Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-03-17
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
Ito Grain Fieids.
Ranchina Lands.
Dalryino Resources

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The Editor Of the Wisconsin Agri-
cufturist, who was one Of q party of
editors Of agricultural papers who
took q trip through Canada during the
past spring. writes to his paper In the
following strain.
The aso of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to lis 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 the
line In search Of permanent homes
and In view OF what he had heard In
regard to conditions of soil, water. ell
mate, topography. fuel, grasses. rain
fall. markets, ETC., and also the iniu-
ence which these have had on the
present and future Of agriculture, he
deemed Il necessary to make an ex.
tended trip through all OF the above
territory.
In speaking Of the Province OF Mani
toba, he says:
THE province Of Manitoba com.
prises within its limits the far-famed
grain-growing valleys Of the Assini-
boine and Red rivers. Although called
the Prairie Province Of Canada, Mani.
toba has large areas Of forests, numer.
Gus rivers and vast water expansions.
"The soil Is a rich, deep, mould, or
loan, resting on a deep clay subsoil.
It Is well adapted to wheat-growing.
giving q bountiful yield Of the finest
quality, known the world over as No.
I hard wheat. During the past ten
years the growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily increased. until
now the production. by IS, 900 farmers,
reaches over 100000. 900 bushels. OF
the %. 000, 900 arabic acres in Mani.
toba, probably not one half Of it Is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
ton and q half.
There can be no question but that
d~airying will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest, and espe-
cially cheese-making. as the climate is
favorable and similar to that Of On
tario.
Crops grown are wheat. barley
oats, fax, rye, peas, corr for fodder,
bronze, potatoes, roots, etc. The soil
Is very fertile and moisture ample
The climate Is good and the growing
season. while not quite so long as in
Wisconsin, natures crops as the sun
shines much longer, rising about
o'clock and shines until about 8 at
night. One can easily read a news.
paper at 10 p. m. The long days make
growth fast and push crops to matur.
ity ahead of frost.
THE ranching, the wheat-growing
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assiniboia. The yield and the
quality Of wheat raised along the main
line of the Canadian Pacific railway,
at such places as Indian Head and its
allied districts. have become famous.
Its possibilities are shown by the
averages of tests made at the expert.
mental farm in 1902, when eleven va.
rieties of the most suitable wheat,
sown on April the 10Th, were cut in
100 days and yielded 4,314 pounds OF
straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds OF
grain per acre. It's mixed farming
area is excellent, its range cattle,
horses and sheep are the equals of any
seer in the Northwest. and its treetess
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 an Atlas to any
one interested and also all other in
formation regarding railway rates, etc