Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-16
OPINION OF THE EDITOR OF
NEBRASKA FARMER.
He Expresses HIS Approval OF Amer
lean immigration to Canada.

Dui iA6 tue w inter mOntuS the Nel1
OF the family consults with the other
members as to the prospects for the
future, and doubtless one OF the most
interesting topics discussed is thai
OF moving to some district where
1t is possible 10 moye easily
secure what is necessary for =
comfortable existence; where il Is
an easy matter TO become possessed
or SUFFICIENT farm land 10 assure a
competence for the future This. no.
only interests the head of the family
but every individual member OF it.
Having before me the knowledge
where he can secure a home with the
expenditure OF but little money. Il is
well Tor him To obtain all information
possible regarding the productiveness
Oh 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 il
can be ascertained almost all OF these
have expressed themselves satisfied
with the conditions that exist there.
During the past Summer a number OF
TIE Editors OF Farm papers through
Out me united States made a personal
visit on tour af inspection and the
reports OF these gentlemen prove in
teresting reading Mr. H. r. Heath.
Editor OF the Nebraska Farmer" q
paper enjoying wide circulation as
Wei as 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 unimproved good agricul-
tural land in America available to-
day"
He then discusses its possibilities
Tor raising live stock and the advan-
tases II possesses for dairying. farm
ing and wheat growing. and says:
What has been said about the coun-
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; that
large bodies OF water both fresh and
salt, that never freeze over. exert a
wonderful influence on climate. An
other influence on climate, more DO
tent than those named above. which
applies more TO the Alberta district.
is the warm Chinook breeze from the
Pacific Ocean. which is 600 or 700
miles nearer than Colorado or WON
ing, besides the Rocky Mountain
range is not nearly SO high nor half
so far from the ocean as il is down
lin the States.
In further considering the climate
of the Canadian prairies. we SHOULD
mot lose sight of the fact of the in
"huence of the rains; the total average
rainfall for the season is but 13 81
inches for the territories, and 1874
inches in Manitoba. and that the
amounts falling between April lst
and October LIST are respectively g -
inches and 1887 inches. or about
'three-fourths OF the entire rainfall.
From the middle OF June to the mid
idle of July there are over two hourJ
more daylight in every twenty-fou.
hours than there is in Nebraska. The
':main reason why Western Canada
wheat grows 10 such perfection is the
effect Of solar light. or longer period
OF sunshine 1t gets each day. This
lis what makes seeds or grain mora
peIIetl- BIONH III lnlS country than
''elsewhere. This extraordinary rapid
growth OF vegetation under the in
"fuenee Of this long continued sun
shine exceeds anything known in low
'er attitudes
I'VE do not wish it understood that
wheat alone is the main product of
this country; it leads in that. yet IL
lis destined 10 become famous for lis
cattle. horses and sheep and for its
dairy products. We saw more and
larger bands of cattle and sheep graz
ing III Assiniboia and Alberta than
we ever sawUpn the western plains OF
the United States. One band OF cat
tile numbering 5000 head were graz
ing ON the rich grass and sheep with
Tout number"
The Government OF the Dominion Of
Canada is still using the same energe:-
&c efforts which have been used for the
past or 6 years to settle up these
western prairies. and on application TO
any Agent OF the Canadian Govern
ment the settler will be able TO secure
certificate emitting him TO low rae
which will give him the opportunity
of visiting any portion OF tCanada's
grain producing domain.
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