families
from the States will locate with me.
In the meantime I will receive my
mail here and will be pleased to give
the interested all the Information de-
sired"
For information as to railway rates,
etc. apply to any agent OF the Cana
dian Government. whose name appears
elsewhere In this paper.