The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-09
NEVER SAW SUCH LARGE YIELDS
The Climate 10 Hssithy--rhs Winters
Are Pleasant In Western Canada.


writing from Stirling. Alberta. to
one CT the agents representing the
Canadian Government free homestead
lands, Mr.. NJ. Plckreil. formerly or
Beechwood, Ky. says Of Western Cas-.
ada:
In the nrst place we VIII say that
the summer season Is Just lovely In
deed. Az to the winter. we'll, we never
experienced finer weather than we arel
now ENJOYING. We have jus. returned
from Northern Alberta. and will say
that we found the weather to be very
mild. the air dry, fresh and invigorat.
Ing. Conside. Ing everything we can
say that the winters here are most
pleasant. healthy ana enjoyable 20
what they are In the States. Here II
gets cold and continues 10 till spring
there are no disagrceable winds. In
South Alberta II Is some warmer--two
to four inches Of snow may fall and
In few hours a Chinook wind comes
along. evaporatlns tho entire snow
leaving terra hrma perfectly dry: ~
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 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 wonld not
advise man to come here with the
expectation Of living by his days
work, but all who do want a home !
advise to have nerve enough to get W
and come, for there never has b97
and may never be again. such a gp
opportunity for a man to got q IA
almost free.
AS to the crops. have been
fields before harvest. saw the N
put up and the grain harvested, ~
never saw such large yields. I sal 4
cats near Edmonton over six feet talyi
that yielded so bushels per acre, andl
talked to farmer rear st. Albert whA,
had field year before last that averg
aged 10 bushels per acre and weighed
43 pounds to the bushel. All other
crops would run In proportion--as a.
potatoes and vegetables, tho turnout
was enormous. I 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 Lethbridge
district.
'As to stock raising. I would ad-
wise n man TO locate in this place, or
any place. In South Alberta, but for
mixed farming would say 20 up
farther north. say near Lacombe, We
taskiwin or Edmonton. where IL is not
quite 30 dry and where there is some
timber to be had. will say that no
where have ever seen better oppor.
tunity for a man, whether he has
morey or not, to obtain home. No
where can be found more productive
soil. better water and better gov
erned country than Western Canada
affords. Inducements to the home.
seeker are unexcellcd. met two men
near Ponoka on the c. e II. X. Il.
who borrowed the money to pay for
their homestead, and In four years
those two men sold their farms--one
for $500. the other for $1,000. met
man near Wetaskiwin who landed
here with 25 cents six years ago. He
Is now worth $4,000. The advantages
for ranchlrg are excellent. In fact,
do not believe this section can be
beat. Markets are good: as 10 living.
n family can live as cheap here AZ
they can In the States. The average
yield Of oats In this nelghborhood last
year was 10 bushels per acre: wheat
averaged 30. barley 40. and the beet
crop was good. In consequence OF
the successful cultivation OF the beet
. large bee. sugar factory Is being
erected at Raymond, seven miles from
here.
I'm conclusion I will say that N. W.
7. from Manitoba to n long distance
north OF Edmonton produces most won.
derful crops. Lakes and rivers abound
with fish, and game Is plentiful. And
that this Is unqucstionably the co'in.
try for man To come to II he desires
TO better his condition In life. lwould
advise the prospective settler to look
over the Lethbridge. Lacombo. Wetas
Eiwin 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 CIV,
the interested all the information de
sired"
For information as TO railway rates
| etc apDly To any agent of the CaIih