Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-08-19

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
mid-winter rendered such by the
Chinook winds preventing any consid-
cradle 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 or
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 we'll as man. The country
has at once an abundance of the best
/ of food and drink the year round, 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 200 to 90
600 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 50, 1923 in
1900, and to 100000 in 1908, averaging
$40 per head for the owners. But II
takes great many ranchers and large
number of cattle to coyer an area OF
200000,000 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 tc
| 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 q
half larger than any other in the world
1t includes about 15O,000000 acres. A:
| 1t is comparatively free of broken land
large lakes and rivers, about 125, 900, 00(
acres of it can be brought under the
| plow. Placing farmer on every half
section (320 acres), 1t 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-growlne
zone. The territorial government re
ports show thaS in 1903 there were raised
16,629,149 bushels of spring wheat of
of 837, ,234 acres, an average of 19.04
bushels per acre; off 440,662 acres o.
oats there were grown 14179, 705 bush,
els, an average of 32.17 bushels per acre
69,667 acres produced 1,741 ,209 bushels
of barley-24.65 to the acre, and 81, AS.
acres produced 292,S55 bushels of fia2
seed, 9.03 to the acre. AS but 1883 ,43.
acres or little better than one per cent
of the entire wheat-growing area of tht
territories was under crop, little fig
uring shows 13 per cont. of the entire
country under wheat will raise the 200,
100000 that Great Britain annually re
quires from outside countries.
1t must not be supposed for momen
that while this part of the country Il
outlined as the especially favorable dis