The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-25
OPINION OF THE EDITOR OF
NEBRASKA FARMER".
He Expresses His Approval Of Amer
lean immigration 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 tina:
OF moving to some district where
it is possible to more easily
secure what is necessary for
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 member of it.
Having before me the knowledge
where he can secure a home with the
expenditure Of but little money, it is
well for him to obtain all information
possible regarding the productiveness
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 number of
the Editors Of Farm papers through
out the United States made personal
visit on tour of inspection and the
reports of these gentlemen prove in
teresting reading. Mr.. H. E. Heath,
Editor of the Nebraska Farmer" a
paper enjoying wide circulation as
well as the confidence OF it's subscrib-
ers, after giving some idea of the ex-
tent Of this wonderful country says:
western Canada is the last unoccu-
pied and unimproved good agricul-
"tural land in America available to-
day"
He then discusses it's possibilities
for raising live stock and the advan-
tages it possesses for dairying, farm
ing and wheat growing, and says:
What has been said about the coun-
TRY as to the ability Of the soil, the
yield Of wonderful crops of wheat, is
quite justified
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 a
wonderful influence on climate. An
other influence on climate, more po-
tent than those named above, which
"applies more to the Alberta district.
lis the warm Chinook breeze from the
"pao1Ro nnoon hioh sc
miles nearer than Colorado or Wyom-
ling, besides the Rocky Mountain
range is not nearly so high nor half
so far from the ocean as it is down
lin the States.
In further considering the climate
"of the Canadian prairies, we should
mot lose sight Of the fact of the in
"huence of the rains; the total average
rainfall for the season is but 1885
inches for the territories, and 17.&
inches in Manitoba, and that the
amounts falling between April LIST
and October LIST are respectively 9.39
inches and 1887 inches, or about
"three-fourths Of the entire rainfall.
From the middle of June to the mid
Idle of July there are over two hours
more daylight in every twenty-fou:
hours than there is in Nebraska. The
main reason why Western Canada
wheat grows to such perfection is the
EFFECT of solar light, or longer period
"of sunshine it gets each day. This
lis what makes seeds or grain mors
perfect, grown in this country than
ELSEWHERE. This extraordinary rapid
growth OF vegetation under the in
"luence Of this long continued sun
shine exceeds anything known in low
"er ATTITUDES. =
. I'VE do not wish 1t understood that
wheat alone is the main product of
this country; it leads in that. vet It
"is> destined to become famous for its
cattle, horses and sheep and for its
dairy products. We saw more and
larger bands Of cattle and sheep graz
Ing in Assiniboia ard Alberta than
I'VE ever saw on the western plains Of
the United States. One band of cat
"tle numbering 5000 head were graz
ing on the !1ch grass and sheep with
''out number" -,
The Government Of the Dominion of
Canada is still using the same eneree,-
&c Efforts which have been used for the
past 5 or years to settle up these
western prairies, and on application to
any Agent Of the Canadian Govern.
ment the settler will be able to secure
q certificate emitting him tr a 1ox, =. -