The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-05-12
AN ILLINOIS FARMER IN WEST.
ERN CANADA.

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formerly a prosperous farmer Of THAI
state. who recently emigrated TO West
ern Canada. taking up a claim for
himself and FOR each OF hia three son
From Mr.. Kost's letter. which was
written Feb. 8. 1904. we publish the
following. believing II will prove Of
great interest TO those who have con.
templated settling IN the Canadian
Northwest.
u had IN August. 1909. secured .
claim for myself, and hled on three
quarter sections for my n My
claim IL onehalf mile south OF the
Edmonton and Lake St. Anne trail.
Coming so late Ia the season wa
had little opportunity 10 break and TO
prepare ground for a first years crop.
still we raised over 100 bushels OF
very fine potatoes. and sowed a few
acres OF barley. but the season was
too far advanced for the barley. How
ever. we secured good feed from II,
and on rented ground IS miles east OF
US. raised a fine crop OF oats, so that
we will have plenty Of feed for horses.
We cut about so tons OF hay and thus
win have an abundance. We have. all
told about gao acres Of hay meadow.
which would yield the past year over
three tons 10 the acre. and In an or
binary season the meadow would fur
nish COO tons OF hay. The grass is
very nutritious. and cattle on the
1 ranges become very fat without be
ing fed a pound OF grain.
ION the upland the grass grows
from eight 20 ten Inches tall. This Is
called range grass, and IL suitable for
stock az ans time. sven In the winter
when the ground is not covered too
deep with snow Horses subsist on Il
alone. a. ali times. provided they are
native stock. The grass IN the hay
meadows here is called red'top. aud
grows from ave TO six feet IN length,
and when cut AZ the proper time
yields an abundant crop Of nutritious
hay
our cattle have not cost US a cent
since We came on our homestead. only
the small outlay for salt and labor in
putting up hay and shelter. All cattle
have been doing well this winter. and
feeding up 70 the FIRST OF January Was
unnecessary. as there was good range
up TO that time
IAN the SHOWS up 20 that date were
followed BY winds from the north
west thar meits Il very rapidly: these
winds are called Chinook winds. and
arc. always warm. In q night q
Chinook wind may take ava three
or -four inches o.
we have built on oar claim = corn
Portable hogsc o. hewn logs, 2Qx2d
feet. one ahd one-half stories ia
height. with a good cellar, During the
latter part u Junc We RATED logs
down the Sturgeon 20 . savmill about
eight miles away, and thaa secured
5000 feet OF good lumber which was
needed Tor b house. Later IN the
season = shiugie mill located six
milca away 10 this We hauled loEa
and had shiugles eu, for the roof
we had an abundance ~ Wild irait
tho past sensnn. consisting ~ Euofe
berries. straw berries, rhspherrics eye
berries. b~iuebfrries. cherries aud Nas-
/ katooas The latter are a one booking
berry. red. and quite pleasant tn the
taste. but not much 70 be desired IN
cookery. The straw berries ara Tho
same as those that Wild IN ili-
nogs. Raspherriea are red Ia color.
large and sQual 20 any Of The tame
varieties. and 30 are The g~ooscherrles
The c~ranberries consist az the high
and trailing varieties The latter are
most souEat and contiguous 70 he
nwampR The Eround 70 literally COW
cred with them as with 4 red carpet.
but the best and most sought "a The
burberry. 80 called by the Indians
This Is the famous 'hucklehorry'
tWhortlcbcrryl 81 the Blue Ridge
Mountains IN Pennsylvania, and can
not be oxcellcd for excellence by any
fruit cultivated Il l. found here both
on the prairie and Ia the timber Ia i'm.
mense quantities
Game Is very plentiful ~ FAR A.
prairie chickens. ~pheasants. ducks %
ali klnda. and geese are concerned.
We have taken nearly SEQ chickens
and pheasaB,s. also a great many
ducks.
An occasional deer Is seen. but are
not plentiful only one having been
taken during The suason In tais settle
msnt
vFlsh are very plentiful Al all sea
sons 81 The year Fish wagons and
fieds are psssing almost daily along
the trail with heavy loads of nah. dee
tined for 81 Albert and Edmonton.
From the latter point they are shipped
south on the Calgary and Etmuaton
railroad 10 points along the line, and
also 20 Assluiboia, on the Canadian
Pacific railroad
For further Information apply "a
any authorised Canadian Government
Agent whose address appears else
, where In this paper.
/, Nsrro~ streets IN Jsssn.