The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-19
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
Its Grain Fields.
Ranehinr Lands.
Dairying Resources.


Ranehinr Lands.
Dairying Resources.
The Editor Of the Wisconsin Agri.
culturist, who was one OF a party OF
editors Of agricultural papers who
took a trip through Canada during the
past spring, writes to his paper in the
following strain.
The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the
wor derful resources of that country
were accurate. In view of the wonder
full 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 in1u
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
toba, he says:
The province of Manitoba com.
prises within its limits the far-famed
graln.growirg valleys of the Ass nj.
boine and Red rivers. Although called
the Prairie Province of Canada, Mani.
toba has large areas OF forests, runner.
GUS rivers and vast water expar sions.
THE soil Is rich deep, mould, or
loan, resting on deep clay subsoil.
II Is well adapted to whelt.growing,
giving bountitul 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 100,000,000 bushels. or
the % 100000 arabic acres in Mani
toba, probably not ore-half of 1t is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses
ton and half.
There can be no question but that
dairying will become great industry
throughout the Northwest. and espe.
cially cheese-makirg as the climate Is
favorable and similar to 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 so long as in
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 ranchirC the wheat-yroWing
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assn iboia. The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the man
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 tho
averages of tests made at the expert.
mental farm in 1902, when eleven va.
rietles of the most suitable wheat
sown on April the 18th, were cut in
Low uays anu !ieIueu foif pouuuS VI
straw and 40 bushels ard 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 underlaid with coal. The
| town of Medicine Hat is heated ard
| illuminated with natural gas. There
are abundant deposits Of brick, pottery
and fire clays."
Agents of the Canadian Government
will be pleased to mall an Atlas TO any
one interested and also all other in
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