The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-13
An Illinois Farmer in wesse-s <s.zpe

An illinois Farmer in Western Eaape
ada.
A recent issue of, the Shelby vs2se. Eaa81e
nois, Democrat ontains n long asaa -
teresting letter from Mr.. ENaB HeSA
formerly a prosperous farmer OF Saa0
State, who recently emigrated 70 Wassp
ern Canada, taking up a claim fer hase-
self and for each OF his three nrsrtn.
From Mr.. Kost's letter, xislnaa III
written Feb. 3, 1904, we pnDlssh Sasa
following, believing it viii Provo s8
great interest to those who hare coer
templated settling in the GaxsaaaoA
Northwest:
81 had in August. 1902, secusess 70
claim for myself, ana fled GA aearss
quarter sections for my SOM ay classn
is one-half mile south OF tho S&srasEr.
ton and Lake st. Anne trail.
Coming SO late in the eagoI w1
had little opportunity to break and ID
prepare ground for a first year's srnSaa
still we raised over 100 bushels Sg sexY
fine potatoes, and sowed u sew aeTaze
Of barley, but the season wRs rGEs GEf
advanced for the barley. However, wDt
secured good feed from it, and os reE>
ell ground IS miles east of u, raised .
fine crop of oats, SO that we WIZ have
plenty of feed for horses. Wa CAB
about GO tons of hay and thus wN.
have al abundance. We have, an sc3ts
abort 2l0 acres of hay meadow, which
wound yield the past year oveE three
tons to the acre, and in IN esasmaxv
..D,1,, +I~ -,~,1o,, ,-,,J F.,--SnH ER<&
tons Of hay. The grass ts very 1ausza~
tious, and cattle on the ranges Sssceuap
very fat without being fed q DoMna o&
grain.
"On the upland the grass rosTs sroas
eight to ten inches tall. This Is caaas3
range grass, and is suitable fsss st1eA
at any time, even in the winter VIXEN
the ground is not covered too deep With
SNOW. Horses subslst on 1t @lssrse, a&
all times, provided they ara saasseo
stock. The grass in the hay Eaeaaowe
here is called red-top, and srcpws fToss
five to six feet in length, and wAsn cye
at the proper time yields ap agsssIG.nHs
crop of nutritious hay.
Our cattle have not cost Us p sreno
since we came on our homestead, only
the small outlay for salt and HAascr aD
putting up hay and shelter. An eattaD
have beer doing well this winter, arskEi
feeding up to the first of January wnD
unnecessary, as there YVES good 11anH8
up to that time.
'All the SHOWS up to that 0ate wegD
followed by winds from the NerthEaa&
that melt it very rapidly; these wineep
are called Chinook winds, and aTs Nd.
ways warm. In one night a Cftnos@
wind may take away three On foE1
inches of snow.
1--WE have built on our claire "a rnrz--
Portable house Of hewn logs 2g122a
feet, one and one-half stories In hsis:st,
with a good cellar. During thu asttar
part Of June We RATED logs down tho
Sturgeon to a sawmill. about esyas
miles away, and thus secured 5000 feaS
of good lumber which was needed 3ex>
the house. Later in the season n ssin-
gle mill located six miles away. ia
this we hauled logs and had zE2nSaen
cut for the roof.
I'VE had an abundance of valid fsSla
the past season, consisting of gorseassy-
ries, strawberries, raspberries, eye2,sg.-
ries, blueberries, cherries mi sasRae~-
toons. The latter are b tna lasskxEs.
berry, red, and quite pleasant Io MA
taste, but not much to be deasreia In
cookery. The Strawberries are tho
same as those that grow wild an 1sas-
nois. Raspberries are red An gssSRs
large and equal to any OF tts tasnss
varieties, and so are the goosaasarx2ss
The cranberries consist OF The hIE& a41&
trailing varieties. The latter nrs n,ogs
sought and contiguous to the swxraxaG
The ground is literally covered with
them as with a red carpet, bat xasa saea
and most sought is ths blucbeszy, ns
called by the Indians. Thin Iva 1as
famous 'huckleberry' (whortIebsryyo 81
the Blue Ridge Mountains In pensssSrs
vania, and cannot be e1cellcd for sx.
cellence by any fruit cultivated Ek h
found here both on the praixss ana n
the timber In immense quantities.
Game is very plentiful 10 tar as
! prairie chickens, pheasants, dneas OF
! all kinds and geese are concerned Wa
have taken nearly 800 chickarss azA
pheasants, also a great many aEes1s.
can occasional deer Is seen, bgs 1ns
not plentiful, only one having hexz
| taken during the season In thsa sae2aa.
nent.
Fish are very plentiful at aaz SEA,
sons Of the year. Fish wagons art
sleds are passing almost Gaf3y a1an5
the trail With heavy loads OF ash. Csc
tined for st. Albert and EduDasxpzA
, From the latter point they a-e nasay.
ped south on theC Calgary ana Ra.-ses.
ton Railroad to points along ths fsrsg
and also to Assiniboia, on tina CAnAG.aa
Pacific Railroad"
! For further information xpp1y ., sAy
authorized Canadian 9oveSuuae0
Agent whose address appears 3aMD,
!. where.
4. Good as a Trade M ark.