The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-08-18

tory above all others most admirably
adapted to this particular industry.
The buffalo, bunch and other grasses
that grow In profusion in this district
and retain their nutritive properties the
yeaf round, and the moderate climate of
mid-winter rendered j.. such by ! the
Chinook winds preventing any consid-
.rable depth of snow at any time, 7espe-
ctaly fit the district for the peculiar
Methods of the undertaking his
herds the year round in the open coun-
uyas sf(g..gtI sEi9<;f
While there are no large lakes or
riYersgin this Whole country there are
numerous fast-runn ming streams fed the
year round by melting SHOWS in the
mountains furnishing an abundance of
the coolest and purest water, the best
for beast as we'll as man. The country
has at once an abundance of the best
of food and drink the year round, 4 clear
sky but little vet or stormy weather Grand
4 favorable climate the year through.
Englishmen and Americans in the
western territories are bringing in their
herds as fast as they can and leasing or
purchasing land in lots from !, 1000 to TO-
900 acres from the Dominion govern
ment. An idea of the growth of the
industry will be gathered from the fact
that in 1899 there were but 41,471 head
of cattle shipped and sold from the
ranches, these figures ran to 55,129 in
1900, and to 100000 in 1903, averaging
$40 per head for the owners. But it
takes great many ranchers and a large
number of cattle to cover an area of
100000, 900 acres, the area available for
ranching in the Canadian northwest.
1t is not at all necessary that large in
vestments should be made at the outset.
Many men commenced with small cap
ital and small herds, and have worked
themselves into large herds and great
wealth. There. is still in the country
plenty of room for those who desire to
go and do likewise.
Second Part.
The second part of the Canadian
prairies embraces the great wheat grow
ing belt of the country which is easily a
half larger than any other in the world.
It includes about 150.0OO,OO0 acres. AS
1t is comparatively free of broken land,
large lakes and rivers, about 125, 000, 900
acres of it can be brought under the
pillow. Placing farmer on every half
section 1920 acres), it can comfortably
locate 100000 farmers or 1000, 900 Of an
agricultural, community.aAgl glance now
at what the farmers of the territories
are doing will give better idea of what
can be done in this great wheat-growing
zone. ' The territorial government re-
ports show that in 1903 there were raised
16,629,149 bushels of spring wheat of
of 837, 234 acres an average of 1904
bushels per acre; of 440,662 acres Of
oats there were grown 14,179, 705 bush
els, an average of 80 17bushels per acre;
SO ,667 acres produced 1,741 ,2O9 bushels
of barley-24.65 to the acre, and 32.4s1
acres produced 2a2, 1856 bushels of fax
seed, 9.O3 to the acre. As but ,383, 434
acres OF LITTLE better than one per cent.
of the entire wheat-growing area of the
territories was under crop, little fig
uring Aows 10 per cent. Of the entire
country under Wheat wall sraisesthe 200.-
100000 that Great Britain annually re-
quires from, outside countries. 14eIf6
IT must not be supposed fora moment
that while this part of the country is
outlined as the especially favorable dis