The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-18
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
It's Grain Fields. :
.Ranching Lands.

NANAOA
ats Grain Fields.
,Ranching Lands.
Dairying Resources
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri-
culturist, who was one of q party OF
editors OF agricultural papers who
LOOK q 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 Of that country
were 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 infu-
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:
1.-The province OF Manitoba com.
prises within its limits the far-famed
grain-growing valleys. of the Assini-
boine and Red rivers. Although called
the Prairie Province Of Canada, Mani
toba has large areas of forests, numer-
BUS rivers and vast water expan sions.
The soil is a rich, deep, mould, or
loan. resting on a deep clay subsoil.
1t Is we'll adapted to wheat-growing.
giving a bountiful yield of the finest
quality. known the world over as No.
j hard wheat. During the past ten
years the growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily increased, until
now he production, by $4,000 farmers,
reaches owe 100000, 900 bushels. OF
the % 900. 900 arabic acres in Mani
toba, probably not one-half of 1t Is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses q
ton and a half.
There car be no question but that
dairying will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe.
cially cheese-makirg, as the climate is
favorable and similar to that Of On
tario.
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
oats. flax. rye. peas, corn for fodder.
bronze. potatoes, roots. etc. The soil
ia very fertile and moisture ample.
The climate is good and the growing
AnocOn Uhi1n not uVifa CO LONG, nc IN
Wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
shines much longer, rising about 1
o'clock and shines until about 9 at
night. One can easily read a news.
paper at 10 r. 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 such places as Indian Head and its
allied districts, have become famous.
Its possibilities are shown by the
averages Of tests made at the expert
mental farm in 1902. when eleven va
rieties of the most suitable wheat.
snwn on April the 10Th, were cut in
100 days and yielded ABA pounds Of
straw and 43 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 it's tree,ess
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.