The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-04-24
NEVER SAW SUCH LARGE
YIELDS.


Mntlng from Stirring. Alberta. 70
one Of the agents representing the
Canadian Government Free Home
stead Land. Mr.. N. Pickreli. for
merly Of Beechwood. Kentucky. says
of Western Canada:
I'm the first place We will say that
che summer season j. just lovely in
decd. As Ia the winter. well We never
experienced finer weather than Ne
are now enjoying We have just re-
turned from Northern Alberta anil
Will say that we found the weather
"a be very mild. the air dry fresh
and invigorating. Considering every
thing we can say that the winters
here are most pleasant. healthy and
enjoyable 20 what they are in tho
States Here il gets cold and con-
sinnes so Till Spring there are M
siisagreeable winds In South Alberta
IL Is some warmer-;wo 10 four
inches Of snow may fall md in
few hours a Chinook wind come
along. cooperating the entire snow.
leaving rerra-hrma perfectly dry. IN
fact we did not believe this part
until we came and saw for ourselves
ard we now know what we herein
write IN he just as we write it,
There has not been a day this winter
sha. l could not work out doors
Farmers here are calculating IN
starting the plough the first oi
March
As to farm wages. we would not
advise a man To come here with the
expectation 81 living by his days
work. but all who do want a home
] advise 10 have nerve enough to get
ZIP aud come for there never has
been. and may never he again, such
grand opportunity for n man 10
get a home almost free
AS To the crops. l have been IN
the fields before harvest. saw tho
grass put up and the grain harvested.
and | never saw such large yields.
j saw oats near Edmonton over SIX
feet tall that Welded 50 bushels per
acre. and | talked to n farmer neat
81 Albert who had field year be-
fore last that averaged 10 bushels
per acre. and weighed 40 pounds 10
the bnshel. All other crops would
run in proportion-as 10 potatoes and
vegetables. the turnout WAS cncr.
mous. 1 have such reports as Tho
above from all sections that ! have
visited and that has been every com
frict and Raymond IN The LethbriiSs
district
AS 20 stock raising l would advise
n man 20 locate in this place or an,
place. in South Alberta but for mixes
farming, would say go up farthel
north. say near Lacombc. WetasAiwll
ar Edmonton. where II Is rot quit.
80 dry and where there + some tim
Der 10 be had. I viii say that no
where have ! ever seen q better op
Yortuni.y for a man. whether he hai
money ar not. TO obtain houe
Nowhere can be found q more pro
duciive soil. better water and bet
ser governed country than wes:erl
Canada affords Inducements 10 tn
homeseeker are unexcelled- ne
two men near Ponoka on the c. 4
r. r. r.. who borrowed the none.
10 paw for their homestead and II
four years those two men sold the
farms-one for 81 500. the other 10
$1,000. I met a man near Wesaskiwii
who landed here with IS cents =,
wears ago. He is now worth 5000
The advantages for ranching are *
~clent. in fac; I do not believe thi
section can be beat Markets ar
good: as 10 living. a family can liv
e cheap here as they can IN TN
States The average yield Of oat
in this neighborhood- last year, wa
30 bushels. per acre, wheat averages
IS. harley 20. and the beet crop wa
good. In consequence of the success
full cultivation If the beet. a lzrg
beet 81 gar factory is being erect.
mt Raymond. seven miles from her.
In conclusion. will say that y
w. r. from Manitoba to long dis
sance north Of Edmonton produce
most wonderful crops. Lakes an
rivers abound with FISH. and game
plentiful. And that this is unquc'
IlnUNDfH iHt ~ ~ stt~Aa
come to IL he desires fc better hi
condition in life. I would advise N
irrespective settler 30 look over Oh
Iethbridge. Larombe. Wetaskivi
aud Edmonton districts before loca
ing.
Il will locate In the Edmonton di
srict next Fall and several familis
from the States will locate with m
in the meantime | will receive IN
mail here ard viii be pleased TO Civ
the interested all the Information d.
sired"
For information ss 60 Eailws
Bates. etc. apply TO any agent
she Canadian Government who's
names appear elsewhere In this p
per.