Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-24

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writing from Stirling. Alberta -
enc Of the agents representing he
Canadian Government free homestead
lands, Mr.. N. Pickrell, formerly Of
Beechwood. Ky, says Of Western Can
ada:
I'm the 6rst place We will say that
the summer season is just lovely In.
deed. Al to 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 invigorat-
ing. Considering everything we can
say that the winters here are most
pleasant, healthy and enjoyable to
what they are in the States. Here It
gets cold and continues SO till spring
there are no disagreeable winds. In
South Alberta 1t is some warmer-two
TO four inches Of snow may fall and
in few hours Chinook wind comes
along, evaporating the entire snow.
leaving terra nrma perfectly dry; in
fact, We did not believe this part until
W came and saw for ourselves and
We now know what we herein write
to be Just - We write it There has
not been day this winter that I could
not work out doors. Farmers here are
calculating on starting the plow the
6rst Of March.
AS to farm wages. We would not
advise . man to come here with the
expectation Of living BY his days
work, but all who do want homo I
advise to have nerve enough to get up
and come, for there never has been.
and may never be again, such grand
opportunity for man to get homo
almost free.
"As to the crops, I have been in the
Aelds before harvest saw the grass
put up and the grain harvested, and !
never saw such large yields. I saw
oats near Edmonton over six feet tall
that yielded 80 bushels per acre. and I
talked to farmer rear st. Albert who
had . field year before last that aver
aged lie bushels per acre and weighed
I; pounds to the bushel. All other
crops would run in proportion-as to
potatoes and vegetables. the turnout
was enormous. have such reports
~ the above from all sections that l
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'
rise q man to locate in this place, or
any place. in South Alberta, but for
mixed farming / would say 60 up
farther north, say near Lacombe. We
saskiwin or Edmonton. where II is not
quite SO dry and where there Is some
timber to be had. will say that no
where have .evt. seen abetter oppor.
sunits~ .f5T man. whether he has
money 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 unexcelled. l met two men
near Ponoka on the c. & e. r. r..
who borrowed the money to pay for
their homestead, and in four years
those two men sold their farms-ons
Tor $4,000. the other for $4,000. l met
} man near Wetaskiwin who landed
here with Is cents six years ago. He
. now worth $4,000. The advantages
hr ranching are excellent In fact, I
10 not believe tits 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 neishborhood last
rear was 70 bushels per acre: wheat
averaged IS. barley 40, and the beet
crop was good. In consequences Of
the successful cultivation of the beet
! large beet sugar factory is being
srected at Raymond. seven miles from
here.
In conclusion ! will say that N. W.
+. from Manitoba to long distance
aorth OF Edmonton produces most won.
derful crops. Lakes and rivers abound
with hsh, and game is plentiful And
that this Is unquestionably the coun-
try for a man to come to IL he desires
to better his condition in life. Iwould
advise the prospective settler to look
over the Lethbridge, Lacombe. Wetas-
kiwin and Edmonton districts before
Il will locate in the Edmonton dis.
krict next fall and several families
from the States will locate with me.
In the meantime 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
liam Government, whose name appears
elsewhere in this paper.
All the flowers of the Arctic regions,
II which there are 7G2 kinds, are
either white or yellow.
Try One Package.
. II Defiance Starch" does not
please you, return It to your dealer
( It does you get one-third more for
The same money. It will give you
and viii not stick to thu
ron.
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