Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-31
OPINION OF THE EDITOR. OF THE
NEBRASKA FARMER"
He Expresses His Approval Of Amer.
lean Emigration to Canada.

During the winter months the head
OF the family consults with the other
.aembers as to the prospects for the
9Ature, and doubtless one of the most
y teresting topics discussed is that OF
~oving to some district where 1t is
possible to more easily secure what
is necessary for a comfortable exist
ence, 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 indi.
vidual member of it.
Having before me the knowledge
where he can secure a home with the
expenditure of but little money. IL Is
wen for him to obtain all informa.
ton possible regarding the product
iveness OF the land in the country
that he may select. For several years
past a large number of Americans
have removed to Western Canada,
and as nearly as 1t car be ascer-
tanned almost all of these have ex-
pressed themselves satisfied with the
tbilliAlOHO lAldA GAAoN NhCi D0i ~
the past summer a number of the ed
itors of farm papers throughout the
United States made a personal visit
on a tour of inspection and the re-
ports of these gentlemen prove inter
esting reading. Mr.. H. Il. Heath, ed
itor OF the Nebraska Farmer" a
paper enjoying a wide circulation as
well as the confidence of its sub
scribers. after giving some idea OF
the extent of this wonderful country
lys:
Western Canada is the last In
~t1cupied and unimproved good agri
'iltural 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 the soil, the
yield of wonderful crops of wheat,
IS quite justified"
To quote further from Mr.. Heath,
he says, referring to climate:
These people (skeptical ones) do
not know or realize that altitude
more than latitude makes climates;
that large bodies Of water, both fresh
and salt, hat never freeze over, ex-
ert a wonderful influence on climate.
Another influence on climate, more
potent 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
Wyoming, besides the Rocky Noun
tain range is not nearly SO high nor
half so far from the ocean as it is
down in the States.
In further considering the climate
Of the Canadian prairies. we should
not lose sight Of the fact of the in
fiuence OF the rains; the total aver
age rainfall for the season is but 1895
inches for the territories, and 1874
inches in Manitoba, and that the
amounts falling between April LIST and
October LIST are respectively 9.39
inches and 1887 inches Or about three
fourths of the entire rainfall. From
the middle of June to the middle of
July there are over two hours more
daylight In every t~wenty-four hours
IAN there is in Nebraska. The main
Jxnson why Western Canada wheat
E--cws to such perfection is the effect
~ solar light, or longer period of sun
shine It gets each day. This is what
makes seeds or grain more perfect,
grown In this country than elsewhere.
This extraordinary rapid growth of
vegetation under the influence of this
long continued sunshinel exceeds any
thing known In lower ATTITUDES.
I'VE do not wish 1t understood that
wheat alone Is the main product of
this country: 1t leads in that. yet II Is
destined to become famous for its cat
tie, horses and sheep and for its dairy
products. We saw more and larger
bands of cattle and sheep grazing In
A~ssiniboia and Alberta than we ever
saw ON the western plains of the
United States. One band Of cattle
sumbering 5000 head were grazing on
gAe rich grass. and sheep without nun-
Der"
The government of the Dominion OF
Canada Is stiIi using the same ener-
getic efforts which have been used for
the past 5 or s years to settle up these
western prairies. and on application
to any Agent Of the Canadian Govern
ment the settler will be able to secure
= certificate emitting him to . low
rate which will give him the oppor-
tunity Of visiting n portion Of Can
ada's grain producing domain.