The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-08-19

tory above all others most adroirsb,,.
adapted to this particular industry
Inc buffalo. bunch and other grasses
.nat grow in profusion in this district
ana retain their nutritive properties the
year round. and the moderate climate of
Mla-Wlnter rendered such bv The
CHINOOK winds preventing any consid-
cradle depth OF snow al any time esne-
cially ut the district for the pecuIiar
methods OF the rancher-raisinp bis
! heros the year round in the open conn
I try
While there are no large lakes or
rivers in this whole country tbara a.,
numerous fast-running streams fad a. (
year round by melting SHOWS in the
mountains furnishing an abundance 81
the coolest and purest water. the besr
LOT beast as well as man. The country
mas at once an abundance OF the hest
OF iood'and drink the year round. a clear
shy out little wet or stormy weather and
a favorable climate the year throu,b
Enshshmen and Americans in The
western territories are bringing n their
herds as fast as they can and LEASING or
purchasing land In lots from I 600 n %
wy acres from the Dominion govern
ment An idea Of the growth Of tho
INDUSTRY will be gathered from the fact !,
that IN 1899 there were but Al All head
OF cattle shipped and sold from tba
these figures ran to * - {
1900, and TO 100000 in 1908 averagina 8
S4O per head for the owners. Rnt = =
axes a great many ranchers and aIarye :,
lumDer or cattle to cover an area ~ !. !.
uO,VOO,O00 acres. the area available for -
anching in the Canadian northwest =
II Is not at all necessary that large in a.
,estments should be made at the outset Z,
lany men commenced with small can =
TAI and small herds. and have worked -
lemseiVes into large herds and rreat =
.ealth There is still in the country - -
lenty OF room for those who desire IN IS
. and do likewise. ri'
Second Part. -
The second part Of the Canadian -
Aries embraces the great wheat grow -.
Z belt OF the country which is easily q -.
NJ larger than any other in the world. ca,
includes about 10000 600 acres. AZ a.,
Is comparatively free of broken Land ~
'ge lakes and rivers. about l25. 900 600 her
res OF 1t can be brought under the bo,
49,. ,oao : "a ilel On every haIf- tioI
'tion t32O acres), it can comfortably
ate 100000 farmers or 1000. 900 of an eta,
ricultural community. A glance now ,rv
what the farmers OF the territories Az.
doing will give better idea of what ~
be done in this great wheat-growing tho,
c. The territorial government re- deto
is show that in 1903 there were raised fo.t
'z9,l4s bushels of spring wheat Off c,,o
s51254 acres, an average of 1904 the
hels per acre; of 440. 662 acres of nor,
there were grown 14.179. 7O5 bush. mat.
an average OF 32.17 bushels per acre. far
81 acres produced La. 200 bushels acln
'arley-24.65 to IKE acre. and 20 4e1 onv
$ produced 292. S55 bushels OF flaw n.,s
BOB to the acre. AS but / .3s3 43a spco.
s or little better than one per cent 30 ;,
he entire wheat-growing area OF the ever,
tories was under crop, a little dp- iaoai
& shows 10 rcr cent O, the entire ness
try under wheat Will rsise the 300 =,
100 that Great Britain annually re- IN
es from outside countries. Ioiui
must not be supposed for momen, ~
wh,e ,bie nar, !, iuoineht hand
nod AZ tho asnao,o,.- e. -n's y ket
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