Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-03-17
AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA,

ltc Grain Fields.
Ranehing Lands.
Dalrylng Resources.
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri-
culturist, who was one of a party Of
editors of agricultural papers who
took trip through Canada during the
past spring, writes to his paper in the
following strain.
The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the
wonderful resources of that country
we're accurate II view of the wonder
full 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. eli
mate, topography, fuel. grasses, rain
fall, markets. etc., and also the infiu-
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture. he
deemed it necessary to make an ex-
tended trip through ell 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 Asslni-
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 deep clay subsoil.
1t is well adapted to wheat-growing,
giving a bountiful yield Of the finest
quality, known the world over as No.
l hard wheat. During the past ten
years the growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily increased, until
now the production. by $4,000 farmers,
reaches over 1O0,O0O,000 bushels. OF
the 100000 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 half.
There can be no question but that
dairying will become 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 sur
shines much longer. rising about
o'clock and shines until about 8 al
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 maiI
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 18th, were cut il
$50 days and yielded 4,314 pounds O.
straw and 43 bushels and pounds O
grain per acre. Its mixed farming
area is excellent, its range cattle
horses and sheep are the equals Of an!
seen in the Northwest, and its treelesl
portion is underlaid with coal. Tit
town of Medicine Hat is heated ant
Illuminated with natural gas. There
are abundant deposits of brick, potter!
and fire clays."
Agents of the Canadian Government
will be pleased to mail an Atlas to an!
one interested and also all other in
formation regarding railway rates, etc