Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-17
AGRICULTURE in WESTERN
CANADA.


Its Grain Fields RanchinS Lands-
Dairying Resources.
The editor of the Wisconsin Agricul,
surlst, who was one of a party of edi-
tors of agricultural papers, took a trip
through Canada during the past
spring. writes to his paper in the fol
lowing strain:
The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the Won
derfal resources of that country were
accurate. In view of the wonderful
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 infiu-
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture he
deemed it necessary to make an ex-
tended trip through all of the above
territory
In 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-
boine and Red Rivers. Although call
ed the Prairie Province of Canada.
Manitoba has large areas of forests,
numerous rivers and vast water ex-
pansions
The soil is a rich, deep mould, or
loan. resting OIL a deep clay sub soil.
1t is We'll adapted to 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 10O,OOO0OO bushels.
OF the 23.000,000 arabic acres i'm Mani
toba, probably not one-half of it is
occupied. Cultivated grasses yield
about two tons per acre. and native
grasses Il ton and half.
There can be no question but that
dairyng will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest, and cspe-
cially cheese making. as the climate
is favorable and similar to that of On
tario.
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
oats, 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 sea-
son, While not quite SO long as in Wis
consin, natures crops as the sun shines
much longer, rising about A o'clock
and shines until about 8 at night One
can easily read newspaper at 10
p. m. The long days make growth fast
and push crops to maturity ahead of
frost.
The ranching, the wheat GROWING
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assiniboia The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
line of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
at such places as Indian Head and it's
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 49, were cut in 100 days. and
yielded 4,314 pounds of straw and 40
bushels and 2 pounds of grain per
acre. Its mixed farming area is ex-
cellent. its range cattle. horses and
sheep are the equals of any seen in
the Northwest. and its treeless portion
is underlaid with coal. The town of
Medicine Hat is heated and illuminat-
ed with natural gas. There are album
dant 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
information regarding railway rates.
etc.
The Reason.