Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-03-17
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
Hes Grain Fields.
Ranchina Lands.

CANADA.
SHts Grain Fields.
Ranchina Lands. q
e. Dairyins Resources
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri-
4 culturist. who was one of a party OF
y editors Of agricultural papers who
I took q trip through Canada during the
h past spring, writes to his paper in the
. following strain.
Y The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
J, coming to lis paper regarding the
{, wonderful resources of that country
Il were accurate. In view of the wonder
fM settlement that was going on there
I 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. eli
mate. Topography, fuel grasses, rain.
fall. markets, ETC., and also the infu-
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture, he
Z deemed 1t necessary tc, make an ex-
tended trip through all of the above
! territory.
In speaking of the Province of Mani
9oha, he says:
!, "The province of Manitoba COM
prises within it's limits the far-famed
! grain-growing valleys CT the Assini.
I boine and Red rivers. Although called
the Prairie Province of Canada, Mani
teba has large areas of forests, numer-
GUS rivers and vast water expansions.
1.-THE soil Is rich, deep. mould, or
loan. resting on deep clay subsoil.
1t is well adapted to wheat-growing,
giving bountiful yield of the finest
quality, known the world over as No.
3 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 100000,0O0 bushels. OF
the 100000 arabic acres in Mani
soba, probably not one-half of it is oc-
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
con and half.
aThere can be no question but that
dairying 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. corn 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 naked farming belts all cross
over Assiniboia. The yield and the
quality Of wheat raised along the main
lime 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
srieties of the most suitable wheat,
+ sown on April the 10Th. were cut in
/, 1850 days and yielded 4314 pounds OF
straw and 43 bushels and pounds of
grain per acre. Its mixed farming
area lis excellent, its range cattle,
horses and sheep are the equals of any
seen In the Northwest, and it's tree,ess
portion Is underlaid with coal. The
I, 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.
Chicago Heraidry.
Have you a coat Of arms?"
K mot yet. We tried two or three,
but the drawing seemed to us too I'M
natural. Chicago Post
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