Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-03-19
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
AIS Grain Fields Ranchfng LAMBS
Dairying Resources.


iafist' who was one Of party of eli
tors of agricultural papers, took triI
through Canada during the pas
spring, writes TO his pane = the fol
lowing strain:
The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the wca.
tderfhl resources of that country were
accurate. In view of the wonierful
settlement that was going on there
many from this country crossing the
line in search of permanent homes and
in view of what he had heard in re-
gard to conditions of soil, water. eli.
mate, topography, fuel, grasses, rain
fall, markets, etc, and also the inau-
cnce which these have had OH the
present and future of agriculture he
deemed 1t necessary to make an ex-
tended trip through all of the above
territory.
Ia speaking of the Province of Man
itOba, he says:
The province of Manitoba com
prises within its limits the far famed
grain-growing valleys of the Assini-
hoinc and Red Rivers Although cali
ed the Prairie Province of Canada,
Manitoba has large areas of forests,
numerous rivers and vast water ex-
pansiOns.
The soil is rich, deep mould. or
loan. resting on deep clay sub-soil.
1t Is well adapted 10 wheat growing.
giving bountiful yield of the finest
quality. known the world over as No.
hard wheat During the past ten
years the growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily increased. until
now the production. by $4,000 farm
ers, reaches over 100.O000O0 bushels.
or the 23,000,000 arabic acres in Mani
toba, probably not one-haf OF it is
occupied. Cultivated grasses YIELD
about two tons per acre and native
grasses a ton and a half
There can be no question but that
dairying will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest ana cspe-
eiaily cheese making, as the climate
is favorable and similar to that of On.
tario.
Crops grown are wheat. barley,
oats, fax, rye, peas. corn for fodder,
bronze. potatoes roots etc. The soil is
very fertile and moisture annie. The
climate Is good and the growing sea
son, while not quite so long as in Wis
consin, natures crops as the sun shines
NH ,str a.
and shines until about . at night. One
can easily read newspaper at 10
q. M. The long days make growth fast
nnd push crops to maturity ahead of
frost.
THE ranching, the wheat growing
'aad the mixed farming belts all cross
over Asslniboia. The yield and the
quality Of wheat raised along the main
line of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
at such places as Indian Head and its
allied districts, have become famous.
Its possibilities are shown by the aver
ages of tests made at the experimental
farm in 1902. when eleven varieties
OF the most suitable wheat. sOwn on,
April TO- were cut in 1870 days, and
yielded ABA pounds Of straw and 10
bushels aud pounds of grain per
acre. Its mixed farming area is OK
ccllent, it's range cattle, horses and
sheep are the equals of any seen in
,he Northwest, aud its treeless portion
is undertake with coal. The town OF
Medicine Hat is heated ana illuminat-
ed with natural gas There are album
dant deposits of brick, pottery and fire
ciays."
Agents OF the Canadian Government
will be pleased to mail an Atlas to
any one interested and also all other
attenuation regarding railway rates.
etc.