The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-06
THE FARMER M WESTERN
CANADA.
The Quality Of No. I Hard Wheat
Cannot Be seaten.

Cannot Be Beaten.
The Canadian West in the past Eve
or ten years has given a set back 10
the theory that large cities are the
backbone OF n country and a 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 20
the census Just taken and where nc
other city reaches a population ex.
eeedlnE $4,000. The places with q
population over 5000 can be counted
upon the fingers OF one haud, 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 20 seek. The
large majority Of the $4,000 people
who inhablt Manitoba. Saskatchewan
and Alberta. have gone on 20 the farm.
and have betaken themselves 10 tho
task OF not only feeding and clothing
themselves. but OF raising food for
others less happily c!rcumstanced
The crop Of 1906. although not abb
normal. Is an eye-opener 10 many who
previously had given little thought TO
the subject Ninety million bushels OF
wheat az 20 cents per bushel-s63. 600.
600; 76.000,000 bushels OF oais NJ 30
cents per bushel-S22 SOC. 600: 17,0O0,.
600 bushels OF barley at 80 cents per
bushel-$6. SOC. 900; makes q total OF
So. coo. 600. This is altogether outside
the root products; dairy produce. aud
the returns from the cattle trade: tho
beet sugar industry and the various
other by-products Of mixed farming.
When such returns are obtainahle
from tho soil Il Is not 20 be wondered
at that many are leaving the longest
cd districts OF the eayst. 10 take upon
themselves the life OF the prairie farm
and the labor Of the housbandman.
with the construction OF additional
railroads new avenues. TO arrlcultur-
al enterprise r Opening up. and im.
proved opportunities are offered to tho
settler who understands prairie farm.
ing, and Is wllllng 10 DO his part IN
building up the new country.
This Il tho thomo that Mr. J.. J. Hil,
the veteran railroad builder IN the
West. has laid before the people IN a
aorioa OF addresses which no has
glyon at various points during tho
past few months, and. having been
for 80 long Identified with the devel.
opmont OF the West, there are few
men better qualified than he 20 ox.
press an opinion upon II. Take care
OF the country, says he. and the cities
will take are OF themselves.
The farmers Of the Western States
and the Canadian West. are more
prosperous than ever before, and
when Il m 70 measuring up re-
suits, the Canadian appears 10 have
somewhat tho better OF Il. His land
is cheaper In fact the government
continues to give free homosteads to
settlers. and the returns per acre are
heavier when the crop Is harvested.
Farming land IN the Western States
runs from 500 20 $3.50 an acre and mp.
whereas equally good soil may be pur.
chased In Canada for IS 10 SIS per
acre. within easy reach cf a shipping
point, and much OF this Is available
for free homostoadlng The quality OF
the Canadian No. / hard wheat can
not be beaten. and the returns TO the
aero are several bushels better than
on this side OF the line; the soil and
climate OF that country being peculiar.
" adapted 70 wheat growing.
The fact Is evidently appreciated
by the large number OF American
farmers who have in the past two or
three years settled IN tho Canadian
West The agents OF the Canadian
Government whose address will DO
found elsewhere. advise us that FOR
the hseal year i9oi-5, tho records
show that f3.5ia Americans settled IN
Canada. and Ia i0O56 the number
reached 51,7e6 From an of which. a
appears that AZ present, there ID a
good thing IA farming In Western
Canada, and that the American farm.
er s. not slow % avail himself Of