Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-09
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
A's Grain FIELDS, Raaching Lands,
Dairying Resources.

Its Grain Fields, Raaching Lands.
Dairying Resources.
The Editor of the Wiscor sin Agri.
.ist' VINO was one OF a party OF
edltors OF agricultural papers, took a
TRIP through Canada during the past
spring writes TO his paper in the fol.
lowing strain
Inc reason Of his visiting. Canada
was 10 satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding tho
wonderful resources of that coun.rv
were accurate. In view of tho won.
derful settlement that was ao;ng q,
there, many from this country crossipg
the line in search of permanent homes
and In view of what he had heard in
regard to conditions Of soil. water eli.
mate, topography, fuel, grasses. rain
IAN, markets, etc, and also the influ-
ence which these have had on the nres.
ent and future agriculture, he deemed
IL necessary TO make an extended trim
through all of the above territory.
In speaking Of the Province of Mani
toba, he says:-
The Province of Manitoba com.
"prises within its limits the far-famed
growing valleys of the Assini-
"boine and Red Rivers. Although
called the Prairie Province of Can
ada, Manitoba has large areas of for
"ests, numerous rivers and vast wate-
expansions
The soil is rich, deep, mould. ar
loan, resting on a deep clay sub-soil
1t is we'll adapted TO wheat growing
giving a bountiful yield of the finest
quality, known the world over ne
NO l hard wheat. During the past
ten years the growth of wheat AMI
other grains has steadily increased
until now the production, by 35 900
farmers, reaches 100G00,000 bushels
"Of the 23,000,000 arabic acres in Mani.
"toba, probably not one-half of it is
occupied. Cultivated grasses yield
about two tons per acre, and native
grasses a ton and half.
There can be 10 question but that
clarifying will become a great il dus-
try throughout the northwest. and
especially cheese making, as the cli-
mate is favorable and similar to that
"of Ontario.
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
eats, flax, rye, peas, corn, for fodder,
bronze, potatoes, roots, etc. The soil
"is very fertile, and moisture ample.
"The climate is good and the growing
Season, while not quite so long as in
wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
shines much longer, rising about four
O'Clock and shines until about nine
lat night. One can easily read a news
paper at 10 p. m. The long days make
'grOW;h CT To
"turity ahead of frost
The ranchirg the wheat growing.
and the mixed farming belts all cross
cover Assiniboia The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
Zine of the Canada Pacific Railway. at
"such places as Indian Head and its
allied districts, have become famous.
Its possibilities are shown by the
average of tests made at the expert
mental farm in 1902, when eleven va
"rieties of the most suitable wheat,
"sown on April the 18th, were cut in
"130 days; and yielded 4.314 pounds
of straw, and 43 bushels and pounds
"of grain per acre. Its mixed farming
area is excellent. its range cattle,
horses and sheep are the equals of any
seen in the northwest. and its tree
"less portion is underlaid with coal
"The town of Medicine Hat is heated
land illuminated with natural gas
There are abundant deposits of brick,
pottery and fire clays."
Agents of the Canadian Government
will be pleased to mail an Atlas to any
one interested. and also all other in
formation regarding railway rates,
etc.