The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-05-12
AN illinois Farmer in wesssrn cazs.

nois, Democrat contains 8 long and ag'
teresting letter from Mr.. Enas NaAga,
formerly a prosperous farmer OF Haas
State, who recently emigTatea To Wsass
ern Canada, taking up a claim for ssazgss
self and for each of his three soma.
From Mr.. Kost's letter, which ysags
written Feb, 5, 1904, we publish GAa
following, believing 1t will prove aB
great interest to those wins have esgsp
templated settling in the Canadian
Northwest:
Il had in August, 1902, secured 8
claim for myself, and flied OF thrsss
quarter sections for my sons, My ciaAgm
is one-half mile south of tho EdznsaRsa
ton and Lake St. Anne trail.
Coming so late in the season. ws,
had little opportunity to break ana -
prepare ground for a first years Gregg
still we raised over 100 bushels OF yasssTse
fine potatoes, and sowed O fsyv ac.ass
OF barley, but the season was too fas
advanced for the barley. However, WIS.,
secured good feed from 1t, and On rasasa
ed ground IS miles east OF us, raised q
IL N4cp IL AIS, 81 lIdL We Wall EA sR
plenty Of feed for horses. We cSe
about 60 tons Of hay and thus VITA
have an abundance. We have, ali SohEEs
about 2t0 acres of hay meadow, which
would yield the past year over thrss
tons to the acre, and IN an oTtffragY
season the meadow would furnish SeD
tons Of hay. The grass is very nutKa-
finIs AVID "a, +XIa 1D -i,n rc,1.rn ~,,x-u
very fat without being fed a pozzn2 sS
grain.
On the upland the grass gr0wB TrcHs
eight to ten inches tall. This Is calaa3
range grass, and is suitable for Shoe&
at any time, even in the winter whaas
the ground is not covered too deep vita
snow. Horses subsist on 1t alone, asg
all times, provided they are nassvss
stock. The grass in the hay rneategyN
here is called red-top, and Crews fre1S
five to six feet in length. and BFhaa cE9
at the proper time yields an abnnaaR8.
crop of nutritious hay.
Our cattle have not cost ys a eegsS'
since We came on u homestead, only
the small outlay for salt and lnssefr aa
putting ~ LAY liz Sl1EItSl. a GA sAAaGH
have been doing well this wintar, ans
feeding up to the first of January vrasa
unnecessary. as there was good range
up to that time.
All the SHOWS up to that GATE gegae
followed by winds from the Nogthwaas
that melt it very rapidly; these wszaa@t
are called Chinook winds, and ara a5s
YEA U worry f. In n NIGHT N EvExRr.A>n
wind may take away three or eoxzg
inches of snow.
we have built on our claim a cosss-
Portable house OF hewn logs, 2GEgas
feet, n and one-half stories Tn height.
with a good cellar. During tha faGt@s
part Of June we RATED logs down sAs>
Sturgeon to a sawmill, abont eggSaas
Of good lumber which was needed Far
the house. Later In the season "a shtEs
gle mill located six miles away. TO
this we hauled logs and had antnsseas
cut for the roof.
I'VE had an abundance OF wild frgIsg
the past season, consisting of s~oo5essazA
ries, Strawberries, raspberriea, gysAeR-
~ piuSbCLlINo. AllGll4SS AAI BaAfNNS
toonS. The latter are d fine soeEasss
berry, red, and quite pleasant TO tho
taste, but not much to be desired In
cookery. The strawberries ara fhsa
same as those that grow villa In gsHg-
nois. Raspberries are red In gesess.
large and equal to any OF tho saTnes,
varieties. and so are the gooseaarraea
Tho ORC nharria c rn,ciSf ~ xNn sRrxA 1s- IA
trailing varieties. The latter are n,ossa
sought and contiguous to the swaEnssSSs.
The ground is literally covered ssasA
them as with a red carpet, but shs hsss
and most sought Is the ~bluabarrv, aa,
called by the Indians. This fs ting
famous 'huckleberry' (whortleasTyyS ga
he Blue Ridge Mountains la Pa4sszayss
vania, and cannot be excelled FOR asr-
cellence by any fruit cultivated ne a.
found here both on the pratrta ana aa
the timber In immense quantihaas
Game is very plentiful 20 Ear aB
prairie chickens, pheasants, eneaa OF
all kinds and geese are concerned. we
have taken nearly 800 chickasa ana
pheasants, also a great many ducks.
IAN occasional deer Is seen. hut arg
not plentiful, only one having Gsgsa
taken during the season In this sssssssss.
rent.
Fish are very plentiful at NIL usss,-
sons of the year. Fish wagons aria
sleds are passing almost daily ssEssaes
the trail with heavy loads of Cab, Sss-
tined for st. Albert and EtsUsssasx.
From the latter point they are aasg~
ped south on the Calgary and Baanaae.
ton Railroad to points along The gaea
and also to A%ssiniboia, on the Caxnfasays
Pacific Railroad"
For further information aypfy I'd asaey
authorized Canadian G~oYernrrsDs@
Agent whose address appear asns.
where.
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