Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-03-18
OPINION oETHEED OF
NEBRASKA FARMER.
as Expresses His Approval OF Amer
1can Immigration to Canada.

6e Expresses his Approval OF Amer
lean Immigration TO Canada.
During the Winter months the head
Of the family eonsults with the other
members as to the prospects for the
future, and doubtless one OF the most
Interesting topics discussed is tina:
Of moving to some district where
it lis possible to more easily
secure what is necessary for 8
comfortable existence; where it Ia
an easy matter to become possessed
Of sufficient farm land to assure o
competence fer, the future. This. not
only interests the head of the family
bat every individual member Of it.
Having before me the knowledge
where he can secure q home with the
expenditure Of but little money. it is
we'll for him to obtain all information
possible regarding the productivenest
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 II
can be ascertained almost all Of these
have expressed themselves satisfied
with the conditions that exist there
During the past Summer . numbeT OF
the Editorsssof Farm papers through
out the United States made q personal
visit on tour Of inspection and the
reports of these gentlemen prove in
teresting reading. Mr.. H. e. Heath
Editor of the Nebraska Farmer" a
paper enjoying a wide circulation "a
well IS the confidence Of its subscrib-
ers. after giving some idea Of the ex-
tent Of this wonderful country says:
Western Canada is the last unoccu-
pied and unimproyed good agricul-
"tural land in America available to-
day"
He then discusses its possibilities
for raising live stock and the advan-
tages it possesses for dairying. farm
ting and wheat growing, and says:
'sWhat has been said about the eoun-
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
mot know or realize that altitude more
than latitude makes climates; tina.
large bodies of water, both fresh and
wonderful influence on climate An
other influence on climate, more po-
tent than those named above, which
'sapplies more to the Alberta district
els the warm Chinook breeze from the
Pacific Ocean, which is 900 or Toe
miles nearer than Colorado or Wyom-
ling, besides the Rocky Mountain
range is not nearly SO high nor hall
$50 far from the ocean as it is down
Gin the States.
'In further considering the cnmate
''oe the Canadian prairies, we should
mot lose sight Of the fact Of the in
"fuence of the rains; the total average
rainfall for the season is but 1885
inches for the territories, and 17.3z
inches in Manitoba, and that the
amounts falling between April LIST
land October LIST are respectively 9.3S
inches and 1881 inches, or about
'three-fourths of the entire rainfall
From the middle Of June to the mid
Idle of July there are over two houra
more daylight in every twenty-fou;
hours than there is in Nebraska. The
main reason why Western Canada
wheat grows to such perfection is the
effect of solar light, or longer period
''of sunshine it gets each day. This
sis what makes seeds or grain mors
perfect, grown in this country than
ELSEWHERE. This extraordinary rapid
growth of vegetation under the in.
"fuence of this long continued sun
shine exceeds anything known in low.
Ger ATTITUDES. g =
I'VE do not wish it understood that
wheat alone is the main product OF
this country; it leads in that, yet ii
sis destined to become famous for its
cattle, horses and sheep and for Its
dairy products. We saw more, and
larger bands of cattle and sheep graz
| ''ing in Assiniboia and Alberta than
'we ever saw on the western plains OF
"the United States. 9One2 band of cat
''tle numbering 5000 head were graz
"ing on the rich grass and sheep with
"out number" O.
The Government OF the Dominion Cd
Canada is still using the same energet-
ic efforts which have been used for the
past 5 or 6 years to settle up these
western prairies, and on application 10
any Agent of the Canadian Govern
ment the settler will be able to secure
Q certificate emitting him to low rats
! which will give him the opportunity
Of visiting any portion Of Canada
grain producing domaia
He Didn't Have to Prove It
The other day a stranger stepped of
| the train at Hopkins and said to a man
on the depot platform: Can you tell me
who is the best lawyer IN this town" "a
am" replied the man on the platform
| without hesitation. The stranger seemed
| somewhat disconnected by this display Of
egotism and gently said: Excuse me, sir
but / should like TO have you prove it.
''Don't have to prove it, SIR" answered
the man on the platform. al admit it.