The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-12-07
THE FARMER IN WESTERN
CANADA.
The Quality Of No. Hard Wheat
Cannot BE Beaten.

The Quality Of No. I Hard Wheat
Cannot BE Beaten.
The Canadian West in the past Ave
of ten years has given a 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 q
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
al 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 to 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 ct 20 cents per bushel-$63, ,O0O,.
900: 76,O00,0O0 bushels OF oats at 30
cents per bushel- $22, 800, 900; 17,OOO,-
900 bushels Of barley at 40 cents per
bushel Sc, 800, 900: makes a total OF
80, 600 900. This Is altogether outside
the root products; dairy produce, and
the returns from the cattle trade: the
beet sugar industry and the various
other by-products of mixed farming.
When such returns are obtainable
from the soil It is not to be wondered
It that many are leaving the congest.
"a districts Of the eayst, to take upon
themselves the life OF the prairie farm
and the labor Of the housbandman.
With the construction Of additional
railroads new avenues, for agriculture
q enterprise are opening up, and Inn
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 II the theme that Mr.. j. J. Hill,
the veteran railroad builder in the.
West, has laid before the people in
aeries ,of addresses which he has
given at various points during the
past few months, and, having been
Tor 90 long identified with the devel-
Opment Of the West. there are few
aaen better qualified than he to ex-
press m opinion upon it. Take care
of the country. says he, and the cities
Will take care OF themselves.
Tho farmers Of the Western States
and the Canadian West, are moro
prosperous than ever before, and
when It comes to measuring up re-
suits, the Canadian appears to have
ecmewhat the better Of It. His land
= cheaper In fact, the government
ccntinues to give free homesteads toj
settlers. and the returns per acre area
heeSiof when the crop IL harvested.
Farming land In the Western States
runs fr6m $50 to $i50 an acre and up.
whereas equally good soil may be pur.
~sassSss - 00A40W8 AOE 20 ~ v1O PCE
acre. within easy reach OF . shipping
point. and much Of this Is available
Tor tree homesteading. The quality OF
the Canadian No. hard wheat cam
not b beaten, and the returns to the
core are several bushels better than
q this side Of the line; the soil and
climate Of that country being peculiar.
N adapted TO wheat growing.
The fact Is evidently appreciated
~ tho large number Of American
Cnrmers who have In the past two or
three pears settled In the Canadian
West. The agents Of the Canadian
Government. whose address will be
eound elsewhere. advise US that for
~ fiscal ye&r 1904-5, the records
show that 43.643 Americans settled In
Canada. ana m 1865 the number
re1chod 67.196. From all Of which. 1t
appears that ct present. there is
3ood thing In farming IN Western
Conada, ana that the American farm.
- = not slow to avail himself Of It.