Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-03-18
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
Its Grain Fields.
Rancfing Lands.
Dairying Resources.

Dairying Resources
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri
culturist, who was one of party OF
editors OF agricultural papers who
took 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
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
toba. he says:
The province of Manitoba COM
prises within its limits the far-famed
grain-growing valleys of the Assni-
boine and Red rivers. Although called
the Prairie Province of Canada, Mani
toba has large areas of forests, numer-
GUS rivers and vast water expansions. !
The soil is rich. deep, mould, or
loan. resting on a deep clay subsoil. /
IL Is well adapted to wheat-growing, |
giving bountiful yield OF the finest
quality. known the world over as No.
l 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 100000, 900 bushels. OF
the $4,000, 900 arabic acres in Mani
toba, probably not one-haIf of 1t is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
ton and a half.
There can be no question but that
iairying will become great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe.
sially cheese-making, as the climate is
favorable and similar to that of On
arlo. n
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
'ats. fax, rye, peas. corn for fodder,
rome, potatoes. roots, etc. The soil
8 very fertile and moisture ample.
The climate is good and the growing
eason, while not quite so long as in S
Wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
hines much longer. rising about
clock and shines until about at d
light. One can easily read news. q
aper at 10 p. m. The long days make 5
rowth fast and push crops to matur- 4
y ahead of frost II
The ranching the wheat-growing L
nd the mixed farming belts all cross ly
yer Assiniboia. The yield and the RI
nalty of wheat raised along the main IL
ne of the Canadian Pacific railway, W
such places as Indian Head and its 1t
lied districts, have become famous. 1t
s possibilities are shown by the q
Terages of tests made at the expert st
entail farm in 1902, when eleven va al
cites of the most suitable wheat, al
wn on April the 18th, were cut in al
0 days and yielded 4,314 pounds of ar
raw and 40 bushels and 2 pounds of yc
ain per acre. Its mixed farming CO
ca is excellent, its range cattle, ar
rses and sheep are the equals of any or
en- in the Northwest, and it's treeIess WI
rtion Is underlaid with coal. The Tn
yn OF Medicine Hat is heated and stl
minated with natural gas There OF
} abundant deposits OF brick, pottery IN
fire clays." III
Agents OF the Canadian Government
] be pleased to mall an Atlas to any :.
} Interested and also all other in N,