Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-03-17
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
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Dairyinu Resources.

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Rarchlng Lands.
Dairylng Resources.
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri.
culturist, who was one of a party OF
editors OF agricultural papers who
took trip through Canada during the
past spring, writes to his paper in tho
following strain.
The reason OF his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the
wonderful resources of that country
were accurate. In view OF the wonder.
FIJI 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
regard To conditions of soil, water. eli
mate, topography, fuel, grasses, rain.
fall, markets, etc, and also the infu.
cnce which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture, hc
deemed It necessary to make an ea.
tended trip through all of the above
territory. s@ '...
In speaking of the Province OF Mani
toba, he says:
"The province OF Manitoba COM
prises within its limits the far.famed
grain.growing valleys OF the Asslni-
boine and Red r'~ers. Although called
the Prairie Province of Canada. Mani.
toba has large areas of forests, numer-
Gus rivers and vast water expansions.
The soil is a rich. deep. mould. or
loan. resting on deep clay subsoll.
IL is we'll adapted 10 whoat.growing.
giving bountiful yield Of the finest
quality. known the world over as No.
l hard wheat. During the past ten
years the growth OF wheat and other
grains has steadily increased, until
now the production, by 5000 farmers.
reaches over 100000, 900 bushels. OF
the 70 600 900 arabic acres In Mani.
toba, probably not ore.half OF Il Is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two Ans per acre aud native grasses
ton and half.
There can be no question but that
dairylng win become a great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe-
cially cheose.makipg. rs tho climate In
favorable and similar 70 that Of On
tarlo.
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
oats, fax. 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 80 long as In
Wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
shines much longer. rising about I
o'clock and shines until about 0 ut
night. One can easily read q news.
paper at 10 p. m. The long days make
growth fast and push crops to matur-
ity ahead OF frost.
"The renching, the wheat.growing
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assiniboia. The yield and tho
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 tho
averages of tests made ut the expert
mental farm In 1909. when eleven VA
rieties Of the most suitable wheat.
sown on April the 10Th. were cut In
1870 days and yielded 43l4 pounds OF
straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds OF
grain per acre. Its mixed farming
area Ia excellent, its range cattle.
horses and sheep are the equals Of any
seen In the Northwest, and Its treeless
portion Is underlaid with coal. Tho
town Of Medicine Hat Is heated and
Illuminated with natural gas. There
arc abundant deposits Of brick. pottery
and fire clays."
@. Agents Of the Canadian Government
will BIO pleased to mall an Atlas to any
one Interested and also all other In
formation regarding railway rates. etc.
It isn't necessary to erect a mona.
ment when you bury animosity.