Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
Medical Advice Free strictly Confidential
NEVER SAW SUCH LABoRYIELDs.
The Climate Is HeaIthy-The Winters
Arc PIensant-in Western Canada.

Are Plensamt-tu W Western Oauauas
Writing from Stirling. Alberta, to
one OF the agents representing the Ca
madam Government Free Homestead
Lands. Mr.. NJ. Pickrell. formerly Of
Beechwocd, Ky., says of Western
Canada:
In the first place we will say that
the summer season is just lovely in
deed. IS 10 the winter, well. we never
experienced finer weather than we are
now enjoying. We have just returned
from Northern Alberta and will say
that we found the weather TO be very
mild. the air dry. fresh and invigora-
ting. Considering everything we can
say that the winters here are most
pleasant. healthy and enjoyable 10
what they are I'm the States. Here II
gets cold aud continues SO till spring
there are no diSl greeable winds. In
South Alberta it is some warmer-two
10 four inches OF snow may fall and
i'm a few hours a Chinook wind come
along. evapOrating the entire snow,
leaving terra firma perfectly dry. IN
fact. we did not believe this part until
we came and saw for ourselves and we
now know what we herein write TO be
Just as we write II. There has not
been n lay this winter that / could not
work outdoors. Farmers here are cal
culating on starting the plough the
first OF March.
As 10 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 n home
advise 10 have nerve enough 10 get up
and come, for there never has been,
and may never be again. such n grand
opportunity for a man 10 get home
almost free.
As TO the crops. have been In the
fields before harvest. saw the grass put
up and the grain harvested. and | new
er saw such large yields. ] saw oats
near Edmonton over six feet tall that
yielded 50 bushels per acre. and l
talked TO a farmer near st. Albert who
had a field year before last that aver
aged 40 bushels per acre, and weighed
43 pounds TO the bushel. All other
crops would run i'm proportion-as TO
potatoes and vegetables, the turnout
was enormous. have such reports as
the above from all sections that have
visited. and that has been every com
munity between the Edmonton district
trict.
As TO stock raising, l would advise
a man TO locate I'm this place, or any
place, in South Alberta. but for mixed
farming. l would say 20 up farther
north, say near LacOmbe, Wetaskiwin or
Edmonton. where II Is not quite SO dry
and where there is some timber TO be
had. | will say that nowhere have
ever seen n better opportunity for
man, whether he has money or not,
to obtain a home. Nowhere can be
found a more productive soil, better
water and better governed country
than Western Canada affords. Induce
mentS 10 the homeSeoker are UneX-
celled. ] met two men near Ponoka
on the {. x +. X. T.. who borrowed
the money 10 pay FOR their homestead
and In four years those two men sold
heir farmS-one for $500. the other
for 5000. I met a man near Wetas-
Siwin who landed here with - cents
six years ago. lie is now worth S.
a1. The advantages for ranching are
excellent. i'm fact. DO not believe this
section can be beat. Markets are
good; As To living. a family can live
gS cheap here As they can i'm the
States. The average yield OF oats i'm
this ncighhorhOod. last year. was 40
bushels per acre: wheat averaged B..
barley 10. and the beet crop was good.
in consequence OF the successful cult
vation OF the beet. n large beet sugar
factory Is being erected at Raymond.
seven miles from here.
"Iu conclusion ! will say that y. W.
T.. from Manitoba 70 n long diSta1ce
north az Edmonton. produces most
wonderful crops. Lakes and rivers
thouud with fish. ana game is plenti-
ruL AMI Tint this j. unqucStlonably
,le country for q man 10 come 10 If
np desires t0 better his condition i'm
'ifp. would advise the prospective
settler to look over the I.c.hbridGe. La
nmhe. WetaSSiwin All Edmonton
districts before locating.
Il will locate in the Edmonton dis
rirt next fall and several families
from the States VIII locate with me.
~ the mea~-iwe. I viii receive my
mail here ara wifi be pleased 10 give
-hc interested MI the information de-
sired."
For Information rs 10 railway rates.
'tc.. apply To any agent ~ the Cana
liam Government. whose names appear
Elsewhere I'm this paper.