Oakes Republican., 1904-03-18

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AcRlc LTuRE IN vNEsTERN
ss2 a. Il & CANADA.
"a Grain Fields. sa
Ranchino Lands. 4
I. \. 81 . Dalrylns Resources.
The Editor Of the Wisconsin Agri-
&uiturist, who was one o9 Z party OF
editors OF agricultural papers who
4 eook trip through Canada during the
1ast spring, writes to his paper In the
I lollowing strain.
The reason OF his visiting Canada
iRas to satisfy himself that the reports
coming q to his paper regarding the
wonderful resources Of that country
SsS ere accurate. In view OF the wonder.
N1l settlement that was going on there.
eaany from this country crossing the
!. tlne in search Of permanent homes
md in view Of what he had heard in
regard to conditions Of soil, water. cli-
I tate. topography. fuel. grasses. rain.
eall, markets, ETC., and also the influ-
ance which these have had on the
oresent and future Of agriculture, he
deemed It necessary to make an ex.
handed trip through all OF the above
territory.
s5s. In speaking Of the Province Of Mani
eoba, he says:
The province Of Manitoba com.
4rises within its limits the far-famed
&rain- n-growing valleys Of the Assini-
6Oine and Red rivers. Although called
The Prairie Province Of Canada, Mani
Abba has large areas Of forests. numer-
Gus rivers and vast water expansions.
''The soil is rich. deep. mould, or
1oam, resting ON . deep clay subsoil.
II Is well adapted to wheat-growing,
giving bountiful yield Of the finest
Nuaiity, known the world over as No.
4 hard wheat. During the past ten
years the growth Of wheat and other
Grains has steadily increased, until
now the production. BY 5000 farmers,
seaches over 100000. 900 bushels. OF
the 2s.000,000 arabic acres In Mani
dOba, probably not one-haH Of it is oc-
cupfed. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses Z
t0n and half.
There can be NO question but that
dtlairying will become great industry
Throughout the Northwest, and espe.
-cially cheese-making. % the climate is
favorable and similar to that Of On
Carlo.
Crops grown are wheat, barley,
eats, max, rye, peas. corn for fodder,
orcme. potatoes. roots. etc. The soil
a very fertile and moisture ample.
The climate is good and the growing
season, while not quite 10 long as in
Wisconsin, natures crops ~ the sun
shines much longer, rising about 1
o'clock and shines until about 9 at
might. One can easily read . news
sDApert ut 10 p. m. The long days make
growth fast and push crops to matur-
lty ahead Of frost.
The ranching, the wheat-Irowlng
and the mixed farming belts ali cross
over Assiniboia. Tho yield and the
quality Of wheat raised along the main
aine of the Canadian Pacific railway,
,at such places az Indian Head and its
saliied districts. have become famous.
i1ts possibilities are shown by the
averages of tests made at the expert
smental farm in 1902. when eleven va,
7eieties OF the most suitable wheat,
ssown on April the 18th. were cut in
:a30 days and yielded l,314 pounds Of
Ytraw and 43 bushels and pounds Of
grain per acre. lts mixed farming
area is excellent, its range cattle,
horses and sheep are the equals Of any
Been in the Northwest, and its treeless
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 IN Atlas to any
one interested and also Ill other in
1ormation regarding railway rates, etc.
Chicago Heraidry.
Have you coat Of arms7"
I Not yet. We tried two or three.
Out the drawing seemed to Us too un-
ssaatural. Chicago Post.
% Bu. llasarsnl wheat Per q.
Introduced by the y. 9. Dept. Of Ar.
vt ts g tremendous croppeF. yielding in
good land 80 bu. per acre. and on dry.
arid lands, such 40 are found I'm Mont.
idaho. the Dakotas. Colo, etc, It will
yield from 40 to 60 bu. This Wheat and
Bpeltz and Hanna Barley and Bromus
1nermis and Billion Dollar Grass.
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