The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-04-28

CANADA.
a. cr.ln Flsi1n
Rsnthire Eanaa
nsffYlaa nessnf~ee
ne Edltor ~ tht winnaNnln Afri
| eulsnrif4. Who wna coz ~ q party a
edlforn % aertruilural pnpern who
tooe = trip thrnueh Cannda durinx ths
paa' sprinw writes 10 Me PAPER in ths
foilosine strain
The reason a. Ms visitlng Canaas
vas 10 satisfy himsrif thar the rrports
cosning 10 his pager rewardinr ths
wonderfal resources % that counsry
weTe accurate. II view of the uonaer.
fui settlement that vas rDinr on there.
many NON thls country crossing the
line IN search of permanent bones
and ir view % What he had heard IN
regard 10 conditions Of s0li. water. eli
mate. Topography. fuel. rrasFes. rain
fan. markets. etc. and also tire inau.
enee which these have had on the
present and future of aEricniturs. he
deemed IL necessary TO make an sz.
tended trip thrOngh an of the above
territory.
In speaking % the Province os Mart
tOha. he sayn:
The province OF Manitoba CON
prises wtthin its limits the far.fanied
graln-grUwinE valleys % the AsSinL
boine and Red rivers Although called
the Prairie Provinee of Canada. Maul
toba has large areas cf forests. nume-.
Gus rivers and vast water expansious.
The soil h = rich. deep. nonld. or
loam. resting on q deep clay sabsoIi.
II II veil adapted to Eheaa-Erowtng.
giving . eountifal yield Of the anest
quality. known the World over as No.
I hard wheat DurinE the past ten
years the growth of wheat ard oshsr
grains has steadily increased. until
nov the production. By IS go farrnesx.
reaches over 100000 !o0a bu5heis- OF
the - oo0. GO arabic acres In Mani
toba- probably lot one-half % IL Is o.
eupied. Cultivated Erasses yield abort
two tons PER acre and native Erszses .
ton and = half
-There can be no question but that
dairyinE will become a great industry
throuEhout the Northwest. s7t esp@
cially ehecsNmakinE. as the climate is
favorable and similar 10 that % On
tartc.
Crops rrown are wheat. barley.
oats. Tar. rye. peas. corn for fodder.
bronze. potatoes. roots. etc The sell
Il very fertile and moisture amrls
TIE climate T. rOusi ard the Erowinr
season. While Dot cutie 50 long as in
Wisconsin. natures eTors as the sgn
shines much longer. rising abOa; q
o'clock and shines until about > AZ
night One can easily read a news
paper At 10 p. IN The long days make
growth fast and push crops To matur-
ity ahead of frost
The ranehing. the whea,-growinE
and the mixed farming belts al erOsS
over AssinIboia- The yield and the
quality % wheat raised along the main
line of the CanadiaE Pacific railway.
at such places as Indian Head ard he
allied districts. have become famo1S-
It's possibilities are shown by the
averages Of tests made nc tho e1part-
mental Ierm N lSe-- When eteren Va
riesies Of the most suitable wheat.
Sown on April the 18th. were Gu, in
lso Gays and yielded 3II pounds OF
strAw and a. bushels and pounds os
grain per acre It's mixed farming
area Is excellent. It's range cattle.
horses and sheep are the EQUALS Of any
seen in the Northwest. and It's treesess
portion Is underisid with coal The
town % Medicine Ha; is heated and
Illuminated with natural gas. There
are abundant deposits Of brick. pottery
ard Gre elays-
Agents Of the Canadian Government
will Be pleased to mail an Atlas To any
Que Interested and also all other In
formation REGARDING railway rates. etc