The Colfax chronicle., 1904-04-23
OPINION OF THE EDITOR or
"NEBRASKA FARMER. -
He Expresses His Approval Of Amer.
ican 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 thai
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 member of 1t.
Having before me the knowledges
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 1t
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 a tour of inspection and the
| reports of these gentlemen prove in
teresting reading. Mr.. II. e. Heath,
Editor of the Nebraska Farmer" a
paper enjoying wide circulation al
| well as the confidence of its subscribe
ers, after giving some idea of the exc
| tent of this wonderful country says:
Western Canada is the last unoccu-
"pied and unimproved good agricuI-
"tural land in America available to.
day"
He then discusses its 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 ;'Ie soil, the
yield of wonderful crops'of wheat, is
"quite justified"
To quote further from Mr.. Heath.
he says, referring to china ye:
These people (skeptical' ones) do
mot know or realize that altitude more
"than latitude makes climates; that
large bodies of water, both fresh and
salt, that never freeze over, exert q
wonderful influence on climate. An
"other influence on climate, more po-
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 Wyom-
ling, besides the Rocky Mountain
range is not nearly SO high nor half
$50 far from the ocean as it is down
''in the States.
In further considering the climate
"of the Canadian prairies, we should
mot lose sight Of the fact of the in
"fiuence of the rains; the total average
rainfall for the season is but 1885
"inches for the territories, and 1874
Inches in Manitoba, and that the
amounts falling between April 1ss
"and October LIST are respectively 9.39
"inches and 12.S7 inches, or about
"three-fourths of the entire rainfall.
IDLE of July there are over two houra
more daylight in every twenty lou.
"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
''is what makes seeds or grain mors
perfect, grown in this country than
elsewhere. This extraordinary rapid
growth of vegetation under the in
"fuence of this long continued sun.
"shine exceeds anything known in low.
''er ATTITUDES.
I'VE do not wish it understood thai
wheat alone is the main product oi
''this country; it leads in that, yet II
''is destined to become famous for iii
I-"cattle, horses and sheep and for 1t:
dairy products. We saw more and
larger bands of cattle and sheep graz
''ing in Assiniboia and Alberta thar
I'VE ever saw on the western>pla o.
''the United States. One band of cat
"tle numbering 5000 head we're graz
"ing on the rich grass and sheep with
"out number"
The Government of the Dominion o.
Canada is still using the same energet
ic efforts which have been used for tn,
past or 6 years to settle up thess
western prairies, and on application Il
any Agent of the Canadian Govern
ment the settler will be able to secui,
| a certificate emitting him to low rat
which will give him the opportunit!
| of visiting anv norton Of Canada.