Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-03-30
OPINION or THE EDITOR or Thk
NEBRASKA FARMER"
He Expresses His Approval of A1asri-

He Expresses His Approval Of Anasri-
can Emigra tion to Canada.
During the winter months the head
Of the family consults with the other
members as to the prospects for the
future and doubtless one Of the most
interesting topics discussed is that OF
moving to some district where it Is
possible to more easily secure what Is
necessary for a comfortable existence,
where it is an easy matter to become
| possessed of sufficient farm land to
assure a competence for the future.
This not only interests the head OF
| the family but every individual men,
| Der of it.
| Having before me the knowledge
| where he can secure home with the
expenditure Of but little money, it is
we'll for him to obtain ali information
possible regarding the productiyeness
Of the land in the country that he may
| select For several years past large
number Of Americans have removed to
| Western Canada, and as nearly as it
| can be ascertained almost all Of these
| have expressed themselves satisfied
| with the conditions that exist there.
| During the past summer q number of
the editors Of farm papers throughout
| the United States made a personal Wis
it on tour Of inspection, and the re-
| ports Of these gentlemen prove inter-
ing reading. Mr.. III. e. Heath, editor
| Of the Nebraska Farmer, a paper en-
| joying a wide circulation, as well as
the confidence Of it's subscribers, after
giving some idea of the extent of this
| wonderful country, says:
western Canada is the last unoccu-
| pied and unimproved good agricultural
land in America available to-day"
he then discusses it's possibilities for
raising live stock and the advantages
it possesses for dairying, farming and
wheat growing, and says, what has
been said about the country as to the
ability Of the soil, the yield Of won
derful crops Of wheat, is quite justi-
fed"
To quote further from Mr.. Heath,
he says, referring to climate:
''These people (skeptical ones) do not
know or realize that altitude more
| than latitude makes climates; that
large bodies Of water, both fresh and
salt, that never freeze over, exert
wonderful influence on climate. An
other influence on climate, more POI
tent than those named above, which
applies more to the Alberta district,
| is the warm Chinook breeze from the
Pacific Ocean, which is 600 or 700
miles nearer than Colorado or Wyo-
ming, besides the Rocky Mountain
range Is not nearly so high nor half
so far from the ocean as it is down
in the States.
"Tn further considering the climate
of the Canadian prairies, we should
not lose sight Of the fact Of the infu-
ence Of the rains; the total average
rainfall for the season Is but 1885
inches for the territories and 17.34
inches in Manitoba, and that the
amounts falling between April and
Oct. 1 are respectively $50 inches and
I6Ot 1hNhCo VI dOOoI ILL OC-AOul LIP Va
the entire rainfall From the middle
Of June to the middle of July there are
over two hours more daylight in every
twenty -four hours than there Is in
Nebraska. The main reason why West
ern Canada wheat grows to such per-
lection IS the effect Of solar light, or
longer period Of sunshine it gets each
day. This is what makes seeds or
grain more perfect, grown in this coun-
try than elsewhere. This extraordt-'
nary rapid growth Of vegetation under
the influence Of this long continued
sunshine exceeds anything known in
lower ATTITUDES. ~. $500
1--WE do not wish 1t understood that
wheat alone Is the main product Of
this country; it leads in that, yet 1t Is
destined to become famous for it's cat
tie, horses and sheep and for its dairy
products. We saw more and larger
bands Of cattle and sheep grazing in
Assiniboia and Alberta than we ever
saw on the western plains Of the Unit
ed States. One band of cattle num-
bering 5000 head were grazing on the
rich grass and sheep without num-
ber."
The Government Of the Dominion
Of Canada is still using the same ener-
getic efforts which have been used for
the past five or six years to settle up
these western prairies, and on applica-
ton to any Agent Of the Canadian
Government the settler will be able
to secure a certificate emitting him
to low rate, which will give him the
opportunity Of visiting any portion Of
Canada's grain producing domain.
Honoring Dead White Elephants.
Curious ceremonies are witnessed in
Siam when one of the sacred white
elephants dies. It is given a funeral
grander than that accorded to princes
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