The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
its Grain Fields.
Ranchlnq Lands.
DaIrvlnu Resources

Ranehinq Lands.
Dalrylng Resources.
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri-
culturlst, 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
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. cli-
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:
THE province of Manitoba COM
prises within it's limits the far-famed
grain-growing valleys of the Ass,nI-
bolne 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 a deep clay subsoil.
1t Is well adapted to wheat-growing,
giving bountiful 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. OF
the % 100000 arabic acres in Mani
toba, probably not one-half of it is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
ton and half.
There can be no question but that
dairying will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe-
cially cheese-making as the climate is
favorable and similar to that of On
tario.
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
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 ranching, the wheat-growing
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assiriboia. The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
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 the
averages of tests made at the expert
mental farm in 1902, when eleven va.
rieties of the most suitable wheat,
sown on April the 18th, were cut in
100 days and yielded 314 pounds of
straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds of
grain per acre. It's mixed farming
area is excellent, It's range cattle,
horses and sheep are the equals Of any
seen in the Northwest, and its treeIess
portion is underlaid 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 re~nr''~~ r-''--nv rates, etc.