The Bourbon news., 1904-08-16

tory above all others most admirably
adapted to this particular industry
The buffalo, bunch and other grasses
that grow in profusion in this district
and retain their nutritive properties the
year round, and the moderate climate of
midwinter rendered such by the
Chinook winds preventing any consid-
arable depth of snow at any time, espe-
cially fit the district for the peculiar
methods of the rancher-raising his
herds the year round in the open coun-
try.
While there are no large lakes OF
rivers in this whole country there are
numerous fast-running streams fed the
year round by melting SHOWS in the
mountains furnishing an abundance of
the coolest and purest water, the best
for beast as well as man. The country
has at once an abundance of the best
Of food and drink the year round, a clear
sky but little wet or stormy weather and
a favorable climate the year through
Englishmen and Americans in the
western territories are bringing in their
herds as fast as they can and leasing or
purchasing land in lots from 1 1000 to 2O,-
900 acres from the Dominion govern
ment. An idea of the growth of the
industry will be gathered from the fact
that in 1899 there were but Al All head
Of cattle shipped and sold from the
ranches, these figures ran to 55,129 in
1900, and to 100000 in 1903, averaging
$40 per head for the owners. But it
takes great many ranchers and large
number of cattle to cover an area of
2O0,000,000 acres, the area available for
ranching in the Canadian northwest.
1t is not at all necessary that large in
vestments should be made at the outset.
Many men commenced with small cap
ital and small herds, and have worked
themselves into large herds and great
wealth. There is still in the country
plenty of room for those who desire to
go and do likewise.
Second Part.
The second part of the Canadian
prairies embraces the great wheat grow
ing belt Of the country which is easily a
half larger than any other in the world.
1t includes about 10000. 900 acres. AS
It is comparatively free of broken land,
large lakes and rivers, about 125, ,000, 900
acres of it can be brought under the
plow. Placing farmer on every half
section (320 acres), it can comfortably
locate 100000 farmers or 100000 of an
agricultural community. A glance now
at what the farmers of the territories
are doing will give better idea of what
can be done in this great wheat-growing
zone. The territorial government re-
ports show that in 1909 there were raised
16,629,149 bushels of spring wheat off
OF 1872 acres, an average of 1904
bushels per acre; off 440,662 acres of
oats there were grown 14,179,7 705 BUSH
els, an average of 32 II bushels per acre;
S9,667 acres produced 1,7a1, ,209 bushels
of barley-24.65 to the acre, and 32.4S1
acres produced 292,S55 bushels of fax
seed. 9.03 to the acre. AS but 1855, ,434
acres or little better than one per cent.
Of the entire wheat-growing area of the
territories was under crop, little fig
'iring shows 13 per cent of the entire
country under wheat will raise the 200,-
10000 that Great Britain annually re-
lures from outside countries.
II must not be supposed for moment
that while this part of the country is
outlined as the especially favorable dis