Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-24
SEEDING I'M PROGRESS IN WEST,
ERIN CANADA
Mild Weather Is Bringing Thousands
of Settlers.

Mild Weather Is Bringing Thousands
of Settlers.
The splendid yields Of wheat, oats
and barley produced by the farmers of
Western Canada and the excellent
prices received for the same, have
been the of giving an increased
interest throughout the United States.
As a result the inquiries made of the
agents of the Canadian Government
have nearly doubled over those of the
same period last year. Railroad COM
panies are putting on increased car.
rying capacity TO meet the demand
made upon them for carrying passen-
gers and freight. Everything points TO
a most prosperous year. There is room
for hundreds of thousands additional
settlers, much new land having been
opened up for settlement this year.
1t is quite interesting to look
through the letters received from the
Americans who have settled in West
ern Canada during the past few years,
and considering the large number, it
is surprising how few there are who
have not succeeded. An extract from
a letter written by Mr.. Geo. w. Girls
void, of Red Deer, Alta, formerly
of Greber, Mont, written on the I'd
Of January, is as follows:
II am located one and one-half miles
from a beautiful lake ten miles long,
where there is church, school, three
stores, creamery and two postoffices.
The fine stock, both cattle (cows and
steers, horses, hogs and sheep are roll
ing fat, grazing in pastures to-day,
just a little snow, hardly enough for
good sleighing, as we just had a chi
nook which has melted the roads and
laid bare the fields and pasture. There
are fine wheat, oats, barley and fax
raised here, also winter wheat and
timothy hay for export TO British Co
lumbia. This is a mixed farming and
dairy country. This is the right time
to get a foothold in the Canadian
West, as it was some years ago in the
United States. We are free from wind
gumbo and alkali here and have fine,
clear, soft well and spring water at
a depth of from FIVE to twenty-five
feet, and lots Of open overhowing
springs"
Telegraphic advices from Medicine
Hat say that seeding has commenced
at Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, and 9th
er points. Al the former place the
temperature moderated gradually until
on the 18th the maximum was As and
the minimum 26. Thermometer read
ings since then have been as follows:
goth, "a and IS; 2tst. 81 and "a: 22d,
SO and 80; 23d, 4s and 40; oath, As
and 26.
During the last few days in Feb
ruary considerable ploughing was done
near Lethbrldge. p. A. Pulley, a re-
cent arrival from Montana, ploughed
and narrowed fifteen acres and Il. Lal-
iborty about the same amount. Rev.
Coulter White has also been harrow
ing his farm. All report the ground
frost free and in excellent condition.
Bricklaying has also begun in town.
At Hartney, further east, on the 23tb
Of February, the sun was warm and
bright, wheeled carriages were in use
and the plowed fields look as If they
are ready for the press drills. There
is every appearance that spring has
arrived, but farmers do not wish to
be deceived by appearances and conse-
guently have not commenced TO use
their bluestone and seed wheat.