The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-03-18
AGRICULTURE ~ wGsTERn
CANADA.

Us Grain Fields.
Ranehing Lands.
Dalrying Resources.
The Editor OF tho Wisconsin Agri-
culturlst. who was one OF party OF
editors ~ agricultural papers who
took a trip through Canada during the
past spring writes 10 his paper in tho
following strain.
The reason OF his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming 20 mis- paper regarding the
wonderful resources OF that country
were accurate. In view Of the wonder
/ ful settlement that was going on there.
many from this country crossing tho
/ line Ia search Of permanent homes
and In Wow OF what he had heard In
regard 20 conditions OF soil. water. cli-
mate. topography. fuel. grasses. rain.
/ fall. markets. etc. and also the lnflu.
ence which these have had on tho
/ present and future OF agriculture. no
deemed q necessary 10 make an OK.
tended trip through all OF the above
| territory.
In speaking OF the Province OF Mani
tJhG. he says;
The province 81 Manitoba com
/ prlses within its limits the far.famed
/ grain growing valleys OF the Assinl-
boine and Red rivers. Although called
tho Prairie Province OF Canada. Mani.
toba has large areas Of forests. numer.
ous rivers and vast water expansions.
Tho soil Is a rich. deep mould. or
loan. resting on n deep clay subso.l.
I Il Is we'll adapted TO wheatgrowlng.
giving a bountiful yield of the finest
| quality. known the world over as No.
I hard wheat During the past ten
| Years the growth 81 wheat and other
grains has steadily increa-ed. until
now the production by $4,000 farmers.
reaches over 100000 bushels OF
the $4,000 900 arabic acres in Mani
I toba. probably not onc-half Of Il Is 90
cupicd. Cultivated grasses yield about
/ two tons per acre and native grasses =
ton and a hail
There can be no question but that
dairyng will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest. and cspe-
cialiy chccse.maklug. as the climate 10
favorable and similar 10 that OF On.
tafiO.
Crops grown are wheat barley.
oats. FAX. rye. peas. corn FOR fodder.
bronze. potatoes. roots. etc. The soil
Is very fertile and moisture ample.
Tho climate Is good and the growing
season. while not quite so long as Ia
I Wisconsin. natures crops as the sun
shines much longer. rising about
O'Clock and shines until about . at
night Ono can easily read news.
paper at 10 p. m. The long days make
growth fast and push crops 10 matur.
it, ahead OF frost.
The ranching. the wheatgrowlng
and tho mixed farming belts all cross
/ over AsslEiboia. The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
llHo of the Canadian Pacific railway.
, az such places as Indian Head and It's
allied districts, have become famous.
its possibilities are shown by tho
averages OF tests made az the expert
mental farm Ia 1909. when eleven va.
rlcties Of the most suitable wheat.
sown on April the 18th. were cut In
90 DAYS and yielded GA pounds OF
straw and i3 bushels eui . pounds %
grain per acre It's mixed farming
area is excellent. its range cattle.
horses and sheep are the equals OF any
seen IN the Northwest. and It's treeiess
portion Is underlaid with coal. The
town ~ Medicine Hat IS heated and
illuminated with natural gas. There
are abundant deposits OF brick. pottery
and Gre clays"
Agents OF the Canadian Government
viii be- pleased To mail an Atlas - any
one interested and also all other In
formation regarding railway rates. etc.