Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-03-18
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
It's Grain Fields.
Ranchlna Lands.
Qalryina Resources

Ranchlna Lands
palrying ResourceA
The Editor OF the Wisconsin Agri.
cult:rist, 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 the
following strain.
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the
wonderful resources OF that country
we're accurate. In view of the wonder.
ful 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 infiu-
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture. he
deemed 1t necessary to make an ex.
tended trip through all of the above
territory.
In speaking of the Province Of Mani
.oba he says:
'The province OF Manitoba com.
prises within its limits the far-femed
grain-growing valleys Of the Assini-
boine and Red r'-ers. Although called
the Prairie Province of Capada. Mani
toba has large areas OF forests, runner
Gus rivers and vast water expansions.
THE soil is rich, deep, mould, or
loam, resting on deep clay sIbsoil.
1t is well adapted to wheat.growing.
giving q 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 farmers.
reaches over 100,0o0,O00 bushels. OF
the 23,00o,00 arabic acres in Mani
toba. probably not onehalf of it is &C.
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
ton and half. ar
There can be no question but that
dairying will become great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe.
cially 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 ample.
The climate is good and the growing
n
Wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
shines much longer, rising about 4
o'clock and shines until about 9 at
night. One can easily read a news.
paper at 10 p. m. The long days make
growth fast and push crops to matur.
ity 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 suc.. places as Indian Head and its
allied districts, have become famous.
Its possibilities are shown by the
averages of tests made at the expert.
Leenta, farm in 1902, when eleven va
rieties of the most suitable wheat,
Town on April the 18th, were cut in
80 days and yielded ABA pounds OF
straw and 40 bushels and 2 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 treeless
portion is undertake with coal. The
town of Medicine Hat is heated and
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.
It isn't necessary to erect a monu'
Aent when you bury animosity.