The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-06-25
NEVER SAW SUCH LARGE YIELDS.
The Climate 10 Heaithy-The Winters
Are Pleasant In Western Canada.

Are Pleasant In Western Canada.
writing from Stirling. Alberta, To
one OF the agents representing the
Canadian Government free homestead
lands, Mr.. NJ. Pickrell. formerly OF
Beechwood. Ky. says Of Western Can
ada:
"In the FIRST place we win say that
the summer season is Just lovely In
deed. As TO the winter. well. we never
experienced finer weather than We aye
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. Considc. ing everything we can
say that the winters here are most
pleasant. healthy and enjoyable 70
what they are In the States. Here II
gets cold and continues SO till spring
there are no disagrceable winds. In
South Alberta II Is some warm mer-two
to four inches of snow may fall and
In a few hours Chinook wind comes
along. evaporatins the entire snow,
leaving terra 6rma perfectly dry. 10
Ihtls VIC ulu Ibt DtlltNt tulb Itit uhNit
we came and saw for ourselves and
we now know what we herein writ
to be just as we write II. There has
not been day this winter that could
not work out doors. Farmers here are
calculating on starting tho plow the
first of March.
"As to farm wages. We would not
1..tg - h..r xt..sl kA
expectation Of living by his days
work, but all who do want a home ]
advise to have nerve enough to get up
and como, for there never has been,
and may never be again, such grand
opportunity for a man to got a home
almost free.
"As to the crops. I 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 so bushels per acre. and
talked to farmer / ear St Albert who
had field year before last that aver.
aged 10 bushels per acre and weighed
10 pounds to the bushel. All other
Ni'po "oufu "
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 Lethbridgp
district.
AS to stock raising. I would ad.
utcn t, 1nnntn In thtu ,.Ia
any place. In South Alberta, but for
mixed farming I would say 90 up
farther north. say near LacomIe. We.
tasklwin or Edmonton. where IL Is not
quite so dry and where there ~ some
timber to be had. I will say that no
where have ! ever seen a bettor oppor.
tunlty for n 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 uneXccllcd. met two men
near Ponoka on the G. e Il. X. H.,
who borrowed the money to pay for
their homestead. and in four years
those two men sold their farms-one
for s2,500. the other for $4,000. met
n man near Wetaskiwin who landed
here with 20 cents six years ago. lie
is now worth $4,000. The advantages
for ranchirg are excellent. In fact,
do not believe this section can be
beat. Markets arc good: as to living
a family can live as cheap here as
they can In the States. The average
yield OF oats In this neighborhood last
year was 20 bushels per acre: whea,
averaged IS. barley 40, and the bee,
crop was good. In consequence OF
the successful cultivation OF tho beet
o large beet sugar factory Is beins
erected at Raymond. sevon miles from
here.
''In conclusion will say that N. "
r. from Manitoba to n long distance
north OF Edmonton produces most Y6i
derful crops. Lakes and rivers pA5oun
with fish. and game Is PLENTIFUL. An
that this Is unquestionably the coun
try for man to come to 1.-THE desire
TO better his condition IL fffe. woul,
advise the prospective Settler to lool
over the Lethbridgc. 1acombe. Wetas
kiwin and Edmonton districts befor,
locating.
II will locate IA the Edmonton dis
trict next fall and several families
from the states will locate with me
In the meanttne I will receive m,
mail here and will be pleased to give
the intercstsi all the Information de.
sired"
For Indignation as to railway rates.
etc, apply 20 any agent Of the Cana.
dian Govethment, whose name appears
elsewheryin this paper.