Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-12-06
THE FARMER m WESTERN
CANADA.
The Quality Of No. Hard Wheat
Cannot BE Beaten.

The Quality Of No. I Hard Wheat
Cannot Be Beaten.
Tf- Canadian West In the past Ave
Or ten years has given set back to
The theory that large cities are the
backbone Of country and nations
best asset. Here we have a country
where no city exceeds 100000, and
where only one comes within easy
distance OF that figure according to
the census just taken and where no
other city reaches population ex-
ceeding $4,000. The places with a
population over 5000 can be counted
upon the fingers OF one hand. and yet
the prosperity that prevails Is some
thing unprecedented In the history OF
all countries past or present.
The reason for this marvellous
prosperity is not hard to seek. The
large majority Of the $4,000 people
who inhabit Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta, have gone on to the farm.
and have betaken themselves - the
task OF not only feeding and clothing
themselves, but of raising food for
others less happily circumstanced.
The crop Of 1906. although not alb
normal, is an eye-opener to many who
previously had given little thought TO
the subject. Ninety million bushels OF
wheat ut 20 cents per bushel--$63,000,
900; 100000 bushels OF oats at 80
cents per bushel-s22, 100000; 17,0O0.
900 bushels OF barley at 40 cents per
bushel-$6, 500, 900; makes a total OF
s92,600,000. This is altogether outside
tho root products; dairy produce, and
the returns from the cattle trade; tho
beet sugar industry and the varioup
other by-products of mixed farming.
When such returns are obtainable
from the soil II Is not to be wondered
at that many are leaving the congest
ed districts Of the eayst, to take upon
themselves the life of tho prairie farm
and the labor Of the housbandman.
With the construction OF additional
railroads new avenues. for agricultur,
al enterprise are opening up. and i'm.
proved opportunities are offered to the
settler who understands prairie farm.
Ing. and Is willing to do his part In
building up the new country.
This Is the theme that Mr.. J. J. Hill,
tho veteran railroad builder In the
West, has laid before the people In q
series OF addresses which he has
given at various points during the
past few months, and. having been
for 30 long identified with the devet
opment OF the West, there are few
men better qualified than he to ex
press an opinion upon It. Take care
OF the country. says he, and the cities
will take care OF themselves.
The farmers OF tho Western States
and the Canadian West, are more
prosperous than ever before, ana
when IL comes TO measuring up re-
suits. the Canadian appears to have
somewhat the better of It. His land
Is cheaper In fact, the government
continues TO give free homesteads to
settlers. and the returns per acre are
heavier when the crop Is harvested.
Farming land In the Western Slater
runs from $50 to $3.50 an acre and up.
whereas equally good soil may be pur.
chased In Canada for So TO SIS per
acre, within easy reach OF shipping
point. and much OF this is available
for free demonstrating. The quality OF
tho Canadian No. hard wheat can.
not be beaten, and the returns to the
acre are several bushels better than
on this side of the line; the soil and
climate OF that country being peculiar.
ly adapted to wheat growing
The fact Is evidently appreciated
by tho large number of American
farmers who have In the past two or
three years settled in the Canadian
West. The agents OF the Canadian
Government, whose address will be
found elsewhere, advise us that for
the fiscal year 1904.5. the records
show that 43.543 Americans settled In
Canada. and In 1905-6 the number
reached 67,796. From all OF which, IL
appears that at present. there 10
good thing in farming In Western
Canada, and that the American farm
or Ia not slow to avail himself OF II.
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